A1 | Beautiful Love | Van Alstyne [Egbert Van Alstyne], Gillespie [Haven Gillespie], Young [Victor Young], King [Wayne King] | 5:20 |
A2 | Spartacus-Love Theme (From ’Spartacus’) | North [Alex North] | 5:05 |
A3 | I Believe In You | Loesser [Frank Loesser] | 5:48 |
A4 | Valse (Based On A Theme By J.S. Bach) | Ogerman [Claus Ogerman], Bach [Johann Sebastian Bach] | 5:50 |
B1 | Bemsha-Swing | Best [Denzil Best], Monk [Thelonious Monk] | 2:54 |
B2 | Danny Boy | Weatherly [Fred E. Weatherly] | 3:40 |
B3 | I’ve Got You Under My Skin | Porter [Cole Porter] | 3:10 |
B4 | My Foolish Heart | Washington [Ned Washington], Young [Victor Young] | 5:10 |
B5 | How About You | Lane [Burton Lane], Freed [Ralph Freed] | 2:45 |
Bass | Chuck Israels | A1,A4,B4 |
Drums | Arnie Wise [Arnold Wise] | A1,B4 |
Piano | Bill Evans | A1,A3-A4,B2-B4 |
Piano [Three Pianos] | Bill Evans | A2,B1,B5 |
Bass | Monty Budwig | A3,B2 |
Drums | Shelly Manne | A3,B2 |
Drums | Grady Tate | A4 |
Guitar | Jim Hall | B3 |
Recorded at Town Hall, New York
Recorded at Webster Hall
Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
A1, B4 : Recorded February 21, 1966. Previously unreleased.
A2, B5 : Recorded January and February, 1963. Originally released on the Verve album ’Conversations With Myself’ (V6-8526)
B1 : Recorded January and February, 1963. Previously unreleased.
A3, B2 : Recorded August 14, 1962. Originally released on the Verve album ’Empathy’ (v6-8497)
B3 : Recorded April 7 and May 10, 1966. Originally released on the Verve album ’Inter-Modulation’ (V6-8655)
A4 : Recorded October and December, 1965. Originally released on the Verve album ’Bill Evans Trio With Symphony Orchestra’ (V6-8640)
Label fine print reads : MGM RECORDS-A DIVISION OF METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER, INC.-Made in U.S.A.
Love Theme From ’Spartacus’
Beautiful Love(from The Best Of Bill Evans)- Bill Evans