Vinyl Record

Bill Evans Trio - Interplay (Original Jazz Classics Series)

Buy Bill Evans Trio - Interplay on vinyl at Kilmorna Collection, Listowel. A refined jazz session with Bill Evans, Freddie Hubbard, Jim Hall, Percy Heath and Philly Joe Jones.

LP · Jazz

Available from Kilmorna Collection in Listowel.

Buyer notes: LP, currently available from the Kilmorna Collection Jazz shelf. Pay for pickup in Listowel or ship within Ireland for EUR 5.50.

Interplay places Bill Evans in a wider small-group setting, with Freddie Hubbard, Jim Hall, Percy Heath and Philly Joe Jones giving the music a different lift from his better known trio work. The playing is elegant but alert, with Evans keeping his lyrical touch while the band opens the arrangements into brighter hard bop conversation.

The album matters because it shows Evans outside the purely introspective trio frame. It is still unmistakably his world, but the added horns and guitar give the session more colour, swing and exchange.

A strong pick for buyers building a serious jazz shelf beyond the most obvious titles. The Original Jazz Classics series also gives it a clean reissue context for modern listeners.

Lyrical jazz piano with trumpet, guitar, brushed swing, warm bass and relaxed hard bop movement.