BILL EVANS: NEW JAZZ CONCEPTIONS (MONO)

Performer: Bill Evans, piano; Teddy Kotick, double bass; Paul Motian, drums
Composer: Bill Evans
Number of discs: 2
Barcode: 0753088222375
Label: Analogue Productions
Format: 45 RPM LP, 2 × 180-gram discs
Genre: Jazz
Year: 2025

Double 180-gram 45 RPM LP

The legendary New Jazz Conceptions by Bill Evans in mono

Album taken from the unmissable box set The Bill Evans Riverside Recordings

Remastered from the original analog tapes by Kevin Gray and Steve Hoffman at AcousTech Mastering

Pressed at RTI

Reviews of the vinyl box set The Bill Evans Riverside Recordings released by Analogue Productions: “In most cases, these are recordings of extraordinary sound, better than anything else you’ll find. If you love music, you should seriously consider purchasing this box set” (Fred Kaplan, Stereophile, November 1, 2017).

Among all Analogue Productions reissues, few titles have received the same praise as the 45 RPM editions of Bill Evans’ Riverside catalog. The American label has now decided to release each album from that fantastic collection individually. These are the definitive versions for audiophile jazz enthusiasts to add to their collections!

In September 1956, a 27-year-old pianist named Bill Evans quietly recorded New Jazz Conceptions, his debut album and a bold statement from an artist still unknown to the wider public. At the time, Evans was not yet a name spoken with reverence in jazz circles; Miles Davis had not yet called him, and most listeners had no idea what to expect. Listening today, however, one can sense the spark of genius that would soon revolutionize modern jazz piano. On this record, Evans’ introspective touch, harmonic daring, and rhythmic sensitivity are fully formed. Both in the intricate trio interplay and the luminous solo passages, there is an unmistakable sense of discovery from an artist thinking and feeling in real time at the keyboard. It is music that is both cerebral and deeply human, never losing its emotional appeal.

For collectors, New Jazz Conceptions is not just Evans’ first step, but the blueprint for everything that followed. One can recognize the DNA of his later masterpieces—the sound that inspired Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Keith Jarrett, and subsequent generations. This is Bill Evans before legend: still refining, still exploring, but unmistakably himself.

Bill Evans, piano; Teddy Kotick, double bass; Paul Motian, drums

I Love You
Five
I Got It Bad and That Ain’t Good
Conception
Easy Living
Displacement
Speak Low
Waltz for Debby
Our Delight
My Romance
No Cover, No Minimum