{"product_id":"bill-evans-interplay-2lp","title":"Bill Evans - Interplay [2LP]","description":"\u003cp\u003eBill Evans stepped outside the trio format for Interplay, his 1963 quintet session, presented here as a 180-gram double LP.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecorded in New York in 1962 for Riverside with producer Orrin Keepnews, the album pairs Evans with trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, guitarist Jim Hall, bassist Percy Heath and drummer Philly Joe Jones. It is one of the rare non-trio records from his Riverside years, and the chemistry between these players is a pleasure to hear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe repertoire leans on standards taken at brisker tempos than Evans usually favoured. \"You and the Night and the Music\" opens with bright, propulsive swing, Hubbard's trumpet crackling over Philly Joe's crisp drumming, while \"When You Wish Upon a Star\" becomes a relaxed, lyrical reading with plenty of space for Hall's warm guitar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvans' own title track gives every soloist room to stretch, and \"You Go to My Head\" unfolds at a gentler pace, drawing on the rapport he and Hall had built on their duo sessions that same year. Heath's walking bass keeps everything grounded, and Evans comps with the delicacy that made him so admired by other musicians.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt remains one of the most sociable records in his catalogue, a fine companion to the classic trio sessions, and the two-disc format gives these long, conversational performances plenty of space.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57109926183217,"sku":"753088944512","price":89.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/2026\/7313\/files\/Bill_Evans-Interplay_2LP.jpg?v=1792935114","url":"https:\/\/vinyl.com\/products\/bill-evans-interplay-2lp","provider":"Vinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}