In need of money and wanting to quickly fulfill his contractual obligations to Riverside,
Bill Evans recorded two albums worth of solos in one day. The emotional and rather stark music was not initially released until the late '80s although it is now available on a pair of CDs. Due to the lack of much mood or tempo variation, this particular set is recommended mostly for
Evans completists and longtime fans. There are two medleys (the pianist was playing one tune after another and a few songs overlapped) and every number would be recorded by
Evans (generally in trio formats) at other times. Interesting but not essential music. ~ Scott Yanow