The Secret Sessions

Who played on The Secret Sessions

• Bill Evans piano, instruments all tracks
• Eddie Gomez bass on 96 tracks
• Arnie Wise drums (drum set) on 33 tracks
• Philly Joe Jones drums (drum set) on 25 tracks
• Marty Morell drums (drum set) on 23 tracks
• Joe Hunt drums (drum set) on 12 tracks
• Teddy Kotick bass on 8 tracks
• Eliot Zigmund drums (drum set) on 4 tracks
• Jack DeJohnette drums (drum set) on 4 tracks
• John Dentz drums (drum set) on 3 tracks

Tracklist

1. 1-1 Very Early standard — Bill Evans 5:21
2. 1-2 'Round Midnight standard — Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams 7:59
3. 1-3 One for Helen — Bill Evans 6:20
4. 1-4 Blue in Green standard — Miles Davis, Bill Evans 4:41
5. 1-5 Turn Out the Stars standard — Bill Evans 7:49
6. 1-6 Waltz for Debby standard — Bill Evans 4:24
7. 1-7 Time Remembered standard — Bill Evans 5:41
8. 1-8 Autumn Leaves standard — Joseph Kosma 4:53
9. 1-9 I Should Care standard 4:02
10. 1-10 Elsa — Earl Zindars 5:29
11. 1-11 Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me) standard 4:55
12. 1-12 My Foolish Heart standard — Victor Young 4:15
13. 1-13 In Your Own Sweet Way / Five (theme) — Bill Evans 6:15
14. 2-1 Gloria's Step standard — Scott LaFaro 3:46
15. 2-2 Nardis standard — Miles Davis 5:12
16. 2-3 Someday My Prince Will Come standard — Frank Churchill 6:07
17. 2-4 Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me) standard 6:21
18. 2-5 Come Rain or Shine standard — Harold Arlen 5:29
19. 2-6 If You Could See Me Now standard — Tadd Dameron 4:10
20. 2-7 Spring Is Here standard — Richard Rodgers 4:01
21. 2-8 Re: Person I Knew standard — Bill Evans 5:42
22. 2-9 A Sleepin' Bee standard — Harold Arlen 3:39
23. 2-10 Emily standard — Johnny Mandel 4:32
24. 2-11 Alfie standard — Burt Bacharach 5:33
25. 2-12 Walkin' Up standard — Bill Evans 5:02
26. 2-13 You're Gonna Hear From Me — André Previn 4:43
27. 2-14 Some Other Time standard — Leonard Bernstein 5:06
28. 3-1 I'll Remember April standard — Gene de Paul 6:00
29. 3-2 Alice in Wonderland standard — Sammy Fain 5:17
30. 3-3 I Love You standard — Cole Porter 7:13
31. 3-4 Very Early standard — Bill Evans 4:49
32. 3-5 Time Remembered standard — Bill Evans 5:07
33. 3-6 'Round Midnight standard — Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams 7:28
34. 3-7 Stella by Starlight standard — Victor Young 5:11
35. 3-8 Turn Out the Stars standard — Bill Evans 5:34
36. 3-9 My Man's Gone Now standard — George Gershwin 6:29
37. 3-10 In a Sentimental Mood standard — Duke Ellington 4:57
38. 3-11 When I Fall in Love standard — Victor Young 4:35
39. 3-12 Nardis standard — Miles Davis 5:59
40. 4-1 Come Rain or Come Shine — Harold Arlen 4:53
41. 4-2 Gloria's Step standard — Scott LaFaro 3:37
42. 4-3 'Round Midnight standard — Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams 7:08
43. 4-4 Blue in Green standard — Miles Davis, Bill Evans 3:55
44. 4-5 Waltz for Debby standard — Bill Evans 5:44
45. 4-6 Detour Ahead standard — Lou Carter, Herb Ellis, Johnny Frigo 5:08
46. 4-7 On Green Dolphin Street standard — Bronisław Kaper 5:19
47. 4-8 My Foolish Heart standard — Victor Young 4:03
48. 4-9 If You Could See Me Now standard — Tadd Dameron 3:49
49. 4-10 Elsa — Earl Zindars 6:02
