Starfish and the Moon

Starfish and the Moon

ASIN: B000001ZZC

Editorial Reviews
Jazz Times
Eminently listenable but bubbling with cool moods and grooves, this acoustic project finds Evans soaring on soprano and tenor ... slippery and slinky due to some effective slide guitar work paired with a simple folklike melody, "Something in the Rose," an Evans original, conjures an ancient atmosphere.... "Whiskey Talk" and "Red Dog" provide funky relief, both vehicles for the leader's gutsy tenor tendencies.... The remaining material is equally consistent, with happening grooves and measured but dynamic improvisations.

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Average customer rating: No rap. I freely admit it . . . the complete package Bank on Bill

Starfish and the Moon Bill Evans Manufacturer: JVC Victor ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Cool Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Touch Escape ASIN: B000001ZZC Release Date: 1997-09-16

Tracks:

1. Something In The Rose
2. Starfish And The Moon
3. Little Slow Poke
4. I'll Miss You
5. Whiskey Talk
6. The Last Goodbye
7. Red Dog
8. It's Only History
9. Big Blue Hat
10. Shady Lady

Customer Reviews:

No rap........2005-05-28

I freely admit it . . ........2003-12-14

And, thankfully, it doesn't on this entirely enjoyable disc.

Maybe it's because Bill Evans (tenor and soprano sax) retained just enough of a genuine jazz sensibility from his days as a Miles Davis sideman; maybe it's because the band, including my favorite Eastern European percussion/voice wildman, Arto Tuncboyacian, a young Adam Rogers on guitar, monster bassman James Genus, fluid keysman Jim Beard, manages to always skate just this side of jazz lite; maybe it's because the tunes, almost all by leader Evans, have just enough spine to keep them from slipping into unlistenable syrup--I don't know what it is, but it works. At least for me.

And I think it'll work for you too, if you're not a jazz snob who listens only to Anthony Braxton and Cecil Taylor.

The vibe here is what I call "Heartland Jazz," pioneered by Bill Frisell and perfected by Joel Harrison on his remarkable disc, Free Country (see my Listmania List for other examples of this unique genre).

Check it out; I think you'll like it.

the complete package.......2002-04-08

Bank on Bill.......2002-03-02

Average customer rating:

[2 CD Set] Starfish & The Moon / Jazz Masters (e.f.s.a. collection) Bill Evans ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000QGXZWS

Product Description

Average customer rating:

Starfish & the Moon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000P5F7PS Release Date: 2007-05-08

Average customer rating:

(2 CD) Jazz Masters / Starfish & the Moon Manufacturer: MANDARIM / ESCAPADE ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cool Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B000FISF8G

Average customer rating:

Starfish and the Moon Bill Evans Manufacturer: Jvc Victor ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Cool Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005GWNC Release Date: 1997-09-03

Tracks:

1. Somethin in the Rose
2. Starfish & The Moon
3. Little Slow Poke
4. I'll Miss You
5. Whiskey Talk
6. Last Goodbye
7. Red Dog
8. It's Only History
9. Big Blue Hat
10. Shady Lady

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