One Of The Best Piano Trio Albums I've Ever Heard!
This is simply Bill Evans' best album or at least I think it is and it also Evan's debut on Warner Bros. Records.

There is such sadness and beauty on display here. I would compare this album with Evan's last album for Fantasy called "I Will Say Goodbye," but for some reason I find this album more haunting.

Anyone with a soul will appreciate this music no matter what style it is. I happen to be a jazz musician, so naturally I'm going to listen to jazz music, but I really think this album would be appreciated by anyone.

The music speaks for itself, so I won't comment too much about it, but I can say this album was well recorded and the remaster sounds great. Very clean and articulate.

The playing is also noteworthy. Bill Evans is in top form, Eddie Gomez on bass is virtuosic as always, and Eliot Zigmund is a great drummer and provides great support.

I highly recommend this album for anyone who's interested in Bill Evans or piano jazz. You do not want to miss this one!

Believe it!
Exceptional, even for Evans, methinks. All reviewers are correct. This trio soars and you can believe this was a superb recording date in 1977. My edition does not have the three extra tracks, but i'm not parting with it. And it's difficult to imagine why it would need Remastering! Eddie Gomez and Eliot zigmund are great here. The track "You Must Believe in Spring is enthralling and the Theme from M*A*S*H brought me out of the trance. My top Evan's favorite, riding high and bright.

Beauty comes from sadness...
This is by far my favorite album from Bill Evans. Off course i dig about everything he did since the riverside years but this one is very special to me. I also think this one's perfect for beginners and even for people who are not quite into jazz. It is very accessible and classical (such as Satie) fans have got a good chance to fall in love with this masterpiece.
I'm ranking that one as #1 on the desert island ;-)

7 notes
It just took me the first seven notes on the first track, B Minor Waltz. One of the most melancholic, moving, triping notes ever played. It's worth it even if there was nothing else in there.

Hauntingly beautiful
Back in the mid sixties when we were trying to copy in some small way Evan's incredible work from Kind of Blue, we would have given anything to hear some of these incredible ballads like "You Must Believe in Spring".
Eddie Gomez does a fabulous job of complementing Evans in the unique trio style that encouraged a bass player to interact not simply support the piano player.
In my 40 year attempt to understand Evan's demons and the baggage he was carrying, this CD sticks in my mind especially one particular figure from the title cut.
The reluctance to release "...Spring" says to me that the people responsible perhaps "did not believe" and who could blame them. Evans remains a dark and introspective artist. (I have an interesting instructional tape done with his brother on the art of jazz but he never seems to fully open the door)
Although one could guess that Evans would not have agreed, the title cut of "...Spring" introduces the listener to Michel LeGrand and perhaps in turn the fabulous lyrics of Marilyn and Alan Bergman. Evans stepped outside of "conventional" jazz composers and helped bridge a gap between these talented people and the jazz community.
Worth it to hear Evans one more time again AND to listen to Gomez' tremendous basslines.
Call me prejudiced but I find it hard to give Evans less than 5 stars for most of his work, only the way it might be presented.
This is very good CD and a must for true Bill Evans fans.