Bill Evans / Shelly Manne With Monty Budwig

Empathy

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• 1 The Washington Twist
• 2 The Washington Twist
• 3 Let's Go Back To The Waltz
• 4 Goodbye (quartet version)
• 5 With A Song In My Heart
• 6 Goodbye
• 7 I Believe In You

This album came about through a fortuitous convergence of circumstances. Shelly Manne & His Men were appearing at New York’s Village Vanguard, sharing the bill with the Bill Evans Trio. Creed Taylor set up a session at Rudy Van Gelder’s studio with Evans and Manne sharing top billing. Manne’s bass player, Monty Budwig, made up the trio. This was a busman’s holiday for Evans, who was freed from the musical parameters he had set for his then-current trio. The result is that his playing seemed lighter, freer, and more relaxed than it had for a while (...) It’s clear that everyone was having a good time and simply enjoying being relieved of their duties with their regular combos, even if for just one day.