At Shelly's Manne-Hole


At Shelly's Manne-Hole is a live album by American jazz pianist Bill Evans, released in 1963 as his last recording for the Riverside label. The trio featured Chuck Israels, who followed Scott LaFaro on bass in autumn 1961, and Larry Bunker on drums, who just joined the reformed trio, after Paul Motian had left. An additional eight performances recorded during the trio's May 1963 engagement at Shelly's Manne-Hole were released on the album ''Time Remembered.''

Reception

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Daniel Gioffre wrote of the album: "This particular trio may lack some of the sheer combustive force of the better-known lineup, but it is, if possible, even more sensitive, melancholic, and nostalgic than the previous band... Jazz is rarely as sensitive or as melodic as this. Another classic from Bill Evans and company."

Track listing

  1. "Isn't It Romantic?" – 4:37
  2. "The Boy Next Door" – 5:22
  3. "Wonder Why" – 5:15
  4. "Swedish Pastry" – 5:45
  5. "Love Is Here to Stay" – 4:46
  6. "'Round Midnight" – 8:54
  7. "Stella by Starlight" – 4:57
  8. "All the Things You Are" – 8:44
  9. "Blues in F" – 5:44
''"All the Things You Are" was not part of the original album. It was first released on the 1989 digitally remastered CD as a bonus track. On later issues, the song appeared as the last track of the album.''

Personnel