Bill Evans – At the BBC Studios (1965) (CD)

Deluxe CD Edition

Includes Complete BBC Studio Session

Remastered from Original BBC Tapes

Also available as a Deluxe 180-Gram 2-LP edition.

Bill Evans – At the BBC Studios, 1965 is a remarkable never-before-released document capturing the Bill Evans Trio during a pivotal moment in the pianist’s career. Recorded at the BBC Studios in London in 1965, this historic session features Bill Evans (piano) alongside Chuck Israels (bass) and Larry Bunker (drums), offering a revealing portrait of one of jazz’s most influential trios.

Transferred from the original BBC tapes and mastered by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab. 

Includes liner notes by acclaimed jazz critic Marc Myers, rare archival photographs, and exclusive testimonies from Chuck Israels, James Pearson, and Jamie Cullum.

Tracklist:

Set 1
1. Intro by Humphrey Lyttelton into FIVE (Theme) 1:43
2. ELSA 5:02
3. SUMMERTIME 5:30
4. COME RAIN OR COME SHINE 5:20
5. MY FOOLISH HEART 5:09
6. RE: PERSON I KNEW 4:28
7. ISRAEL 5:12
8. FIVE (Theme) 2:51

Set 2
9. Intro by Humphrey Lyttelton into FIVE (Theme) 1:45
10. HOW MY HEART SINGS 4:09
11. NARDIS 5:12
12. WHO CAN I TURN TO? 6:24
13. SOMEDAY MY PRINCE WILL COME 5:21
14. HOW DEEP IS THE OCEAN? 6:18
15. WALTZ FOR DEBBY 4:47
16. FIVE (Closing Theme) 0:52

Bill Evans – piano
Chuck Israels – bass
Larry Bunker – drums

Recorded on March 19, 1965, for Jazz 625 at BBC2, London, England.

Produced for release by ZEV FELDMAN.
Executive Producers: JORDI SOLEY and CARLOS AGUSTÍN CALEMBERT.
Associate Producers: LINDSAY FITZGERALD and CHUCK ISRAELS.
CD mastering by MATTHEW LUTTHANS at The Mastering Lab.
Transferred from the original BBC tape reels.