The Last Waltz

~ Release by Bill Evans Trio (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

"This eight-CD set was recorded at San Francisco's Keystone Korner between August 31 and September 8, 1980, just a week before Evans's death on September 15. With Evans were bassist Marc Johnson and drummer Joe LaBarbera."

Annotation last modified on 2015-05-23 08:06 UTC.

Tracklist

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1My Foolish Heart
recording engineer:
Milton Jeffries (engineer) (on 1980-09-07) and Mark J. Romero (on 1980-09-07)
double bass:
Marc Johnson (US jazz bassist, composer & band leader) (on 1980-09-07)
drums (drum set):
Joe LaBarbera (on 1980-09-07)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1980-09-07)
recorded at:
Keystone Korner in San Francisco (on 1980-09-07)
live instrumental recording of:
My Foolish Heart (on 1980-09-07)
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
arranger:
Les Harris (Sr., arranger)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music, Catharine Hinen Music, Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Joy Music, Inc., Largo Music and Patti Washington Music
part of:
The 22nd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
4:03
2Nardis
recording engineer:
Milton Jeffries (engineer) (on 1980-09-07) and Mark J. Romero (on 1980-09-07)
double bass:
Marc Johnson (US jazz bassist, composer & band leader) (on 1980-09-07)
drums (drum set):
Joe LaBarbera (on 1980-09-07)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1980-09-07)
recorded at:
Keystone Korner in San Francisco (on 1980-09-07)
live instrumental recording of:
Nardis (on 1980-09-07)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
publisher:
Jazz Horn Music Corporation, Musical Frontiers and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
17:47
3Mother of Earl
recording engineer:
Milton Jeffries (engineer) (on 1980-09-07) and Mark J. Romero (on 1980-09-07)
double bass:
Marc Johnson (US jazz bassist, composer & band leader) (on 1980-09-07)
drums (drum set):
Joe LaBarbera (on 1980-09-07)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1980-09-07)
recorded at:
Keystone Korner in San Francisco (on 1980-09-07)
live cover recording of:
Mother of Earl (on 1980-09-07)
composer:
Earl Zindars
5:04
4If You Could See Me Now
recording engineer:
Milton Jeffries (engineer) (on 1980-09-07) and Mark J. Romero (on 1980-09-07)
double bass:
Marc Johnson (US jazz bassist, composer & band leader) (on 1980-09-07)
drums (drum set):
Joe LaBarbera (on 1980-09-07)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1980-09-07)
recorded at:
Keystone Korner in San Francisco (on 1980-09-07)
live instrumental recording of:
If You Could See Me Now (jazz standard) (on 1980-09-07)
lyricist:
Carl Sigman (in 1946)
composer:
Tadd Dameron (in 1946)
publisher:
EMI Full Keel Music, EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
5:50
5My Man's Gone Now
recording engineer:
Milton Jeffries (engineer) (on 1980-09-07) and Mark J. Romero (on 1980-09-07)
double bass:
Marc Johnson (US jazz bassist, composer & band leader) (on 1980-09-07)
drums (drum set):
Joe LaBarbera (on 1980-09-07)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1980-09-07)
recorded at:
Keystone Korner in San Francisco (on 1980-09-07)
live instrumental recording of:
My Man’s Gone Now (aria from Porgy and Bess, use this for non-opera or instrumental recordings) (on 1980-09-07)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Heyward (playwright) and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Music Co., Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, Frankie G. Songs, George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music, Nokawi Music, Warner Chappell North America and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene II. “My Man’s Gone Now”
4:37
6Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)
recording engineer:
Milton Jeffries (engineer) (on 1980-09-07) and Mark J. Romero (on 1980-09-07)
double bass:
Marc Johnson (US jazz bassist, composer & band leader) (on 1980-09-07)
drums (drum set):
Joe LaBarbera (on 1980-09-07)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1980-09-07)
recorded at:
Keystone Korner in San Francisco (on 1980-09-07)
live instrumental recording of:
Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me) (on 1980-09-07)
writer:
Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley (English actor, singer, songwriter, and filmmaker)
publisher:
Concord Music Ltd, Downtown DMP Songs, Musical Comedy Prods. and TRO Muscal Comedy Productions, Inc.
part of:
The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd
6:05
7Waltz for Debby
recording engineer:
Milton Jeffries (engineer) (on 1980-09-07) and Mark J. Romero (on 1980-09-07)
double bass:
Marc Johnson (US jazz bassist, composer & band leader) (on 1980-09-07)
drums (drum set):
Joe LaBarbera (on 1980-09-07)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1980-09-07)
recorded at:
Keystone Korner in San Francisco (on 1980-09-07)
live recording of:
Waltz for Debby (instrumental) (on 1980-09-07)
composer:
Bill Evans (pianist)
publisher:
Acorn Music Corp., Folkways Music Publishers Inc. and Kensington Music Ltd.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
6:21
8Spring Is Here
recording engineer:
Milton Jeffries (engineer) (on 1980-09-07) and Mark J. Romero (on 1980-09-07)
double bass:
Marc Johnson (US jazz bassist, composer & band leader) (on 1980-09-07)
drums (drum set):
Joe LaBarbera (on 1980-09-07)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1980-09-07)
recorded at:
Keystone Korner in San Francisco (on 1980-09-07)
live instrumental recording of:
Spring Is Here (on 1980-09-07)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1938)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1938)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Robbins Music Corp. and United Partnership Ltd.
3:51
9Five
recording engineer:
Milton Jeffries (engineer) (on 1980-09-07) and Mark J. Romero (on 1980-09-07)
double bass:
Marc Johnson (US jazz bassist, composer & band leader) (on 1980-09-07)
drums (drum set):
Joe LaBarbera (on 1980-09-07)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1980-09-07)
recorded at:
Keystone Korner in San Francisco (on 1980-09-07)
live recording of:
Five (on 1980-09-07)
composer:
Bill Evans (pianist)
publisher:
Folkways Music Publishers Inc., TRO-Acorn Music and TRO-Folkways Music Publishers, Inc.
3:53
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