The Solo Sessions, Vol. 2

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The Solo Sessions, Vol. 2
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Studio album by
Released1992
RecordedJanuary 10, 1963
New York City
Genre Jazz
Length42:17
Label Milestone
MCD 9195-2
Producer Orrin Keepnews
Bill Evans chronology
Blue in Green: The Concert in Canada
(1991)
The Solo Sessions, Vol. 2
(1992)
Letter to Evan
(1994)
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The Solo Sessions, Vol. 2 is an album by jazz pianist Bill Evans, released in 1992.

Evans recorded The Solo Sessions, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 at the same session, on January 10, 1963 and the tracks were originally released as part of Bill Evans: The Complete Riverside Recordings in 1984. [3]

Track listing

  1. "All the Things You Are" (Hammerstein II, Kern) – 9:10
  2. "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (Coots, Gillespie) – 4:33
  3. "I Loves You Porgy" (Gershwin, Gershwin, Heyward) – 5:50
  4. "What Kind of Fool Am I?" [Take 2] (Bricusse, Newley) – 6:49
  5. "Love Is Here to Stay" (Gershwin, Gershwin) – 4:01
  6. "Ornithology" (Harris, Parker) – 5:33
  7. "Medley: Autumn in New York/How About You?" (Duke, Freed, Lane) – 6:21

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References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 456. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. Bill Evans discography, accessed December 13, 2014