50. 4-11 How Deep Is the Ocean standard — Irving Berlin 6:08
51. 4-12 Polka Dots and Moonbeams — Jimmy Van Heusen 4:49
52. 4-13 I'm Getting Sentimental Over You standard — George Bassman 6:16
53. 4-14 I Should Care standard 3:47
54. 5-1 Star Eyes standard — Gene de Paul, Don Raye 5:44
55. 5-2 Peri's Scope standard — Bill Evans 6:08
56. 5-3 Haunted Heart standard — Arthur Schwartz 4:11
57. 5-4 Airegin standard — Sonny Rollins 4:17
58. 5-5 Little Lulu 4:21
59. 5-6 Five (theme) — Bill Evans 2:14
60. 5-7 Turn Out the Stars standard — Bill Evans 6:19
61. 5-8 Nardis standard — Miles Davis 6:16
62. 5-9 California Here I Come — Joseph Meyer 4:32
63. 5-10 Very Early standard — Bill Evans 4:59
64. 5-11 Easy Living standard — Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin 3:47
65. 5-12 Wonder Why — Nicholas Brodzsky 4:54
66. 5-13 Time Remembered standard — Bill Evans 4:45
67. 5-14 You and the Night and the Music standard — Arthur Schwartz 5:11
68. 6-1 Beautiful Love standard — Egbert Van Alstyne, Wayne King, Victor Young 6:24
69. 6-2 Waltz for Debby standard — Bill Evans 5:23
70. 6-3 I Fall in Love Too Easily standard — Jule Styne 3:45
71. 6-4 My Man's Gone Now standard — George Gershwin 5:57
72. 6-5 Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me) standard 5:12
73. 6-6 Polka Dots and Moonbeams — Jimmy Van Heusen 3:55
74. 6-7 Emily standard — Johnny Mandel 3:57
75. 6-8 Ev'rything I Love standard — Cole Porter 4:35
76. 6-9 Someday My Prince Will Come standard — Frank Churchill 5:58
77. 6-10 The Shadow of Your Smile standard — Johnny Mandel 6:04
78. 6-11 A Sleepin' Bee standard — Harold Arlen 4:52
79. 6-12 Blue in Green standard — Miles Davis, Bill Evans 4:03
80. 6-13 For Heaven's Sake standard — Elise Bretton, Sherman Edwards, Donald Meyer 4:34
81. 6-14 Love Is Here to Stay — George Gershwin 4:17
82. 7-1 In a Sentimental Mood standard — Duke Ellington 4:20
83. 7-2 How My Heart Sings standard — Earl Zindars 4:00
84. 7-3 On Green Dolphin Street standard — Bronisław Kaper 5:48
85. 7-4 My Foolish Heart standard — Victor Young 4:25
86. 7-5 Stella by Starlight standard — Victor Young 7:17
87. 7-6 Midnight Mood standard — Ben Raleigh, Joe Zawinul 8:10
88. 7-7 What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? standard — Michel Legrand 5:47
89. 7-8 I Should Care standard 6:59
90. 7-9 Autumn Leaves standard — Joseph Kosma 5:23
91. 7-10 Re: Person I Knew standard — Bill Evans 8:26
92. 7-11 Alfie standard — Burt Bacharach 5:19
93. 7-12 Very Early standard — Bill Evans 5:33
94. 8-1 Polka Dots and Moonbeams — Jimmy Van Heusen 4:11
95. 8-2 Mornin' Glory — Bobbie Gentry 4:30
96. 8-3 Yesterday I Heard the Rain 6:00
97. 8-4 Emily standard — Johnny Mandel 6:34
98. 8-5 Time Remembered standard — Bill Evans 5:40
99. 8-6 Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me) standard 6:43
100. 8-7 Dolphin Dance standard — Herbie Hancock 6:46
101. 8-8 Sugar Plum — Bill Evans 7:59
102. 8-9 Turn Out the Stars standard — Bill Evans 5:37
103. 8-10 Quiet Now standard — Denny Zeitlin 5:21
104. 8-11 Waltz for Debby standard — Bill Evans 7:51

Production

• Mike Harris recording
• Doug Ramsey liner notes
• Joe Tarantino editor
• Orrin Keepnews liner notes, producer

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