Personnel: Bill Evans (piano); Chuck Israels, Eddie Gomez (bass); Jack DeJohnette, Arnold Wise, Larry Bunker, Philly Joe Jones (drums). Recorded live at the Trident Club, Sausalito, California; the Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland; the Village Vanguard and Town Hall, New York, New York between 1964 and 1968. Includes liner notes by Tom Nolan. Evans and his assorted trios dance, drive and blow through several standards that were part of his regular repetoire, as well as two originals. The richness of Evans' voicings, his rhythmic dexterity, the seemingly endless fount of pure invention and the support of some of jazz's most compassionate rhythm players--all contribute to the distinction of this collection. Evans doesn't so much interpret familiar tunes here as deconstruct them. Piecing them back together with his finely tuned ear and profound sense of harmony is the essence of his art. For all the technique that goes into these renditions, there is often such a high level of intuitive exchange within... Minimize