The Paris Concert: Edition One

The Paris Concert: Edition One is a live album by jazz pianist Bill Evans with Marc Johnson and Joe LaBarbera recorded in Paris, France in 1979 and originally released on the Elektra/Musician label.[1][2][3] Additional recordings from this concert were released as The Paris Concert: Edition Two.

The Paris Concert: Edition One
Live album by
Released1983
RecordedNovember 26, 1979
VenueL'Espace Cardin, Paris
GenreJazz
Length53:00
LabelElektra/Musician
60164
ProducerHelen Keane
Bill Evans chronology
We Will Meet Again
(1979)
The Paris Concert: Edition One
(1983)
The Paris Concert: Edition Two
(1979)

Reception

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The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and states "Evans had one of the strongest trios of his career".[4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide     [5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [6]

Track listing

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  1. "I Do It for Your Love" (Paul Simon) - 6:18
  2. "Quiet Now" (Denny Zeitlin) - 5:55
  3. "Noelle's Theme" (Michel Legrand) - 4:20
  4. "My Romance" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 9:15
  5. "I Loves You Porgy" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) - 7:02
  6. "Up With the Lark" (Jerome Kern, Leo Robin) - 6:41
  7. "All Mine (Minha)" (Ruy Guerra, Francis Hime) - 4:05
  8. "Beautiful Love" (Haven Gillespie, Wayne King, Egbert Van Alstyne, Victor Young) - 9:24

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Bill Evans discography accessed March 23, 2010
  2. ^ Jazzlists: Elektra Musician LP discography, accessed March 20, 2018
  3. ^ Both Sides Now: Elektra/Asylum Album Discography, Part 8: Consolidated 60000 Series (1982- ), accessed March 20, 2018
  4. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed March 23, 2010
  5. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 74. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  6. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 458. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.