Bill Evans at Town Hall

Bill Evans at Town Hall is a live album by American jazz pianist Bill Evans and his Trio, released in 1966.

Bill Evans at Town Hall
Live album by Bill Evans
Released	1966
Recorded	February 21, 1966
Venue	The Town Hall, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	35:12
Label	Verve
Bill Evans chronology
Bill Evans Trio with Symphony Orchestra (1966) Bill Evans at Town Hall (1966) Intermodulation (1966)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Scott Yanow called the album: "... a superior effort by Bill Evans and his trio in early 1966... this live set features the group mostly performing lyrical and thoughtful standards... However the most memorable piece is the 13½-minute "Solo - In Memory of His Father," an extensive unaccompanied exploration by Evans that partly uses a theme that became "Turn Out the Stars.""[1]

Track listing

Side one

1. "I Should Care" (Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston) – 5:30
2. "Spring Is Here" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 5:00
3. "Who Can I Turn To" (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) – 6:17

Side two

1. "Make Someone Happy" (Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne) – 4:45
2. "Solo - In Memory of His Father Harry L. (Prologue/Improvisation on Two Themes/Story Line/Turn Out the Stars/Epilogue)" (Evans) – 13:40

Reissue

1. "I Should Care" (Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston) – 5:30
2. "Spring Is Here" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 5:00
3. "Who Can I Turn To" (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) – 6:17
4. "Make Someone Happy" (Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne) – 4:45
5. "In Memory of His Father Harry L. (Prologue/Story Line/Turn Out the Stars/Epilogue)" (Evans) – 13:40
6. "Beautiful Love" (Haven Gillespie, Wayne King, Egbert Van Alstyne, Victor Young) – 6:56
7. "My Foolish Heart" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) – 4:51
8. "One for Helen" (Evans) – 5:51

Personnel

• Bill Evans – piano, keyboards
• Chuck Israels – bass
• Arnold Wise – drums

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
1967	Billboard Jazz Albums	12

References

1. Yanow, Scott. "Bill Evans at Town Hall Review". Allmusic. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 74. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

External links

• The Bill Evans Memorial Library