Bill Evans - New Jazz Conceptions (Colored Edition)

NEW JAZZ CONCEPTIONS / BILL EVANS / 20TH CENTURY MASTERWORKS

• The complete original album
• Limited edition 180-gram blue colored vinyl
• Includes specially prepared liner notes by Brian Morton of the Penguin Guide to Jazz and Jazz Magazine
• Features Evans' earliest recording of his legendary composition "Waltz for Debby"

Description:
New Jazz Conceptions was Bill Evans' first studio album recorded under his own name, originally released on Riverside Records in 1956. By September of that year, Evans had already accumulated considerable studio experience and established himself as a distinctive voice in modern jazz piano. The album primarily showcases Evans in a trio format, accompanied by bassist Teddy Kotick and drummer Paul Motian, while also featuring three solo piano performances. Among them is his earliest recording of "Waltz for Debby," a composition that would become one of his most celebrated works.

This 20th Century Masterworks edition presents the complete original album on limited edition 180-gram blue colored vinyl. It also includes specially prepared liner notes by Brian Morton, writer for the Penguin Guide to Jazz, and by Paris' prestigious Jazz Magazine. A landmark debut, New Jazz Conceptions captures the early development of Evans' influential musical language and his distinctive approach to melody, harmony, and improvisation.

Tracklist:

Side A

1. I Love You
2. Five
3. I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good
4. Conception
5. Easy Living
6. Displacement

Side B

1. Speak Low
2. Waltz for Debby
3. Our Delight
4. My Romance
5. No Cover, No Minimum

Personnel:
Bill Evans – Piano
Teddy Kotick – Bass
Paul Motian – Drums

Recorded:
New York, September 18, 1956 (A3, B2 & B4)
New York, September 27, 1956 (A1-A2, A4-A6, B1, B3 & B5)

Original Label:
Riverside Records (RLP-12-223)

Producer:
Orrin Keepnews

Series:
20th Century Masterworks Colored Series

Format:
LP – 180g Blue Colored Vinyl