Homecoming (Bill Evans album)

Homecoming is a live album by jazz pianist Bill Evans with Marc Johnson and Joe LaBarbera recorded at Southeastern Louisiana University in 1979 but not released until 1999 on the Milestone label.[1]

Homecoming
Live album by
ReleasedApril 13, 1999
RecordedNovember 6, 1979
GenreJazz
LabelMilestone
ProducerEric Miller
Bill Evans chronology
Piano Player
(1998)
Homecoming
(1999)
The Last Waltz: The Final Recordings
(2000)

Reception edit

The Allmusic review by Rick Anderson awarded the album 4 stars and states "This disc is a valuable historical document, but it's also a genuine pleasure to listen to".[2] The All About Jazz review by Douglas Payne stated "Homecoming is a rich, instructive insight into the genius of this already over-recorded piano wonder — for hardcore devotees and the mildly interested alike... Homecoming is worth coming home to".[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [4]

Track listing edit

All compositions by Bill Evans except as indicated
  1. "Re: Person I Knew" - 4:03
  2. "Midnight Mood" (Ben Raleigh, Joe Zawinul) - 6:22
  3. "Laurie" - 7:46
  4. "Theme from M*A*S*H (Suicide Is Painless)" (Mike Altman, Johnny Mandel) - 4:11
  5. "Turn Out the Stars" - 4:52
  6. "Very Early" - 5:11
  7. "But Beautiful" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 4:12
  8. "I Loves You, Porgy" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) - 5:40
  9. "Up with the Lark" (Jerome Kern, Leo Robin) - 5:38
  10. "Minha (All Mine)" (Francis Hime) - 3:41
  11. "I Do It for Your Love" (Paul Simon) - 5:52
  12. "Some Day My Prince Will Come" (Frank Churchill, Larry Morey) - 6:25
  13. Interview with Bill Evans by Rod Starns - 6:00
  • Recorded at the Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana on November 6, 1979.

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ Bill Evans discography accessed March 24, 2010
  2. ^ a b Anderson, R. Allmusic Review accessed March 24, 2010
  3. ^ Payne, D. Homecoming Review, All About Jazz, June 1, 1999
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 459. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.