Bill Evans - Tales - Live in Copenhagen (1964)

BLACK FRIDAY RSD SPECIAL EDITION AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 24TH, 2023

LIMITED EDITION OF 5000 COPIES

THE STUNNING AWAITED SEQUEL TO THE PREVIOUSLY RELEASED 'TREASURE'

NEVER-BEFORE RELEASED 1964 COPENHAGEN CONCERT, NOW AVAILABLE ON LP 

RELEASE INCLUDES COMPREHENSIVE BOOKLET

CD VERSION AVAILABLE ON DECEMBER 1ST

Tales is a set of never-before-released recordings of jazz piano icon Bill Evans, taped with excellent sound quality in the mid-60s. An official Elemental Music release in collaboration with the Bill Evans Estate, Tales is truly a ’holy grail’ discovery culled from the private collection of Danish jazz musician Ole Matthiessen and being released for the very first time as a limited-edition 180-gram LP. These 11 tracks are glorious; a gift for all of us to relish these many decades after Bill's physical departure from this earth. Tales is a wonderful document that captures the spirit, essence and beauty of what Evans was all about.

Tracklist

SIDE  A

1. Waltz for Debby 
2. My Foolish Heart 
3. How My Heart Sings 
4. Sweet and Lovely   
5. I Didn't Know What Time It Was 
6. Five (Theme)

SIDE B

1. My Foolish Heart #2
2. How My Heart Sings #2
3. Sweet and Lovely #2
4. Five (Theme) #2
5. 'Round Midnight 

Personnel

BILL EVANS: Piano
CHUCK ISRAELS: Bass
LARRY BUNKER: Drums

BONUS TRACKS

BILL EVANS: Piano
EDDIE GOMEZ: Bass
MARTY MORRELL: Drums

Recorded at Radiohuset, Copenhagen, August 10, 1964

Credits

Produced for release by Zev Feldman
Executive Producers: Jordi Soley and Carlos Agustin Calembert
Associate Producer: Zak Shelby-Szyszko
Research, sound restoration and remastering by Ole Matthiessen
Mixing and sound restoration by Marc Doutrepont (EQuuS)
Front and Back Cover Photos by Jan Persson / CTSIMAGES