Bill Evans Trio – Explorations [Stereo] (Analogue Productions Fantasy Series 45 RPM Edition)

(AAA) — Lacquers cut from the original analog master tapes by Kevin Gray & Steve Hoffman at AcousTech Mastering. Originally mastered for and released by Analogue Productions in 2004 as part of the Fantasy Series and then repressed as part of the Riverside Recordings box set in 2010. Repressed again and sold individually in 2026.

Bill Evans Trio — Explorations

Individual title from The Bill Evans Riverside Recordings Box Set

180-gram 45 RPM double LP

Mastered by Kevin Gray & Steve Hoffman at AcousTech Mastering AAA analog from original master tapes

Praise for our Riverside Recordings LP Box Set from Analogue Productions

"Bill Evans' Explorations...the most lyrically riveting piano trio in jazz history, playing near-peak...Explorations sounds wonderful. All the tones, overtones, and rhythmic subtleties are vivid, present, and true." — Fred Kaplan, The Absolute Sound, February/March 2005

The second album by the original Bill Evans group was recorded after the pianist, bassist Scott LaFaro, and drummer Paul Motian had spent a year working together and honing the telepathy that established a new standard for trio interaction. Featuring intimate readings of several standards, plus three compositions from the jazz world that became synonymous with the trio’s sounds, and with ample space for LaFaro’s virtuosity to shine, the album was cited by Evans years later as among his own favorite recordings.

(Above description from AcousticSounds.com)