Consecration: The Final Recordings Part 2

Consecration: The Final Recordings Part 2
Live album by Bill Evans
Released	2002
Recorded	August 31 & September 1–7, 1980
Genre	Jazz
Label	Milestone
Bill Evans chronology
Tenderly: An Informal Session (2001) Consecration: The Final Recordings Part 2 (2002) Getting Sentimental (2003)

Consecration: The Final Recordings Part 2 is an 8-CD box set live album by jazz pianist Bill Evans with Marc Johnson and Joe LaBarbera recorded during a nine night residency at Keystone Korner in San Francisco in 1980 and released on the Milestone label in 2002. ^[1] Additional recordings from this concert series were released as The Last Waltz: The Final Recordings in 2000.

Reception

Thom Jurek of Allmusic stated "there is undeniable evidence that not only was Evans in a state of creative rebirth at the end of his life, but was perhaps at his zenith as a composer, arranger, and — above all — as an improviser". ^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Bill Evans except as indicated

Disc One:

1. "Re: Person I Knew" - 5:54
2. "Tiffany" - 5:46
3. "My Foolish Heart" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) - 5:24
4. "Song from M*A*S*H (Suicide Is Painless)" (Mike Altman, Johnny Mandel) - 4:27
5. "Knit for Mary F." - 8:11
6. "Days of Wine and Roses" (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) - 9:42
7. "Your Story" - 5:02
8. "The Two Lonely People" (Evans, Carol Hall) - 8:11
9. "My Romance" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 11:15

Disc Two:

1. "Tiffany" - 6:19
2. "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 7:20
3. "Like Someone in Love (Burke, Van Heusen) - 7:46
4. "Letter to Evan" - 8:59
5. "Gary's Theme" (Gary McFarland) - 7:15
6. "Days of Wine and Roses" (Mancini, Mercer) - 8:36
7. "I Do It for Your Love" (Paul Simon) - 7:01
8. "My Romance" (Hart, Rodgers) - 9:19

Disc Three:

1. "Re: Person I Knew" - 5:04
2. "Tiffany" - 5:50
3. "Knit for Mary F." - 6:44
4. "Like Someone in Love" (Burke, Van Heusen) - 7:12
5. "Your Story" - 4:42
6. "Someday My Prince Will Come" (Frank Churchill, Larry Morey) - 7:20
7. "I Do It for Your Love" (Simon) - 6:18
8. "My Romance" (Hart, Rodgers) - 10:10

Disc Four:

1. "Re: Person I Knew" - 5:06
2. "Tiffany" - 5:56
3. "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" (Burke, Van Heusen) - 7:07
4. "Song from M*A*S*H (Suicide Is Painless)" (Altman, Mandel) - 5:03
5. "Your Story" - 4:43
6. "Like Someone in Love" (Burke, Van Heusen) - 6:48
7. "Knit for Mary F." - 6:51
8. "The Two Lonely People" (Evans, Hall) - 8:23
9. "My Romance" (Hart, Rodgers) - 9:28

Disc Five:

1. "Up With the Lark" (Jerome Kern, Leo Robin) - 7:15
2. "Mornin' Glory" (Bobbie Gentry) - 4:07
3. "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" (Burke, Van Heusen) - 6:38
4. "Like Someone in Love" (Burke, Van Heusen) - 7:21
5. "Turn Out the Stars" - 8:36
6. "Your Story" - 4:36
7. "Emily" (Johnny Mandel, Johnny Mercer) - 5:10
8. "I Do It for Your Love" (Simon) - 6:15
9. "My Romance" (Hart, Rodgers) - 8:57

Disc Six:

1. "Re: Person I Knew" - 4:37
2. "Tiffany" - 5:33
3. "Knit for Mary F." - 6:52
4. "My Foolish Heart" (Washington, Young) - 4:54
5. "Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)" (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) - 6:20
6. "Emily" (Mandel, Mercer) - 4:48
7. "Laurie" - 8:05
8. "You and the Night and the Music" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) - 6:21

Disc Seven:

1. "Re: Person I Knew" - 4:36
2. "Laurie" - 7:02
3. "Bill's Hit Tune" - 7:35
4. "The Two Lonely People" (Evans, Hall) - 7:53
5. "Song from M*A*S*H (Suicide Is Painless)" (Altman, Mandel) - 4:17
6. "My Foolish Heart" (Washington, Young) - 4:13
7. "Days of Wine and Roses" (Mancini, Mercer) - 8:23
8. "But Beautiful" (Burke, Van Heusen) - 3:11

Disc Eight:

1. "Emily" (Mandel, Mercer) - 4:47
2. "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" (Burke, Van Heusen) - 6:17
3. "Like Someone in Love" (Burke, Van Heusen) - 6:51
4. "Your Story" - 4:20
5. "Days of Wine and Roses" (Mancini, Mercer) - 7:55
6. "Knit for Mary F." - 6:27
7. "Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)" (Bricusse, Newley) - 5:01
8. "I Do It for Your Love" (Simon) - 5:46
9. "My Romance" (Hart, Rodgers) - 9:03

• • Recorded at Keystone Korner, San Francisco on August 31 (disc 1), September 1 (disc 2), September 2 (disc 3), September 3 (disc 4), September 4 (disc 5), September 5 (disc 6), September 6 (disc 7), and September 7 (disc 8), 1980.

Personnel

• Bill Evans - piano
• Marc Johnson - bass
• Joe LaBarbera - drums

References

1. Bill Evans discography accessed May 13, 2010
2. Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed March 23, 2010
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 459. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.