BILL EVANS & JIM HALL - UNDERCURRENT + 2 BONUS TRACKS

LIMITED EDITION 
INCLUDES 2 BONUS TRACKS
180-gram SOLID BLUE VINYL 
INCLUDES NEW SPECIALLY PREPARED LINER NOTES BY PENGUIN GUIDE TO JAZZ'S WRITER BRIAN MORTON AND BY PARIS'S PRESTIGIOUS JAZZ MAGAZINE

"Bill Evans has earned an important place in the pantheon of great jazz musicians for having definitively swung the jazz piano into modernity at the turn of the '60s. While he revolutionized the aesthetics of the trio in the company of Scott LaFaro on double bass, and Paul Motian on drums, we often forget that all of his life the pianist also experimented, in parallel to his assiduous exploration of the trialogue, with less codified formulas which could give free rein to his introspective and impressionistic lyricism. Thus, this telepathic duet with the great master of the jazz guitar, Jim Hall, which more than half a century after being recorded has lost none of its timeless modernity. Revisiting a handful of standards chosen for their melodic richness, both musicians play in a state of grace, showcasing a complex harmonic conception and a sense of permanent swing. They collectively dive into areas of intimacy and interaction rarely reached in order to generate music which is highly refined, but also sounds spontaneous, creating a sophisticated yet perfectly natural conversation between friends." Jazz Magazine

"Evans and Hall hit it off perfectly in the studios. This duet album is a masterpiece of quiet shadings, drifting melancholy and hard swinging." Penguin Guide to Jazz

Personnel 

Bill Evans - Piano
Jim Hall - Guitar
Alan Douglas - Producer

New York, April 24 (A2, A4, B4)
& May 14 (tracks A1, A3, & B1-B3) 1962. 

Tracks

Side A

A1. MY FUNNY VALENTINE
A2. I HEAR A RHAPSODY
A3. DREAM GIPSY
A4. STAIRWAY TO THE STARS (Bonus Track)

Side B.

B1. ROMAIN
B2. SKATING IN CENTRAL PARK
B3. DARN THAT DREAM
B4. I'M GETTING SENTIMENTAL OVER YOU (Bonus Track)