Alone (Again) | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | Early December 1977 [1] | |||
Recorded | December 16–18, 1975 | |||
Studio | Fantasy Studios, Berkeley | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 43:07 | |||
Label | Fantasy F 9542 | |||
Producer | Helen Keane | |||
Bill Evans chronology | ||||
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Alone (Again) is a solo piano album by American jazz pianist Bill Evans, recorded in December 1975. It was released in 1977 on Fantasy Records. It was reissued on CD in 1994 by Original Jazz Classics.
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
Writing for AllMusic, Scott Yanow said that "Evans plays well enough on this set of unaccompanied solos (reissued on CD), but the material is generally not worth the intense explorations that it receives." [2]
Year | Chart | Position |
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1978 | Billboard Jazz Albums | 31 |
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