Quintessence (Bill Evans album)

Quintessence
Quintessence
Studio album by Bill Evans
Released	August/September 1977
Recorded	May 27–30, 1976
Studio	Fantasy Studios, Berkeley
Genre	Jazz, post bop, cool jazz
Length	42:56 (reissue)
Label	Fantasy F-9529; CD: Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 698-2
Producer	Helen Keane
Bill Evans chronology

Quintessence is an album by American jazz pianist Bill Evans. It was recorded in 1976 for Fantasy Records and released the following year. At this time usually playing solo or with his trio, for these sessions Evans was the leader of an all-star quintet featuring Harold Land on tenor saxophone, guitarist Kenny Burrell, Ray Brown on bass, and Philly Joe Jones drums.

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[4]

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Scott Yanow called the album "a nice change of pace."^[2]

Track listing[]

"Sweet Dulcinea Blue" (Kenny Wheeler) – 6:02
"Martina" (Michel Legrand, Eddy Marnay, Hal Shaper) – 8:12
"Second Time Around" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn) – 3:41
"A Child Is Born" (Thad Jones, Alec Wilder) – 7:30
"Bass Face" (Kenny Burrell) – 10:04

CD reissue bonus track:

"Nobody Else But Me" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 7:27

Personnel[]

Technical personnel[]

Helen Keane – producer
Phil Kaffel – engineer
Phil DeLancie – remastering
Galen Rowell - cover photo
Phil Bray - booklet photos

Chart positions[]

Year	Chart	Position
1977	Billboard Jazz Albums	20

References[]

^ Billboard Oct 8, 1977
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Yanow, Scott. "Quintessence > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 73. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 458. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

External links[]

[1] Billboard Oct 8, 1977

[AM-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Yanow, Scott. "Quintessence > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved June 28, 2011.

[RSJRG-3] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 73. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[Penguin-4] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 458. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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As leader	New Jazz Conceptions Tenderly: An Informal Session Everybody Digs Bill Evans On Green Dolphin Street The Ivory Hunters Portrait in Jazz Know What I Mean? Explorations Sunday at the Village Vanguard Waltz for Debby Nirvana Undercurrent Moon Beams How My Heart Sings! Interplay Empathy Loose Blues The Solo Sessions, Vol. 1 The Solo Sessions, Vol. 2 The Gary McFarland Orchestra Conversations With Myself Plays the Theme from The V.I.P.s and Other Great Songs Time Remembered At Shelly's Manne-Hole Trio 64 Stan Getz & Bill Evans The Bill Evans Trio "Live" Waltz for Debby Trio '65 Bill Evans Trio with Symphony Orchestra Bill Evans at Town Hall Intermodulation A Simple Matter of Conviction Further Conversations with Myself California Here I Come Bill Evans at the Montreux Jazz Festival Alone What's New Jazzhouse You're Gonna Hear from Me From Left to Right Quiet Now Montreux II Piano Player The Bill Evans Album Living Time The Tokyo Concert Eloquence Half Moon Bay Since We Met Re: Person I Knew Symbiosis But Beautiful Blue in Green: The Concert in Canada Intuition The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album Montreux III Alone (Again) Quintessence Together Again Crosscurrents I Will Say Goodbye You Must Believe in Spring Getting Sentimental New Conversations Live in Buenos Aires 1979 Affinity Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz We Will Meet Again Homecoming The Paris Concert: Edition One The Paris Concert: Edition Two Turn Out the Stars: The Final Village Vanguard Recordings Letter to Evan Turn Out the Stars The Last Waltz: The Final Recordings Consecration: The Final Recordings Part 2
Compositions	"Waltz for Debby" "Blue in Green" "Flamenco Sketches" "Time Remembered" "Peace Piece"
Band members	Monty Budwig Larry Bunker Jack DeJohnette Eddie Gómez Chuck Israels Marc Johnson Philly Joe Jones Sam Jones Teddy Kotick Joe LaBarbera Scott LaFaro Michael Moore Marty Morell Paul Motian Gary Peacock
Associated musicians	Cannonball Adderley Chet Baker Tony Bennett Bob Brookmeyer Kenny Burrell Ron Carter Miles Davis Stan Getz Jim Hall Freddie Hubbard Lee Konitz Harold Land Shelly Manne Warne Marsh Claus Ogerman George Russell Zoot Sims Toots Thielemans Monica Zetterlund
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