- Artist:
- Bill Evans
California Here I Come (Verve Vault): Vinyl 2LP
Release date: 9 October, 2026
- Cat#:
- 5733749
- Label:
- Verve
Six years after the legendary live sets that yielded two of Bill Evans' best-loved albums for Riverside, Sunday At The Village Vanguard and Waltz for Debby, the influential jazz pianist returned to the same Manhattan jazz club for two nights in 1967, in a rare trio setting with Eddie Gómez on bass and Philly Joe Jones on drums. The recordings were compiled on the perhaps confusingly-titled double album California Here I Come in 1982, issued two years after Evans' passing. Despite the perceived coastal mix-up, one thing is clear: Evans and his rhythm section were in fine form, delivering unbridled spirit, rhythmic fire and high-energy interplay with each other on readings of standards like "Round Midnight," "In a Sentimental Mood," "Stella by Starlight" and the then-new Bacharach/David standout "Alfie."
The Verve Vault series is all-analog, cut from the original master tapes by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound and pressed on 180-gram vinyl.
A1. California Here I Come
A2. Polka Dots And Moonbeams
A3. Turn Out The Stars
A4. Stella By Starlight
B1. You're Gonna Hear From Me
B2. In A Sentimental Mood
B3. G Waltz
B4. Green Dolphin Street
C1. Gone With The Wind
C2. If You Could See Me Now
C3. Alfie
C4. Very Early
D1. Round Midnight
D2. Emily
D3. Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
- Formats:
- Vinyl 2LP
