Bill Evans - Treasures: Solo, Trio & Orchestra Recordings from Denmark (1965-69)

A TRUE HOLY GRAIL OF PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED BILL EVANS RECORDINGS!!!

3-LP SET MASTERED FOR VINYL BY BERNIE GRUNDMAN

Treasures: Solo, Trio and Orchestra Recordings from Denmark (1965-1969) is a set of never-before-released recordings of jazz piano icon Bill Evans, taped with excellent sound quality either live or in Danish TV and Radio studios in the mid-to-late 1960s. An official Elemental Music release in collaboration with the Bill Evans Estate, Treasures 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 3-LP set. Highlights of the collection include trio performances from 1965 featuring legendary Danish jazz bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen; the only solo piano version of “My Funny Valentine” by Evans known to exist; a 1966 orchestral suite performed with the Evans trio accompanied by the Danish Radio Big Band conducted by trumpeter/arranger Palle Mikkelborg; and much more! The beautifully designed triple gatefold LP set showcases previously unpublished photos by Jan Persson from Evans’ Danish tours, as well as insightful liner notes by acclaimed author, journalist and Evans scholar, Marc Myers, plus interviews and statements from Danish drummer Alex Riel, music journalist, Danish producer and Evans discographer Peter Larsen, Palle Mikkelborg, Evans’ longtime trio mates - bassist Eddie Gomez and drummer Marty Morell, and pianists Ran Blake and Matthew Shipp.

Tracklist 

LP1: BILL EVANS TRIO with NHØP - DENMARK

SIDE A:

1. COME RAIN OR COME SHINE
2. SOMEDAY MY PRINCE WILL COME
3. BEAUTIFUL LOVE
4. WALTZ FOR DEBBY

SIDE B:

1. I SHOULD CARE
2. VERY EARLY
3. TIME REMEMBERED
4. WHO CAN I TURN TO?

LP2: BILL EVANS SOLO & ORCHESTRA

SIDE A: Solo

1. RE: PERSON I KNEW
2. ’ROUND MIDNIGHT
3. MY FUNNY VALENTINE
4. TIME REMEMBERED
5. COME RAIN OR COME SHINE
6. EPILOGUE

SIDE B: Orchestral Suite

1. INTRO into WALTZ FOR DEBBY
2. TIME REMEMBERED
3. MY BELLS
4. TREASURES
5. WALTZ FOR DEBBY [reprise]
6. WALKIN’ UP

LP3: BILL EVANS TRIO DENMARK 1966/69

SIDE A:

1. ELSA
2. STELLA BY STARLIGHT
3. DETOUR AHEAD
4. IN A SENTIMENTAL MOOD
5. TIME REMEMBERED
6. NARDIS

SIDE B:

1. AUTUMN LEAVES
2. EMILY
3. QUIET NOW
4. NARDIS"

Personnel

Bill Evans (piano) with collective personnel:
Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen, Eddie Gomez (bass)
Alan Dawson, Alex Riel, Marty Morell (drums)
The Royal Symphony Orchestra & the Danish Radio Big Band.

Recorded in Denmark, 1965-1969.

Credits 

Produced for release by Zev Feldman
Executive Producers: Jordi Soley and Carlos Agustin Calembert
Associate Producer: Zak Shelby-Szyszko
Research, sound restoration and premastering by Ole Matthiessen
Mixing and sound restoration by Marc Doutrepont (EQuuS)
Front and Back Cover Photos by Jan Persson / CTSIMAGES
Art Direction: Burton Yount /
Design: John Sellards
Album Package Editor: John Koenig
Photo Research: Zev Feldman, Zak Shelby-Szyszko and Didier Boulard
Project Assistance: Martin Arias Goldestein 

Special thanks to Universal Music Group (Ken Druker and Jamie Krents), Marc Myers, Ane Riel, Helen Davies Mikkelborg, Peter Larsen, Ran Blake, Matthew Shipp, Aaron Hartley, Cynthia Sesso at CTSIMAGES, Seth Goldberg, Record Store Day (Michael Kurtz and Carrie Colliton) 

Extra special thanks to the Bill Evans estate, Ole Matthiessen, Eddie Gomez, Marty Morell, Alex Riel and Palle Mikkelborg 

Dedicated to the memories of Bill Evans, Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen and Alan Dawson 

Download the booklet HERE