Bill Evans - Alone (1968)

Bill Evans

Alone (1968)

Track listing

"Here's That Rainy Day" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) – 5:21

"A Time for Love" (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) – 5:06

"Midnight Mood" (Joe Zawinul, Ben Raleigh) – 5:20

"On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever)" (Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner) – 4:48

"Never Let Me Go" (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston) – 14:32

Additional tracks on 1988 CD reissue:

"Medley: All the Things You Are/Midnight Mood" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II)/(Joe Zawinul, Ben Raleigh) – 4:11

"A Time for Love" (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) – 6:56

The 2002 CD reissue includes other alternate takes.

Personnel

Bill Evans – piano

The recording date of this solo outing by pianist Bill Evans has been listed as both September 1968 and December 1969; the latter seems the more logical entry. In any case, Evans' final Verve album is one of his weaker dates. He plays five often-rambling solos, including a 14-and-a-half-minute exploration of "Never Let Me Go," and one senses that he misses the usual interplay that he had with his sidemen. In addition, the repertoire -- which also includes "Here's That Rainy Day," "A Time for Love," "Midnight Mood," and "On a Clear Day" -- is not too inspiring and lacks much variety. This set is therefore only recommended to Bill Evans completists who already have many of his other recordings. [Some reissues include bonus tracks.]