Explorations

BILL EVANS TRIO

BILL EVANS TRIO

BASS
Scott La Faro

DRUMS
Paul Motian

PIANO
Bill Evans

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SYNOPSIS

Recorded for Riverside with his celebrated trio featuring Scott LaFaro on bass and Paul Motian on drums, Explorations captures Bill Evans at a creative peak. The album finds the group reimagining standards and originals with a delicate balance of lyricism, subtle swing, and daring harmonic interplay. Evans’ introspective touch, paired with LaFaro’s agile counterpoint and Motian’s nuanced rhythms, reshaped the piano trio format into a true conversation among equals. A cornerstone of modern jazz, Explorations remains one of Evans’ most essential and influential recordings.

GENRE & STYLE

Jazz
Modal, Cool Jazz

PERSONNEL

PRODUCER, LINER NOTES
Orrin Keepnews

COVER DESIGN
Ken Deardoff

PHOTOGRAPHY
Steve Schapiro

PRESSING INFORMATION

Milestone – SMJ-6038 / SRS-6002
LP | 12”, 33⅓ RPM
Japan / 1974
Reissue, Signed

MASTERED BY
Jack Matthews

RECORDING ENGINEER
Bill Stoddard

LINER NOTES
Hiroaki Nakano (中野 宏昭)

IDENTIFIERS

Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 - Runout, side A): 〄Ⓑ RLP 12351AⓈ 113 V
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 - Runout, side B): RLP 12351B 121 +
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 - Runout, side A): 〄Ⓑ RLP 12351AⓈ 111✢✢✢✢ D
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 - Runout, side B): RLP 12351B 111✢✢
Matrix / Runout (Variant 3 - Runout, side A): 〄Ⓑ RLP 12351AⓈ 111✢✢✢✢ B D E F G
Matrix / Runout (Variant 3 - Runout, side B): RLP 12351B 112✢✢

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