Undercurrent

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Here, as elsewhere on the album, it is often difficult to believe there are only two musicians at work.

Il disco da il meglio di se soprattutto in formato vinile e risulta estremamente appetibile anche per i non addetti ai lavori o chi semplicemente cerca un jazz elegante e magistrale. Bill Evans catapulted to the top of the jazz world in June 1961 after reeling off three straight masterpiece sessions at New York’s Village Vanguard with his trio.For Evans, the duet clearly functions as therapy, a healing episode in which his partner patiently lays back, shadowing moves and suggesting others, neither musician interested in the spotlight but each striving for (and achieving) transcendent beauty.

My favourite pieces at the moment are Evans' own composition "Romain", which is an extraordinarily melancholy piece of NY bedsit music. The still strikingly modern looking cover uses the image of “A model floating in the water at Weeki Wachee Spring, Florida. For me it's up there with the Hall, Baker, Desmond recordings, my all time favourite before Undercurrent. Già la perfetta fattura e la cura nel dettaglio dell'intera copertina lascia presagire qualcosa di eccellente che si comprende appieno dopo aver ascolto anche solo il primo brano del side 1. Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab has been the undisputed pioneer and leader in audiophile recordings since the company's inception in 1977.This is the epitome of a jazz duo, two artists collaborating at the highest level to create musical art. Evans is long gone and Hall much more recently but thankfully they made this iconic recording and wrapped it in a timeless vacuum that transcends all those years since its brilliant creation. I was chilling to this disc the other day, nodding my head to this oh-so-natural music and wishing I had half of Evans' talent.

It gets all the stars because is is a great modern jazz album performed as only the late, lamented Mr Evans could arrange and do. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.Bill Evans and Jim Hall in particular were kindred spirits, sharing a love of chamber jazz, and Hall had already demonstrated his skill in Jimmy Giuffre’s trio. Neither musician is trying to dominate the conversation but just attempting to enhance each others playing in a quiet sensitive way. I was fortunate to find a VG copy of this early pressing which cleaned up beautifully, no crackles nor surface noise of any kind.

Even though it only features two instruments for the whole duration, it never ever becomes one-dimensional or repetetive.Bill Evans catapulted to the top of the jazz world in June 1961 after reeling off three straight masterpiece sessions at New York's Village Vanguard with his trio.