12 Classic Albums: 1956 - 1962
20141104
Labels: Enlightenment
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New Jazz Conceptions (Tracks 1-11, Riverside, 1956, RLP 12-223) / Everybody Digs Bill Evans (Tracks 12-19, Riverside, 1959, RLP 12-291)
| 1 | I Love You | Bill Evans | 3:54 |
| 2 | Five | Bill Evans | 4:01 |
| 3 | I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good | Bill Evans | 1:38 |
| 4 | Conception | Bill Evans | 4:45 |
| 5 | Easy Living | Bill Evans | 3:51 |
| 6 | Displacement | Bill Evans | 2:34 |
| 7 | Speak Low | Bill Evans | 5:08 |
| 8 | Waltz for Debby | Bill Evans | 1:18 |
| 9 | Our Delight | Bill Evans | 4:43 |
| 10 | My Romance | Bill Evans | 1:57 |
| 11 | No Cover, No Minimum | Bill Evans | 7:29 |
| 12 | Minority | Bill Evans Trio | 5:24 |
| 13 | Young and Foolish | Bill Evans Trio | 5:54 |
| 14 | Lucky to Be Me | Bill Evans Trio | 3:41 |
| 15 | Night and Day | Bill Evans Trio | 7:37 |
| 16 | Peace Piece | Bill Evans Trio | 6:44 |
| 17 | What Is There to Say | Bill Evans Trio | 4:55 |
| 18 | Oleo | Bill Evans Trio | 4:09 |
| 19 | Epilogue | Bill Evans Trio | 0:43 |
The Ivory Hunters (Tracks 1-6, United Artists, 1959, UAS-6044) / Portrait in Jazz (Tracks 7-14, Riverside, 1960, RLP 12-315)
| 1 | Honeysuckle Rose | Bob Brookmeyer & Bill Evans | 5:56 |
| 2 | As Time Goes By | Bob Brookmeyer & Bill Evans | 7:00 |
| 3 | The Way You Look Tonight | Bob Brookmeyer & Bill Evans | 7:43 |
| 4 | It Could Happen to You | Bob Brookmeyer & Bill Evans | 7:30 |
| 5 | The Man I Love | Bob Brookmeyer & Bill Evans | 6:01 |
| 6 | I Got Rhythm | Bob Brookmeyer & Bill Evans | 8:34 |
| 7 | Come Rain or Come Shine | Bill Evans Trio | 3:24 |
| 8 | Autumn Leaves | Bill Evans Trio | 6:00 |
| 9 | Witchcraft | Bill Evans Trio | 4:37 |
| 10 | Peri's Scope | Bill Evans Trio | 3:15 |
| 11 | What Is This Thing Called Love | Bill Evans Trio | 4:36 |
| 12 | Spring Is Here | Bill Evans Trio | 5:09 |
| 13 | Someday My Prince Will Come | Bill Evans Trio | 4:56 |
| 14 | Blue in Green | Bill Evans Trio | 5:27 |
Explorations (Tracks 1-8, Riverside, 1961, RLP-351) / Sunday at the Village Vanguard (Tracks 9-14, Riverside, 1961, RLP-376)
| 1 | Israel | Bill Evans Trio | 6:12 |
| 2 | Haunted Heart | Bill Evans Trio | 3:28 |
| 3 | Beautiful Love | Bill Evans Trio | 5:08 |
| 4 | Elsa | Bill Evans Trio | 5:11 |
| 5 | Nardis | Bill Evans Trio | 5:52 |
| 6 | How Deep Is the Ocean | Bill Evans Trio | 3:33 |
| 7 | I Wish I Knew | Bill Evans Trio | 4:42 |
| 8 | Sweet and Lovely | Bill Evans Trio | 5:55 |
| 9 | Gloria's Step | Bill Evans Trio featuring Scott LaFaro | 6:09 |
| 10 | My Man's Gone Now | Bill Evans Trio featuring Scott LaFaro | 6:23 |
| 11 | Solar | Bill Evans Trio featuring Scott LaFaro | 8:57 |
