{"product_id":"bill-evans-portraits-at-the-penthouse-live-in-seattle","title":"Bill Evans – Portraits At The Penthouse Live In Seattle","description":"\u003cp\u003eRecorded live on May 12 \u0026amp; 19, 1966 at the Penthouse jazz club in Seattle, WA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRSD limited edition release on 180g black vinyl\u003cbr\u003eFirst pressing of 5,000, hand-numbered\u003cbr\u003ePackaged in a sealed fold-over poly sleeve without shrink wrap\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes 16-page booklet\u003cbr\u003eDeluxe Package Includes Notes by Award-Winning Writer Marc Myers, Testimonials by Trio Members Eddie Gomez and Joe Hunt, an Appreciation from Piano Legend Bob James, and More\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePortraits at the Penthouse: Live in Seattle\u003c\/em\u003e, a pair of May 1966 live performance broadcasts from piano genius Bill Evans, will be released as an LP by Resonance Records for RSD Black Friday (November 28, 2025).\u003cbr\u003eOriginally recorded by radio personality Jim Wilke from live broadcasts on KING-FM, the collection has been transferred from the original tapes, restored and mastered by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab, and pressed onto 180-gram vinyl at 33-1\/3 rpm at Le Vinylist in Québec City, Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWilke originally hosted the May 12 and 19 performances, part of his regular Thursday night KING broadcasts from Charlie Puzzo’s titular Seattle club. Despite its name, the Penthouse was actually located on the ground floor of the Kenneth Hotel at First Avenue and Cherry Street just off Pioneer Square from 1962 to 1968.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePortraits at the Penthouse\u003c\/em\u003e is, as Myers observes in his notes, the earliest known recording of Evans with bassist Eddie Gomez, who would go on to collaborate with the pianist for the next 11 years. By contrast, drummer Joe Hunt would only work with Evans for a few months, making this album not only the first but indeed one of the only documents of a sadly under-recorded version of the Evans trio. The May 12 performance leads off with the Earl Zindars standard and Evans concert staple “How My Heart Sings”—which also appears in the May 19 performance, marking two of the pianist’s most energetic renditions of the tune (which he traditionally played up tempo). The repertoire also includes other Evans favorites, such as “Nardis,” Thelonious Monk’s “’Round Midnight,” and the standards “Autumn Leaves” and “I Should Care.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"\" height=\"\" style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2027819903\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMyers’ notes describe the trio’s trial-by-fire process of learning to play together on this tour. The trio had formed only a month before for a two-week stand at a Chicago steakhouse, which served as a de facto tryout for Gomez and Hunt. The acculturation “was gradual, with Evans wondering from his piano bench if the two musicians were going to work out,” Myers says.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvans’ outsize stature in the jazz piano lineage surely needs no explication. However, in his appreciation, Bob James passionately describes the pianist’s towering presence in his own development. “He's a major, major influence,” James says. “I'm grateful that I powered my way through the imitation stage and was inspired by Bill to carve out my own path. My goal was to do what Bill did — he created a unique approach to the piano, developing a completely his personal style that comes out of the music…. When you can hear two seconds' worth of music and can say, ‘That's Bill Evans,’ it's great and powerful. That's what I was going for myself.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Bill made me realize that piano is a percussion instrument,” James adds. “That in order to play melodically on it, you can't just blow into it. It's not a breathing thing. You have to pretend that you're singing.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ePortraits at the Penthouse\u003c\/em\u003e represents Resonance Records' eighth official release in cooperation with the Bill Evans Estate—and award-winning producer and Resonance co-president Zev Feldman’s 14th such production. “It’s never not lost on me how fortunate I am,” Feldman says. “I take great pride in these releases and couldn't be happier with how it turned out. I hope you feel the same.” — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/resonancerecordsjazz\/posts\/-first-official-release-of-bill-evans-at-the-penthouse-for-rsd-black-friday-2025\/1569296254032042\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eLabel\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/1CjnyyNFm22vUIjRfxT6ex?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVinyl Tracklist\u003cbr\u003eA1 Intro\u003cbr\u003eA2 How My Heart Sings\u003cbr\u003eA3 'Round Midnight\u003cbr\u003eA4 Come Rain or Come Shine\u003cbr\u003eA5 Nardis\u003cbr\u003eA6 Elsa\u003cbr\u003eB1 Time Remembered\u003cbr\u003eB2 Who Can I Turn To?\u003cbr\u003eB3 Detour Ahead\u003cbr\u003eB4 Autumn Leaves\u003cbr\u003eB5 How My Heart Sings\u003cbr\u003eB6 I Should Care\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Resonance Records\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album, Record Store Day, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, 180-gram, Gatefold\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 2025\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Jazz\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Bop, Modal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Jazz - Bill Evans\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Resonance Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46651125629086,"sku":"617270123102","price":60.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/a2584853446_10.jpg?v=1774689413","url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.com\/products\/bill-evans-portraits-at-the-penthouse-live-in-seattle","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}