{"product_id":"753088942815","title":"Bill Evans Trio - Moon Beams - Import 2 LP Record","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBill Evans Trio\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoonBeamswasthefirstrecordingBillEvansmadeafterthedeathofhismusicalrightarm,bassistScottLaFaro.Indeed,inLaFaro,Evansfoundacounterpartratherthanasideman,andthemusictheymadetogetheroverfouralbumsshowedit.BassistChuckIsraelsfromCecilTaylorandBudPowell'sbandstookhisplaceinthebandwithEvansanddrummerPaulMotianandEvansrecordedtheonlypossibleresponsetothelossofLaFaro--analbumofballads.Theironyonthisrecordingisthat,despitematerialthatwassonaturalforEvanstoplay,particularlywithhistrademarkimpressionisticsoundcollagestyle,isthatotherthanasasidemanalmosttenyearsbefore,hehasneverbeenmoreassertivethanonMoonBeams.Itisasif,withthedeathofLaFaro,Evans'safetynetwasgoneandhehadtoleadthetrioalone.Andhedoesfirstandforemostbyabandoningtheimpressionisminfavorofamorerhythmicandmuscularapproachtoharmony.ThesetopenswithanEvansoriginal,\"RE:PersonIKnew,\"amodalstudythatlooksbacktohisdayshespentwithMilesDavis.Thereisperhapsthesignaturejazzrenditionof\"StairwaytotheStars,\"withitslopingyethaltingmelodylineandsolothatisheightenedbyMotian'sgorgeousbrushaccentsinthebridgesection.Otherselectionsaresowellpacedandsequencedtherecordfeelslikeadream,withthelovelystutteringarpeggiosthatfallin\"IfYouCouldSeeMeNow,\"andthecascadinginterplaybetweenEvan'schordsandIsrael'spunctuationin\"ItMightasWellBeSpring,\"atuneEvansplayedfortherestofhislife.Thesetconcludeswithawaltzin\"VeryEarly,\"thatisplayedatthatpropertempowithgreattasteanddelicateelegancethroughout,thereisnotemptationbytherhythmsectiontochargeituportoelongatetheharmonicarchitecturebymeansofjugglingintervals.MoonBeamswasastartlingreturntotherecordingsphereandamajoradvancementinhisdevelopmentasaleader.~ThomJurek\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Analogue Productions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52782510342433,"sku":"753088942815","price":90.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/753088942815.jpg?v=1780077309","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/en-at\/products\/753088942815","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}