| 12 | Alice in Wonderland | Bill Evans Trio featuring Scott LaFaro | 8:54 |
| 13 | All of You | Bill Evans Trio featuring Scott LaFaro | 8:35 |
| 14 | Jade Visions | Bill Evans Trio featuring Scott LaFaro | 3:48 |
Waltz for Debby (Tracks 1-6, Riverside, 1961, RLP-399) / Undercurrent (Tracks 7-12, United Artists, 1962, UAJS 15003)
| 1 | My Foolish Heart | Bill Evans Trio | 4:59 |
| 2 | Waltz for Debby | Bill Evans Trio | 7:00 |
| 3 | Detour Ahead | Bill Evans Trio | 7:37 |
| 4 | My Romance | Bill Evans Trio | 7:13 |
| 5 | Some Other Time | Bill Evans Trio | 5:11 |
| 6 | Milestones | Bill Evans Trio | 6:30 |
| 7 | My Funny Valentine | Bill Evans and Jim Hall | 5:24 |
| 8 | I Hear a Rhapsody | Bill Evans and Jim Hall | 4:40 |
| 9 | Dream Gypsy | Bill Evans and Jim Hall | 4:34 |
| 10 | Romain | Bill Evans and Jim Hall | 5:23 |
| 11 | Skating in Central Park | Bill Evans and Jim Hall | 5:24 |
| 12 | Darn That Dream | Bill Evans and Jim Hall | 5:11 |
Moon Beams (Tracks 1-8, Riverside, 1962, RLP-428) / Interplay (Tracks 9-14, Riverside, 1962, RLP-445)
| 1 | Re: Person I Knew | Bill Evans Trio | 5:48 |
| 2 | Polka Dots and Moonbeams | Bill Evans Trio | 5:04 |
| 3 | Let's Fall in Love Too Easily | Bill Evans Trio | 2:44 |
| 4 | Stairway to the Stars | Bill Evans Trio | 4:55 |
| 5 | If You Could See Me Now | Bill Evans Trio | 4:31 |
| 6 | It Might as Well Be Spring | Bill Evans Trio | 6:09 |
| 7 | In Love in Vain | Bill Evans Trio | 5:03 |
| 8 | Very Early | Bill Evans Trio | 5:05 |
| 9 | You and the Night and the Music | Bill Evans | 7:06 |
| 10 | When You Wish Upon a Star | Bill Evans | 5:46 |
| 11 | I'll Never Smile Again | Bill Evans | 6:33 |
| 12 | Interplay | Bill Evans | 8:15 |
| 13 | You Go to My Head | Bill Evans | 5:05 |
| 14 | Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams | Bill Evans | 6:27 |
Empathy (Tracks 1-6, Verve, 1962, V6-8497) / How My Heart Sings (Tracks 7-14, Riverside, 1962, RLP-473)
| 1 | The Washington Twist | Shelly Manne / Bill Evans with Monty Budwig | 6:29 |
| 2 | Danny Boy | Shelly Manne / Bill Evans with Monty Budwig | 3:44 |
| 3 | Let's Go Back to the Waltz | Shelly Manne / Bill Evans with Monty Budwig | 4:33 |
| 4 | With a Song in My Heart | Shelly Manne / Bill Evans with Monty Budwig | 9:14 |
| 5 | Goodbye | Shelly Manne / Bill Evans withMonty Budwig | 5:11 |
| 6 | I Believe in You | Shelly Manne / Bill Evans with Monty Budwig | 5:54 |
| 7 | How My Heart Sings | Bill Evans Trio | 4:58 |
| 8 | I Should Care | Bill Evans Trio | 4:55 |
| 9 | In Your Own Sweet Way | Bill Evans Trio | 6:58 |
| 10 | Walking Up | Bill Evans Trio | 4:56 |
| 11 | Summertime | Bill Evans Trio | 6:00 |
| 12 | 34 Skidoo | Bill Evans Trio | 6:20 |
| 13 | Ev'rything I Love | Bill Evans Trio | 4:14 |
| 14 | Show-Type Tune | Bill Evans Trio | 4:28 |