Crosscurrents (Bill Evans album)

Crosscurrents is an album by American jazz pianist Bill Evans, recorded in early 1977 and released in 1978 on Fantasy as F 9568. Along with Evans' trio of Eddie Gómez and Eliot Zigmund, Lee Konitz and Warne Marsh guest on alto and tenor saxophone respectively.

Reception

AllMusic critic Scott Yanow called the album "a superior set" and wrote that "Konitz and Marsh always worked very well together and their cool-toned improvising makes this outing by Bill Evans something special."

Track listing

1. "Eiderdown" (Steve Swallow) – 8:21
2. "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" (Porter) – 3:31
3. "Pensativa" (Clare Fischer) – 5:39
4. "Speak Low" (Nash, Weill) – 6:34
5. "When I Fall in Love" (Heyman, Young) – 4:18
6. "Night and Day" (Porter) – 6:06

<small>Bonus tracks on CD reissue:</small>

1. <li value=7>"Eiderdown" [Take 9] – 5:38
2. "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" [Take 7] – 3:30
3. "Night and Day" [Take 9] – 7:05

Personnel

• Bill Evans – piano
• Lee Konitz – alto saxophone
• Warne Marsh – tenor saxophone
• Eddie Gómez – bass
• Eliot Zigmund – drums

Production

• Helen Keane – producer
• Phil Kaffel – engineer
• Phil DeLancie – digital remastering

Chart positions

References

External links

• The Bill Evans Memorial Library
• Crosscurrents on Jazzdisco.org