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2002 live album by Bill Evans
Consecration: The Final Recordings Part 2
Released 2002 Recorded August 31 & September 1–7, 1980
Genre
Jazz
Label
Milestone
Consecration: The Final Recordings Part 2 is an 8-CD
box set
live album by
jazz
pianist
Bill Evans with
Marc Johnson and
Joe LaBarbera recorded during a nine night residency at
Keystone Korner in
San Francisco in 1980 and released on the
Milestone label in 2002.
[1] Additional recordings from this concert series were released as
The Last Waltz: The Final Recordings in 2000.
Reception
Thom Jurek of
Allmusic stated "there is undeniable evidence that not only was Evans in a state of creative rebirth at the end of his life, but was perhaps at his zenith as a composer, arranger, and — above all — as an improviser".
[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Bill Evans except as indicated
Disc One:
"Re: Person I Knew" - 5:54
"Tiffany" - 5:46
"
My Foolish Heart " (
Ned Washington ,
Victor Young ) - 5:24
"
Song from M*A*S*H (Suicide Is Painless) " (
Mike Altman ,
Johnny Mandel ) - 4:27
"Knit for Mary F." - 8:11
"
Days of Wine and Roses " (
Henry Mancini ,
Johnny Mercer ) - 9:42
"Your Story" - 5:02
"The Two Lonely People" (Evans,
Carol Hall ) - 8:11
"
My Romance " (
Lorenz Hart ,
Richard Rodgers ) - 11:15
Disc Two:
"Tiffany" - 6:19
"
Polka Dots and Moonbeams " (
Johnny Burke ,
Jimmy Van Heusen ) - 7:20
"
Like Someone in Love (Burke, Van Heusen) - 7:46
"Letter to Evan" - 8:59
"Gary's Theme" (
Gary McFarland ) - 7:15
"Days of Wine and Roses" (Mancini, Mercer) - 8:36
"I Do It for Your Love" (
Paul Simon ) - 7:01
"My Romance" (Hart, Rodgers) - 9:19
Disc Three:
"Re: Person I Knew" - 5:04
"Tiffany" - 5:50
"Knit for Mary F." - 6:44
"Like Someone in Love" (Burke, Van Heusen) - 7:12
"Your Story" - 4:42
"
Someday My Prince Will Come " (
Frank Churchill ,
Larry Morey ) - 7:20
"I Do It for Your Love" (Simon) - 6:18
"My Romance" (Hart, Rodgers) - 10:10
Disc Four:
"Re: Person I Knew" - 5:06
"Tiffany" - 5:56
"Polka Dots and Moonbeams" (Burke, Van Heusen) - 7:07
"Song from M*A*S*H (Suicide Is Painless)" (Altman, Mandel) - 5:03
"Your Story" - 4:43
"Like Someone in Love" (Burke, Van Heusen) - 6:48
"Knit for Mary F." - 6:51
"The Two Lonely People" (Evans, Hall) - 8:23
"My Romance" (Hart, Rodgers) - 9:28
Disc Five:
"Up With the Lark" (
Jerome Kern ,
Leo Robin ) - 7:15
"Mornin' Glory" (
Bobbie Gentry ) - 4:07
"Polka Dots and Moonbeams" (Burke, Van Heusen) - 6:38
"Like Someone in Love" (Burke, Van Heusen) - 7:21
"Turn Out the Stars" - 8:36
"Your Story" - 4:36
"
Emily " (
Johnny Mandel ,
Johnny Mercer ) - 5:10
"I Do It for Your Love" (Simon) - 6:15
"My Romance" (Hart, Rodgers) - 8:57
Disc Six:
"Re: Person I Knew" - 4:37
"Tiffany" - 5:33
"Knit for Mary F." - 6:52
"My Foolish Heart" (Washington, Young) - 4:54
"
Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me) " (
Leslie Bricusse ,
Anthony Newley ) - 6:20
"Emily" (Mandel, Mercer) - 4:48
"Laurie" - 8:05
"
You and the Night and the Music " (
Howard Dietz ,
Arthur Schwartz ) - 6:21
Disc Seven:
"Re: Person I Knew" - 4:36
"Laurie" - 7:02
"Bill's Hit Tune" - 7:35
"The Two Lonely People" (Evans, Hall) - 7:53
"Song from M*A*S*H (Suicide Is Painless)" (Altman, Mandel) - 4:17
"My Foolish Heart" (Washington, Young) - 4:13
"Days of Wine and Roses" (Mancini, Mercer) - 8:23
"
But Beautiful " (Burke, Van Heusen) - 3:11
Disc Eight:
"Emily" (Mandel, Mercer) - 4:47
"Polka Dots and Moonbeams" (Burke, Van Heusen) - 6:17
"Like Someone in Love" (Burke, Van Heusen) - 6:51
"Your Story" - 4:20
"Days of Wine and Roses" (Mancini, Mercer) - 7:55
"Knit for Mary F." - 6:27
"Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)" (Bricusse, Newley) - 5:01
"I Do It for Your Love" (Simon) - 5:46
"My Romance" (Hart, Rodgers) - 9:03
Recorded at Keystone Korner, San Francisco on August 31 (disc 1), September 1 (disc 2), September 2 (disc 3), September 3 (disc 4), September 4 (disc 5), September 5 (disc 6), September 6 (disc 7), and September 7 (disc 8), 1980.
Personnel
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