{"product_id":"bill-evans-trio-on-a-friday-evening","title":"Bill Evans Trio - On A Friday Evening","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor nearly half a century, the tapes lay forgotten — until now. Thanks to audio restoration by Plangent Processes and mastering by Paul Blakemore, it sounds just as fresh today as it did in 1975.\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e On a Friday Evening \u003c\/em\u003eis an engaging and deeply intimate album that finds pianist \u003c\/span\u003eBill Evans\u003cspan\u003e and his trio in performance at Oil Can Harry's in Vancouver, British Columbia. Recorded by radio host Gary Barclay, the album was initially broadcast on Barclay's CHQM jazz show before languishing unheard for the next 40 years. Fully restored, this 2021 archival release finds \u003c\/span\u003eEvans\u003cspan\u003e backed by one of his best latter-career rhythm sections featuring bassist \u003c\/span\u003eEddie Gomez\u003cspan\u003e and drummer \u003c\/span\u003eEliot Zigmund\u003cspan\u003e. Radio broadcasts of live concerts were not unheard of in the '60s and '70s, and \u003cem\u003eOn a Friday Evening \u003c\/em\u003eworks as a nice companion album to the similar 2017 radio restoration \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eOn a Monday Evening\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e,\u003c\/em\u003e which featured the same lineup and some of the same tunes. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThat said, \u003cem\u003eOn a Friday Evening\u003c\/em\u003e is an even better sounding restoration and truly represents the intricate group dynamics and virtuosity they'd developed on tour together. While \u003c\/span\u003eGomez\u003cspan\u003e had been with \u003c\/span\u003eEvans\u003cspan\u003e since 1968, the trio's warm and enveloping style becomes even more impressive when you realize that drummer \u003c\/span\u003eZigmund\u003cspan\u003e was barely into his first year with the pianist when they hit the stage at Oil Can Harry's in June of 1975. Together, they play with a lithe focus that balances \u003c\/span\u003eEvans\u003cspan\u003e' close-eyed intensity with moments of lively, contrapuntal group interplay. Particularly enrapturing is their take on \"Sugar Plum,\" which \u003c\/span\u003eEvans\u003cspan\u003e kicks off by himself, anchoring his twirling right-hand lines with steady left-hand chords before \u003c\/span\u003eGomez\u003cspan\u003e takes his own lyrical solo. We also get equally inspired renditions of such \u003c\/span\u003eEvans\u003cspan\u003e' favorites as \"Sareen Jurer,\" \"Quiet Now,\" and \"How Deep Is the Ocean.\"\u003c\/span\u003e — via AllMusic\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y0EZ6cTc5SQ?si=8Y5_SzAhwhX0EbIp\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Craft Recordings \u003cbr\u003eFormat: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, 180g\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 2021\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Jazz\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Modal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Audiophile Jazz\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Craft Recordings","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45238801858718,"sku":"888072158634","price":70.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/fridayevening.webp?v=1741857246","url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/products\/bill-evans-trio-on-a-friday-evening","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}