Bill Evans w/ Tony Oxley

[Peter]

From JazzMessengers. An unsual sideman for Evans.

[Larry Kart]

Info in previous post (about a Bill Evans album with Tony Oxley) deleted. Again -- forum rules prohibit linking to bootlegs, and that's what this album is.

[JSngry]

Is a YouTube video ok? No links to product involved.

I don't hear Oxley making much difference one way or the other, to be honest, although Evans sounds a little less rushed than usual.

[John L]

According to Oxley, the gig was not very successful. There was a problem with the sound system, and he couldn't even hear what Evans was playing most of the night. He just locked into Gomez and hoped for the best.

Enja released the Nardis from this concert on a compilation disc called Live at the Festival. It sounds pretty nice.

[JSngry]

Enja released the Nardis from this concert on a compilation disc called Live at the Festival. It sounds pretty nice.

Geez, I have that record. Thanks for the reminder!

[paul secor]

I have the Enja record but haven't listened to it in a while. The Evans track never made much of an impression on me - as a matter of fact, I'd forgotten that Tony Oxley played on it. I'll have to listen again.

Oxley must be one of the few people who recorded with both Bill Evans and Cecil. I can think of Chuck Israels, plus Trane and Max on two separate George Russell big big band dates. No one else comes to mind.

[sambrasa]

I have the Enja record but haven't listened to it in a while. The Evans track never made much of an impression on me - as a matter of fact, I'd forgotten that Tony Oxley played on it. I'll have to listen again.

Oxley must be one of the few people who recorded with both Bill Evans and Cecil. I can think of Chuck Israels, plus Trane and Max on two separate George Russell big big band dates. No one else comes to mind.

Sam Rivers played on Evans' Living Time album and toured with Cecil Taylor.

[colinmce]

Interesting connections!

[paul secor]

I have the Enja record but haven't listened to it in a while. The Evans track never made much of an impression on me - as a matter of fact, I'd forgotten that Tony Oxley played on it. I'll have to listen again.

Oxley must be one of the few people who recorded with both Bill Evans and Cecil. I can think of Chuck Israels, plus Trane and Max on two separate George Russell big big band dates. No one else comes to mind.

edit - Forgot the obvious - Trane not only recorded with Evans on a Russell track but, famously, on Kind of Blue. Can't believe I forgot that one.

I have the Enja record but haven't listened to it in a while. The Evans track never made much of an impression on me - as a matter of fact, I'd forgotten that Tony Oxley played on it. I'll have to listen again.

Oxley must be one of the few people who recorded with both Bill Evans and Cecil. I can think of Chuck Israels, plus Trane and Max on two separate George Russell big big band dates. No one else comes to mind.

Sam Rivers played on Evans' Living Time album and toured with Cecil Taylor.

Rivers toured and recorded with Cecil - 3 LPs on Shandar, reissued on Prestige.

Edited January 4, 2013 by paul secor

[clifford_thornton]

I remember the Evans track from Live at the Festival being super odd, and pretty well dominated by Oxley's playing (which I like).

This YouTube video sounds pretty rough. I probably don't need the disc.