Bill Evans - Further Conversations With Myself

Further Conversations with Myself, released on the Verve label in 1967, was Bill Evans’ sequel to his 1963 Grammy Award LP Conversations with Myself.  As on that initial album, here all the pieces are unaccompanied solos with piano overdubs. On Further, however, he plays just two pianos instead of the three he had previously employed. According to AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow, “The program is brief, but Evans plays quite well throughout. In particular, his versions of Johnny Mandel's ‘Emily’ and ‘Santa Claus Is Coming to Town’ are most memorable. A thoughtful and (despite the overdubbing) spontaneous-sounding set of melodic music.”

Tracklist:

Side 1

1. EMILY–4:50 From The MGM Release “Emily” (Johnny Mandel-Johnny Mercer)
2. YESTERDAYS–3:47 (Jerome Kern-Otto Harbach)
3. SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN’ TO TOWN–3:44 (J. Fred Coots / Haven Gillespie)
4. FUNNY MAN–3:40 (Bill Evans)

Side 2

1. THE SHADOW OF YOUR SMILE–8:00 (Love Theme From “The Sandpiper”)(Johnny Mandel-Paul Francis Webster)
2. LITTLE LULU–2:50 (Buddy Kaye / Sidney Lippman / Fred Wise)
3. QUIET NOW–7:50 (Denny Zeitlin)

Personnel:

BILL EVANS 

Prod. By Helen Keane