Bill Evans – The Best Of Bill Evans

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Label:	Verve Records – V6-8747
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Compilation
Country:	US
Released:
Genre:	Jazz
Style:	Post Bop

Tracklist

A1	Beautiful Love Bass – Chuck Israels Drums – Arnie Wise* Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder Piano – Bill Evans Written-By – King*	5:20
A2	Spartacus-Love Theme (From "Spartacus") Engineer – Ray Hall Piano [Three Pianos] – Bill Evans Written-By – North*	5:05
A3	I Believe In You Bass – Monty Budwig Drums – Shelly Manne Piano – Bill Evans Written-By – Loesser*	5:48
A4	Valse (Based On A Theme By J.S. Bach) Arranged By – Claus Ogerman Bass – Chuck Israels Drums – Grady Tate Piano – Bill Evans Written-By – Bach*	5:50
B1	Bemsha-Swing Engineer – Ray Hall Piano [Three Pianos] – Bill Evans Written-By – Monk*	2:54
B2	Danny Boy Bass – Monty Budwig Drums – Shelly Manne Piano – Bill Evans Written-By – Weatherly*	3:40
B3	I've Got You Under My Skin Guitar – Jim Hall Piano – Bill Evans Written-By – Porter*	3:10
B4	My Foolish Heart Bass – Chuck Israels Drums – Arnie Wise* Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder Piano – Bill Evans Written-By – Young*	5:10
B5	How About You Engineer – Ray Hall Piano [Three Pianos] – Bill Evans Written-By – Freed*	2:45

Companies, etc.

Manufactured By – MGM Records, Inc.
Recorded At – Town Hall, New York – A1, B4
Recorded At – Webster Hall – A2, B1, B5
Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey – A3, A4, B2, B3

Credits

Coordinator, Supervised By, A&R – Helen Keane
Design [Cover] – Acy R. Lehman*
Engineer [Director Of Engineering] – Val Valentin
Engineer [Re-engineering] – Sandy Lehmann-Haupt
Liner Notes – Leonard Feather
Photography By – Roberto Polillo
Producer [Original Recordings] – Creed taylor

Notes

Three of the nine releases are: Previously Unreleased. Gatefold cover.

A1, B4: Recorded February 21, 1966. Previously unreleased.

A2, B5: Recorded January and February, 1963. Originally released on the Verve album "Conversations With Myself" (V6-8526)

B1: Recorded January and February, 1963. Previously unreleased.

A3, B2: Recorded August 14, 1962. Originally released on the Verve album "Empathy" (v6-8497)

B3: Recorded April 7 and May 10, 1966. Originally released on the Verve album "Inter-Modulation" (V6-8655)

A4: Recorded October and December, 1965. Originally released on the Verve album "Bill Evans Trio With Symphony Orchestra" (V6-8640)

Label fine print reads: MGM RECORDS-A DIVISION OF METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER, INC.-Made in U.S.A.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Rights Society (A4, B1): BMI
Rights Society (A1 to A3, B2 to B5): ASCAP
Label Code (Side 1): V6-8747 (MGS-1466)
Label Code (Side 2): V6-8747 (MGS-1467)
Matrix / Runout (Side 1, etched): V6-8747 SIDE-1 MGS-1466 RE-̶2̶ 3 11
Matrix / Runout (Side 2, etched): MGS-1467 V6-8747 Re-1 31 rL

Other Versions (5 of 9)

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
New Submission	The Best Of Bill Evans (LP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo, Yellow Label/Gatefold Sleeve)	Verve Records	V6-8747	US	1966
New Submission	The Best Of Bill Evans (LP, Compilation, Stereo)	Verve Records	V6-8747	US	1966
New Submission	The Best Of Bill Evans (LP, Compilation, Stereo)	Verve Records	V6 8747	New Zealand	1966
New Submission	The Best Of Bill Evans (LP, Compilation, Reissue)	Verve Records	V6-8747	US	1973
New Submission	The Best Of Bill Evans (Reel-To-Reel, 7 ½ ips, 4-Track Stereo, Stereo, 7" Cine Reel, Compilation)	Verve Records	XV 1012	Japan	Unknown