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Undercurrent is a 1962 album by jazz pianist Bill Evans and jazz guitarist Jim Hall. The two men collaborated again in 1966 on the album Intermodulation.

Undercurrent
Studio album by Bill Evans and Jim Hall
Released	August 18, 1962[1]
Recorded	April 24 & May 14, 1962
Studio	Sound Makers, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	30:12 original LP 52:21 CD reissue
Label	United Artists UAJS 15003
Producer	Alan Douglas
Bill Evans chronology
Waltz for Debby (1962) Undercurrent (1962) Moon Beams (1962)
Bill Evans and Jim Hall chronology
Undercurrent (1962) Intermodulation (1966)
Alternative cover
Blue Note 1988 reissue

Cover and releases

The front cover image for Undercurrent is Toni Frissell's photograph "Weeki Wachee Spring, Florida". The album was originally released on United Artists, then reissued by Solid State in 1968. Later, the album was reissued on the Blue Note label; both Blue Note and United Artists Records have been part of the same catalog for many decades. The original LP and the first CD reissue featured a cropped, blue-tinted version, overlaid with the title and the Blue Note logo in white; but for the most recent (24-bit remastered) CD reissue, the image has been restored to its original black-and-white coloration and size, without lettering.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
DownBeat	[2] (Original Lp release)
AllMusic	[3]
All About Jazz	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[5]

In his November 26, 1962 review for DownBeat magazine jazz critic Pete Welding states: "This collaboration between Evans and Hall has resulted in some of the most beautiful, thoroughly ingratiating music it has been my pleasure to hear."

Track listing

Original LP

1. "My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 5:21
2. "I Hear a Rhapsody" (Jack Baker, George Fragos, Dick Gasparre) – 4:36
3. "Dream Gypsy" (Judith Veevers)– 4:33
4. "Romain" (Jim Hall) – 5:19
5. "Skating in Central Park" (John Lewis) – 5:19
6. "Darn That Dream" (Eddie DeLange, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 5:04

Bonus tracks on 2002 Blue Note CD reissue:

7. "Stairway to the Stars" (Matty Malneck, Mitchell Parish, Frank Signorelli) – 5:38
8. "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You" (George Bassman, Ned Washington) – 4:13
9. "My Funny Valentine [Alternate Take] – 6:54
10. "Romain" [Alternate Take] – 5:24

Recorded on April 24 (#2, 7, 8) and May 14 (all others), 1962.

Personnel

• Bill Evans – piano
• Jim Hall – guitar

References

External links

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

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