A Simple Matter of Conviction | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | January 1967 [1] | |||
Recorded | October 4, 1966 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 37:36 | |||
Label |
Verve V6-6785 | |||
Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
Bill Evans chronology | ||||
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A Simple Matter of Conviction is an album by jazz pianist Bill Evans, released in 1967 on Verve. It's the second and last collaboration between Evans and Shelly Manne after their 1962 Empathy album.
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
Writing for Allmusic, music critic Bob Rusch wrote of the album: "What separated this from the average good Bill Evans date was the inclusion of Shelly Manne on drums, who inventively pushed and took unexpected chances." [2]