Alone (Again)
Alone (Again) is a solo piano album by American jazz pianist Bill Evans, recorded in December 1975 but not released until 1977 on Fantasy Records. It was reissued on CD in 1994 by Original Jazz Classics.
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| Released | Early December 1977[1] | |||
| Recorded | December 16–18, 1975 | |||
| Studio | Fantasy Studios, Berkeley | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 43:07 | |||
| Label | Fantasy F 9542 | |||
| Producer | Helen Keane | |||
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Reception
| Review scores | |
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| 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 wrote of the album "... Evans plays well enough on this set of unaccompanied solos (reissued on CD), but the material is generally not worth the intense explorations that it receives."[2]
Track listing
- "The Touch of Your Lips" (Ray Noble) – 7:07
- "In Your Own Sweet Way" (Dave Brubeck) – 8:59
- "Make Someone Happy" (Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green) – 7:14
- "What Kind of Fool Am I?" (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) – 6:10
- "People" (Jule Styne, Bob Merrill) – 13:37
Personnel
- Bill Evans – piano
Additional personnel
- Helen Keane – producer
- Ray Hall – engineer
- Dennis Drake – remastering
- Richard Seidel – liner notes
Chart positions
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Billboard Jazz Albums | 31 |
References
- Billboard Dec 24, 1977
- Yanow, Scott. "Alone Again > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 74. 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.
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