Search - Bill Evans :: Solo Sessions 1

One of my favorite things...

Jonathan Schneider | Palm Beach Gardens, Florida USA | 04/19/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This album is worth it just for the introductory notes on the "My Favorite Things/Easy to Love/Baubles, Bangles, and Beads" medley. I worked with my piano teacher for a couple hours trying to figure them out. Although, I now can play the intro note for note, it just doesn't have that Bill Evans feel. There is only one Bill Evans and if you can purchase only one Bill Evans CD, this would be one to consider."

A Window Into Bill's Soul

Eric Flagg | 09/05/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I was not ready for this. As an admitted Bill Evans fanatic, I own about 75% of all of his available recordings and constantly search for new recordings of his. Last week I ordered both volumes 1 and 2 of The Solo Sessions. After listening to Bill thousands of times, my first listen to these solo recordings blew me away. I cried three times while listening. You can feel the pain that Bill is going through during this period when he was strung out on heroin. These recordings are the most intimate, reflective, emotionally-raw ones I have heard Bill make. If I had to choose one recording session to have sat in on during Bill's career, it would have been this one. Next to the original Village Vanguard recordings, these are, in my opinion, the most essential Bill Evans albums ever released."