{"product_id":"bill-evans-piano-undercurrent-silver-label-series-us-vinyl-lp-album-record-mofi1-031-879602","title":"Bill Evans (Piano) Undercurrent - Silver Label Series US Vinyl LP","description":"BILL EVANS \u0026amp; JIM HALL Undercurrent (Mobile Fidelity Sound  Lab \u003cb\u003eSilver Label Series\u003c\/b\u003e special limited edition  6-track vinyl LP  mastered on the GAIN 2™ Ultra Analog  System, specially plated and pressed on \u003cb\u003e180-gram High  Definition Vinyl\u003c\/b\u003e. Originally released in 1962 by Blue Note  Records, this diverse set encompasses ballds, waltzes, and  hard-swinging bop. Gatefold picture sleeve with original cover  art image from Toni Frissell's photograph \"Weeki Wachee  Spring, Florida\", individually numbered on the reverse. The  sleeve displays light wear and the vinyl has minimal signs of  play)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px; font-stretch: 100%; color: #999; font-weight: 700;\"\u003eTRACKLISTING AND EXTRA INFORMATION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1\/4\" \/ 15 IPS Dolby A analog copy to analog console to lathe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBill Evans catapulted to the top of the jazz world in June 1961 after reeling off three straight masterpiece sessions at New York's Village Vanguard with his trio. Yet the emotional highs came to a screeching halt shortly thereafter when bassist Scott LaFaro died in a car accident. Devastated, Evans refrained from playing for nearly a year. If not for an inspirational collaboration of tremendous creative outpouring, one wonders what fate may have befallen Evans. Undercurrent, the outcome of two studio sessions with guitarist Jim Hall, is that project.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSide One\u003cbr\u003e1. My Funny Valentine\u003cbr\u003e2. I Hear a Rhapsody\u003cbr\u003e3. Dream Gypsy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSide Two\u003cbr\u003e1. Romain\u003cbr\u003e2. Skating in Central Park\u003cbr\u003e3. Darn That Dream\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile Evans managed to sit down for a few one-off takes between LaFaro's passing and these April-May 1962 dates, he largely remained on hiatus and abstained from recording. Whether it owes to the intimate pairing, he and Hall's brotherly chemistry, or the exquisite selection of program material, the results consistently come across as the equivalent of a private meditation - such is the level of introspective depth and quietly shaded interplay throughout. For Evans, the duet clearly functions as therapy, a healing episode in which his partner patiently lays back, shadowing moves and suggesting others, neither musician interested in the spotlight but each striving for (and achieving) transcendent beauty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn tackling standards such as Rodgers and Hart's \"My Funny Valentine\" and the Broadway classic \"Darn That Dream,\" as well as the Hall original \"Romain,\" the pair traverses complex harmonies with the astute elegance of a figure skater. At times, Evans and Hall go for broke on a hard-swinging romps, yet it's their implied melancholy and drifting, softly struck melodic refrains on waltzes and ballads that bestows Undercurrent with a nuanced romanticism and whispered atmosphere befitting the record's title.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndeed, even the album's cover - an iconic photograph by Toni Frissell - exhibits the surreal, almost-hallucinogenic properties of the fare contained within.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003ca href=\"\/nl\/collections\/bill-evans-piano\" title=\"Click to see complete listing of Bill Evans (Piano)\"\u003eBill Evans (Piano)\u003c\/a\u003e (click link for complete listing)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003ca href=\"\/nl\/pages\/search-results-page?q=Bill+Evans+(Piano)+Undercurrent\" title=\"Click to see more products with the title Undercurrent\"\u003e Undercurrent\u003c\/a\u003e (click link for more of the same title)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear of Release\u003c\/strong\u003e - 2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Year of Release\u003c\/strong\u003e - 1962\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e - vinyl LP album (LP record)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecord Label\u003c\/strong\u003e - Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue No\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003ca href=\"\/nl\/pages\/search-results-page?q=MOFI1-031\" title=\"Click to see more products with the catalogue number MOFI1-031\"\u003eMOFI1-031\u003c\/a\u003e (click link for more)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry of Origin\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003ca href=\"\/nl\/collections\/us-imports\" title=\"Click to see more items from United States (USA)\"\u003eUnited States (USA)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e - Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAudiophile\u003c\/strong\u003e – This is an \u003ca href=\"\/nl\/collections\/audiophile\" title=\"Click to see more Audiophile items\"\u003eAudiophile\u003c\/a\u003e item. 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