Practice Tape No.1 [Original recording remastered]

Bill Evans | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 8, 2000)
• Original Release Date: August 8, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: E3 Records
• ASIN: B00004SYUP
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #460,044 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. These Things Called Changes

2. Walkin' Up

3. The Two Lonely People

4. Unnamed Composition

5. Only Child

6. "Nature Boy Like Tune"

7. "Pop-Type Tune"

8. Turn Out The Stars

9. Orbit

10. Voicings

11. Unnamed Waltz

12. Lover Man

13. Fly Me To The Moon (Howard) & Star Eyes (Raye)

14. The Art Of The Fugue (Bach)

15. Valse (Ogerman)

16. Pavane & Granados (Ogerman)

17. Prelude IV (Bach)

18. Prelude XVII (Bach)

19. Fugue XXIII (Bach)

20. Prelude XXIV (Bach)

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Caveat Emptor, February 16, 2001

By 

Stephen Silberman "writer, Wired Magazine" (SF, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Practice Tape No.1 (Audio CD)

Frankly, I think Evans the perfectionist would be mortified if he knew this was put out as a record, no matter how well intentioned. The sound quality is pretty awful, and the performances were clearly never meant to be heard outside the pianist's apartment.

Could be of value to other players attempting to get inside Evans' head and fingers; not for the casual listener, or even for the appreciator of what Evans might have been trying to preserve by not putting out performances this ragged.

12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Show more respect to Bill., April 5, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Practice Tape No.1 (Audio CD)

Although the incomplete takes in this CD are all marvelous, this is what Bill Evans did not want to happen. Whenever his record was released, Bill carefully chose the best take of the songs which is appropriate for publication. Bill did not even put out many of the absolutely fine complete takes which he thought was not appropriate for publication according to his high standard. Bill was also notorious for his rejection to the recommendations of playing money making pop songs in 70s. Bill tried hard to preserve his high quality music throughout his career.

What his son did for money making here gravely put off Bill Evans. I am sobbing for poor Bill.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Practice Tape-The tittle says it all....., April 19, 2005

By 

Terry (Silver Spring, Md.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Practice Tape No.1 (Audio CD)

The fact that ends all debate about this CD is that it is from a tape of Bill Evans practicing. It has enormous value for a pianist who is studying jazz, piano, or Bill Evans' style, but not so much for anyone else. The best example of this is the 9th track on the CD "Orbit" where he plays a standard jazz harmonic cadence for about 8 minutes with several variations. It seems like he is trying to find the best ways to harmonize a particular tune and then how the voice the chords (I have heard that Thelonius Monk practiced in this same way for hours). I find this and many other tracks very intriguing because you can see that Evens spent so much time on harmony. This is about as valuable as a tape of J. S. Bach studying of Chopins'practice habits, but only to someone that plays music or has a deeper interest in an artists development. By the way, if any of Art Tatum, Charlie Parker or John Coletranes' children have tapes of them practicing I would love to have a copy!!!!