Quintessence_(Bill_Evans_album)

<i>Quintessence</i> (Bill Evans album)

Quintessence (Bill Evans album)

1977 studio album by Bill Evans

For other forms of quintessence, see Quintessence (disambiguation).

Quintessence is an album by American jazz pianist Bill Evans. It was recorded in 1976 for Fantasy Records and released the following year. At this time usually playing solo or with his trio, for these sessions Evans was the leader of an all-star quintet featuring Harold Land on tenor saxophone, guitarist Kenny Burrell, Ray Brown on bass, and Philly Joe Jones on drums.

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Reception

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Writing for AllMusic, Scott Yanow called the album "a nice change of pace".[1]

Track listing

  1. "Sweet Dulcinea Blue" (Kenny Wheeler) – 6:02
  2. "Martina" (Michel Legrand, Eddy Marnay, Hal Shaper) – 8:12
  3. "Second Time Around" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn) – 3:41
  4. "A Child Is Born" (Thad Jones, Alec Wilder) – 7:30
  5. "Bass Face" (Kenny Burrell) – 10:04

CD reissue bonus track:

Personnel

Technical personnel

  • Helen Keane – producer
  • Phil Kaffel – engineer
  • Phil DeLancie – remastering
  • Galen Rowell – cover photo
  • Phil Bray – booklet photos

Chart positions

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References

  1. [1]
    Yanow, Scott. "Quintessence > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  2. [2]
    Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 458. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. [3]
    Swenson, John, ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. New York: Random House/Rolling Stone Press. p. 73. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. [4]
    "Billboard Best Selling Jazz LPs". Billboard. Vol. 89, no. 40. October 8, 1977. p. 94. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
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