Affinity
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Affinity
- Artist: Bill Evans
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- Release Date: 1978
- Total Time: 42:36
- Type: Instrumental
- Genre: Jazz
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Pianist Bill Evans (who doubles on electric piano on this album for the final time in the recording studio) welcomes guest harmonica player Toots Thielemans and Larry Schneider (on tenor, soprano and alto flute) to an outing with bassist Marc Johnson (making his recording debut with Evans) and drummer Eliot Zigmund. The material contains some surprises (including Paul Simon's "I Do It for Your Love" and Michel Legrand's "The Other Side of Tonight") and only two jazz standards ("Body & Soul" and "Blue and Green") with the latter being the only Evans composition. Excellent if not essential music that Evans generally uplifts. ~ Scott Yanow, Rovi| Affinity (1970 Album by Affinity) | |
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Affinity (Bill Evans album)
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| Studio album by Bill Evans | ||||
| Released | 1979 | |||
| Recorded | October 30-November 2, 1978 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 42:36 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Helen Keane | |||
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Affinity is an album by American jazz pianist Bill Evans, released in 1979. Bill Evans plays a Fender Rhodes electric piano on many of the tracks and it is the last time he uses the electric piano on a studio album. It is the recording debut for bassist Marc Johnson.
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Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars calling it "Excellent if not essential music that Evans generally uplifts".[1]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Track listing
All songs by Bill Evans unless otherwise noted.
- "I Do It for Your Love" (Paul Simon) – 7:16
- "Sno' Peas" (Phil Markowitz) – 5:51
- "This Is All I Ask" (Gordon Jenkins) – 4:14
- "Days of Wine and Roses" (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) – 6:40
- "Jesus' Last Ballad" (Gianni Bedori) – 5:52
- "Tomato Kiss" (Larry Schneider) – 5:17
- "The Other Side of Midnight (Noelle's Theme)" (Michel Legrand) – 3:17
- "Blue in Green" (Miles Davis, Bill Evans) – 4:09
- "Body & Soul" (Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green) – 6:16
Personnel
- Bill Evans – piano, keyboards
- Marc Johnson – bass
- Eliot Zigmund – drums
- Larry Schneider – flute, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
- Toots Thielemans – harmonica
Production notes
- Helen Keane – producer
- Frank Laico – engineer
Chart positions
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1979 | Billboard Jazz Albums | 18 |
References
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed July 22, 2011
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