Bill Evans Trio - Across The Alps - Lugano & Pescara Concerts [RSD BF 2026]

This release marks the first appearance of these historic trio performances by Bill Evans, recorded in Lugano, Switzerland, in 1967 and in Pescara, Italy, in 1969. Evans is joined by bassist Eddie Gomez on both recordings, with Arnie Wise and Marty Morell alternating on drums. The Lugano set offers a particularly rare opportunity to hear Wise’s interplay with Evans, as this trio configuration was seldom recorded.
Transferred from the original tape reels and restored and mastered by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab, this limited-edition 180-gram 2-LP set includes an extensive insert featuring rare photographs and liner notes by acclaimed jazz critic and author Marc Myers, along with statements by Marty Morell, Sylvie Courvoisier, and others.

"SIDE A: 24:50  
1. YESTERDAYS (Jerome Kern-Otto Harbach) 4:15
2. EMILY (Johnny Mandel-Johnny Mercer) 4:55
3. WHO CAN I TURN TO (Leslie Bricusse-Anthony Newley) 6:00
4. TIME REMEMBERED (Bill Evans) 5:35
5. AUTUMN LEAVES (Joseph Kosma-Johnny Mercer-Jacques Prévert) 4:05
 
 SIDE B: 24:45 
1. SOME OTHER TIME (Leonard Bernstein) 5:30
2. TURN OUT THE STARS (Bill Evans) 5:00
3. NARDIS (Miles Davis) 6:40
4. FIVE (Bill Evans) 2:13
5. EMILY (Johnny Mandel) 5:51
 
 SIDE C: 28:23
1. A SLEEPIN’ BEE (Harold Arlen-Truman Capote) 5:00
2. ALFIE (Burt Bacharach-Hal David) 5:31
3. WHO CAN I TURN TO? (Leslie Bricusse-Anthony Newley) 5:59
4. VERY EARLY (Bill Evans) 4:54
5. ‘ROUND MIDNIGHT (Thelonious Monk) 6:59
 
SIDE D:  27:45
1. AUTUMN LEAVES (Joseph Kosma-Johnny Mercer-Jacques Prévert) 5:10
2. QUIET NOW (Denny Zeitlin) 5:30
3. COME RAIN OR COME SHINE (Harold Arlen-Johnny Mercer) 5:07
4. NARDIS (Miles Davis) 6:55
5. WALTZ FOR DEBBY (Bill Evans) 5:03
 
 
Side A & Side B, 1-4:
BILL EVANS, piano
EDDIE GOMEZ, bass
ARNIE WISE, drums
Recorded live at the Lugano Jazz Festival, Lugano, Switzerland, October 12, 1967.
 
Side B, 5, Side C & Side D:
BILL EVANS, piano
EDDIE GOMEZ, bass
MARTY MORELL, drums
Live at the Pescara Jazz Festival, Pescara, Italy, July 18, 1969."