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Portrait in Jazz is an album by American jazz pianist Bill Evans, released in 1960. It is the first of only two studio albums to be recorded with his famous trio featuring bassist Scott LaFaro and drummer Paul Motian.

Portrait in Jazz
Studio album by The Bill Evans Trio
Released	1960
Recorded	December 28, 1959
Studio	Reeves Sound Studios, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	43:20 (original LP) 61:13 (CD reissue)
Label	Riverside RLP 12-315
Producer	Orrin Keepnews
The Bill Evans Trio chronology
Everybody Digs Bill Evans (1959) Portrait in Jazz (1960) Explorations (1961)

History

Eight months after his successful collaboration with Miles Davis on the album Kind of Blue, Evans recorded Portrait in Jazz with a new group (the Bill Evans Trio) that helped change the direction of modern jazz.

Most noticeably, LaFaro's bass is promoted from a mere accompanying instrument to one of almost equal status to the piano (though not to the extent that it would be on later albums such as Sunday at the Village Vanguard). It is one of Evans' more up-tempo and swinging albums (the presence of several ballads notwithstanding).

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Down Beat	[1]
Allmusic	[2]
Mojo	(no rating) [3]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[4]
Tom Hull	A−[5]
Jazzwise	[6]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[7]

Reviewing it for Allmusic, music critic Scott Yanow wrote of the album: "... the influential interpretations were far from routine or predictable at the time. LaFaro and Motian were nearly equal partners with the pianist in the ensembles... A gem."[2] Danny Eccleston of Mojo wrote: "Portrait In Jazz - Evans' fifth record as a band leader - gets you every which way. At its least great, it is merely brilliant... But what makes Evans extra-extra-special is the way his playing drags you in and shares the vulnerability at its core. Oh, the humanity!"[3]

Track listing

1. "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 3:24
2. "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prévert, Johnny Mercer) – 6:00
3. "Witchcraft" (Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh) – 4:37
4. "When I Fall in Love" (Victor Young, Edward Heyman) – 4:57
5. "Peri's Scope" (Bill Evans) – 3:15
6. "What Is This Thing Called Love?" (Cole Porter) – 4:36
7. "Spring Is Here" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 5:09
8. "Someday My Prince Will Come" (Frank Churchill, Larry Morey) – 4:57
9. "Blue in Green" (Miles Davis, Bill Evans) – 5:25

Bonus tracks on CD reissue:

10. "Come Rain or Come Shine" [Take 4] - 3:23
11. "Autumn Leaves" [Take 9, mono] - 5:25
12. "Blue in Green" [Take 1] – 4:39
13. "Blue in Green" [Take 2] – 4:26

Personnel

• Bill Evans – piano
• Scott LaFaro – bass
• Paul Motian – drums

Additional personnel

• Orrin Keepnews – producer
• Jack Higgins – engineer
• George Horn – mastering

References

External links

• Jazz Discography entries for Bill Evans
• Bill Evans Memorial Library discography

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Portrait in Jazz ist ein Jazzalbum von Bill Evans, das am 28. Dezember 1959 in New York City aufgenommen wurde und 1960 von Riverside Records veröffentlicht wurde.

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