The Solo Sessions, Vol. 1

{{Infobox album |

| name = The Solo Sessions, Vol. 1

| type = Album

| artist = Bill Evans

| cover = Billevanssolosessions1.jpg

| border = yes

| released = 1989

| recorded = January 10, 1963
New York City

| genre = Jazz

| length = 42:04

| label = Milestone
M-9170

| producer = Orrin Keepnews

| prev_title = Loose Blues

| prev_year = 1963

| next_title = The Solo Sessions, Vol. 2

| next_year = 1963

}}

{{Album ratings

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r138454|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]

| rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz

| rev2Score = {{rating|4|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=456}}

}}

The Solo Sessions, Vol. 1 is an album by jazz pianist Bill Evans, released in 1989.

Evans recorded The Solo Sessions, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 at the same session, on January 10, 1963 and the tracks were originally released as part of Bill Evans: The Complete Riverside Recordings in 1984.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/bill-evans/catalog/#milestone-m-9170 Bill Evans discography], accessed December 13, 2014

Track listing

  1. "What Kind of Fool Am I?" [Take 1] (Bricusse, Newley) – 6:15
  2. "Medley: My Favorite Things/Easy to Love/Baubles, Bangles, & Beads" (Borodin, Wright, Forrest) – 12:30
  3. "When I Fall in Love" (Heyman, Young) – 3:04
  4. "Medley: Spartacus Love Theme/Nardis" (Alex North), (Miles Davis) – 8:40
  5. "Everything Happens to Me" (Adair, Dennis) – 5:44
  6. "April in Paris" (Duke, E. Y. Harburg) – 5:51

References