The Paris Concert, Edition One

• Artist: Bill Evans
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• Release Date: November 26, 1979
• Type: Live, Instrumental
• Genre: Jazz

Review

The two LPs recorded at this Paris concert are the last examples of Bill Evans' playing that have been released to date, although there are other concert performances from 1980 that are expected to come out eventually. With bassist Marc Johnson and drummer Joe La Barbera, Evans had one of the strongest trios of his career, as can be heard on such pieces as "My Romance," "I Loves You Porgy," and "Beautiful Love." The close communication between the players is reminiscent of Evans' 1961 unit with Scott LaFaro and Paul Motian. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
I Do It for Your Love	Paul Simon	Bill Evans	(6:18)
Quiet Now	Denny Zeitlin	Bill Evans	(5:55)
Noelle's Theme	Michel Legrand	Bill Evans	(4:20)
My Romance	Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart	Bill Evans	(9:15)
I Loves You, Porgy	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward	Bill Evans	(7:02)
Up With the Lark	Jerome Kern, Leo Robin	Bill Evans	(6:41)
All Mine (Minha)	Francis Hime, Rene Guerra	Bill Evans	(4:05)
Beautiful Love	Wayne King, Haven Gillespie, Victor Young, Egbert VanAlstyne	Bill Evans	(9:24)

Credits

Bill Evans (Piano), Bill Evans (Main Performer), Bill Evans (Liner Notes), Marc Johnson (Bass), Helen Keane (Release Production), Joe La Barbera (Drums), Bruce Lundvall (Liner Notes), Aldo Sampieri (Reissue Design), Norm Ung (Design), Kurt Lundvall (Mastering), Leon Terjanian (Photography), Henri Cartier-Bresson (Cover Photo), Yves Abiteboul (Radio Producer), Stew Romaine (Engineer)