Bill Evans / Shelly Manne & Monty Budwig – Empathy – Vinyl LP

High Quality, Limited Edition, Bonus Track(S), Gatefold Sleeve

Bill Evansspent late 1961 and most of 1962 participating on a variety of recording projects which featured him playing either solo or along with musicians with whom he rarely worked. Empathywas the first of only two albums Evans recorded with drummer Shelly Manne(their second collaboration, A Simple Matter of Conviction, was taped in 1966). It features the pianist and drummer in a trio format, with Monty Budwigon bass, and presents an unusual program, with four out of six tunes Evans would never record again in any format.

Side A
1 Goodbye [Quartet Version]
2 I Believe in You
3 Goodbye
4 With a Song in My Heart

Side B
1 Danny Boy [Solo Piano Version]
2 Let’s Go Back to the Waltz
3 Danny Boy
4 The Washington Twist