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For the first time, the great jazz pianist is heard in a new context-as leader of a group larger than his customary trio. Even's interplay with his four colleagues here-each of them one of Bill's personal favorites on his instrument-creates a most unusual and remarkable album. Strongly recommended...
Famous for his beloved trio setting, Bill Evans played some of his best music with additional players: "Interplay" and it's companion "Loose Blues" are outstanding examples. Here he plays a mix of bop and modal jazz displaying his great versatility as soloist and sideman. I agree that Jim Hall is quite brilliant here (and on the other album) and course he recorded the accaimed "Undercurrent" duets with Evans soon after. The great Freddie Hubbard is terrific here and the session deserved a mention in his eMusic bio. A must-have recording for fans of all these key post-bop greats and fab listening for everyone else.
One of the classics...
Bill Frisell, the singular and much admired/emulated jazz guitarist, is a case study in uncategorizability. As he's often said, in one form or another: First I was tagged as the ECM guy, then the downtown guy, then the Americana guy. In reality, those were all always the same guy. As early as the 1982 recordings for his debut on ECM, In Line — solos, overdubbed solos and duets with bassist Arild Andersen — there was this… more »
