{"product_id":"the-bill-evans-trio-moon-beams-analogue-productions-45rpm-reissue","title":"The Bill Evans Trio – Moon Beams (Analogue Productions 45RPM Reissue)","description":"\u003cp\u003eIndividual title from The Bill Evans Riverside Recordings Box Set \u003cbr\u003e45 RPM, 2LP reissued on 180g black vinyl\u003cbr\u003eMastered by Kevin Gray \u0026amp; Steve Hoffman at AcousTech Mastering AAA analog from original master tapes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBill Evans was left reeling by the accidental death of his brilliant bassist Scott LaFaro in mid-1961 and didn't feel ready to record with his new bassist until nearly a year later. When he did go into the studio in May and June of 1962 with Chuck Israels and drummer Paul Motian, the \"second trio\" produced material for two albums that were to be among Evans's most popular.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMoon beams\u003c\/em\u003e includes ballad material from the sessions. The rest of the music from the sessions is in How My Heart Sings! In Moonbeams, Evans did some of his most introspective playing, his sense of loss apparent but relieved by Israels' power and empathy. \"Polka Dots and Moonbeams,\" \"If You Could See Me Now,\" and the others represent Evans at his best, his lyricism underlaid with rhythmic firmness even in the extraordinarily slow \"In Love in Vain.\" — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.acousticsounds.com\/d\/9692\/Bill_Evans_Trio-Moon_Beams-45_RPM_Vinyl_Record\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eLabel\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMoon Beams\u003c\/em\u003e was the first recording Bill Evans made after the death of his musical right arm, bassist Scott LaFaro. Indeed, in LaFaro, Evans found a counterpart rather than a sideman, and the music they made together over four albums showed it. Bassist Chuck Israels from Cecil Taylor and Bud Powell's bands took his place in the band with Evans and drummer Paul Motian and Evans recorded the only possible response to the loss of LaFaro — an album of ballads. The irony on this recording is that, despite material that was so natural for Evans to play, particularly with his trademark impressionistic sound collage style, is that other than as a sideman almost ten years before, he has never been more assertive than on \u003cem\u003eMoon Beams\u003c\/em\u003e. It is as if, with the death of LaFaro, Evans' safety net was gone and he had to lead the trio alone. And he does first and foremost by abandoning the impressionism in favor of a more rhythmic and muscular approach to harmony.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe set opens with an Evans original, \"RE: Person I Knew,\" a modal study that looks back to his days he spent with Miles Davis. There is perhaps the signature jazz rendition of \"Stairway to the Stars,\" with its loping yet halting melody line and solo that is heightened by Motian's gorgeous brush accents in the bridge section. Other selections are so well paced and sequenced the record feels like a dream, with the lovely stuttering arpeggios that fall in \"If You Could See Me Now,\" and the cascading interplay between Evan's chords and Israel's punctuation in \"It Might as Well Be Spring,\" a tune Evans played for the rest of his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe set concludes with a waltz in \"Very Early,\" that is played at that proper tempo with great taste and delicate elegance throughout, there is no temptation by the rhythm section to charge it up or to elongate the harmonic architecture by means of juggling intervals. \u003cem\u003eMoon Beams\u003c\/em\u003e was a startling return to the recording sphere and a major advancement in his development as a leader. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/moon-beams-mw0000203390\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eAllMusic\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\/1qls3z8DYxSbFlJzvL8GFa?utm_source=generator\u0026amp;si=faad60946ede4fc8\" 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\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Riverside Records \/ Analogue Productions\u003cbr\u003eFormat: 2 x Vinyl, LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, 180gm\u003cbr\u003eReissued: 2026 \/ Originally Released: 1962\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Jazz\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Post Bop, Modal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Jazz - Bill Evans\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Analogue Productions \/ Riverside","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48093571776670,"sku":"0753088942815","price":60.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/s-l1600_e4b85954-781f-40c2-a7ab-abb9f2335551.jpg?v=1786081400","url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.com\/products\/the-bill-evans-trio-moon-beams-analogue-productions-45rpm-reissue","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}