Bill Evans: Haunted Heart--The Legendary Riverside Studio Recordings(19519,61) このような美音で長時間愉しめる．幸せだ．

 Portrait in Jazz (Stereo) 
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A1. Come Rain or Come Shine (Take 5, Album Master) 3:22
A2. Autumn Leaves (Take 13, Stereo Album Master) 5:59
A3. Witchcraft (Take 5, Album Master) 4:35
A4. When I Fall In Love (Take 2, Album Master) 4:57
A5. Peri’s Scope (Take 2, Album Master) 3:16
B1. What Is This Thing Called Love (Take 4, Album Master) 4:35
B2. Spring Is Here (Take 6, Album Master) 5:06
B3. Someday My Prince Will Come (Take 5, Album Master) 4:55
B4. Blue in Green (Take 3, Album Master) 5:25

Alternate Takes from the Portrait in Jazz Session (Mono) 
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C1. Witchcraft (Take 4, Alternate, Mono) 4:50
C2. Witchcraft (Take 6, Alternate, Mono) 4:55
C3. Spring Is Here (Take 4, Alternate, Mono) 4:53
C4. Come Rain or Come Shine (Take 4, Alternate, Mono) 3:30
C5. Come Rain Or Come Shine (Take 4, Alternate, Mono) 3:19
D1. Autumn Leaves (Take 9, Mono Album Master) 5:24
D2. Blue in Green (Take 1, Alternate, Mono) 4:37
D3. Blue in Green (Take 2, Alternate, Mono) 4:29
D4. Someday My Prince Will Come (Take 1, Alternate, Mono) 5:08

Engineer: Jack Higgins
Recorded at Reeves Sound Studios in New York; December 28, 1959.

Explorations (Stereo)
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E1. Israel (Take 1, Stereo Album Master) 6:11
E2. Haunted Heart (Take 3, Stereo Album Master) 3:27
E3. Beautiful Love (Take 2, Stereo Album Master) 5:07
E4. Elsa (Take 5, Stereo Album Master) 5:11
F1. Nardis (Take 2, Stereo Album Master) 5:50
F2. How Deep Is the Ocean (Take 3, Stereo Album Master) 3:33
F3. I Wish I Knew (Take 4, Stereo Album Master) 4:41
F4. Sweet and Lovely (Take 4, Stereo Album Master) 5:56

Alternate Takes from the Explorations Session (Stereo) 
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G1. Elsa (Take 4, Alternate, Stereo) 5:04
G2. Elsa (Take 6, Alternate, Stereo) 4:51
G3. Sweet and Lovely (Take 3, Alternate, Stereo) 5:55
G4. Sweet and Lovely (Take 5, Alternate, Stereo) 5:37

Alternate Takes & Outtakes from the Explorations Session (Stereo) 
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H1. Sweet and Lovely (Take 6, Alternate, Stereo) 5:43
H2. Nardis (Take 1, Alternate, Stereo) 6:17
H3. Beautiful (Take 1, Alternate, Stereo) 6:07
H4. I Wish I Knew (Take 2, Alternate, Stereo) 5:10
I1. I Wish I Knew (Take 3, Alternate, Stereo) 4:59
I2. I Wish I Knew (Take 5, Alternate, Stereo) 4:51
I3. Haunted Heart (Take 2, Alternate, Stereo) 4:42
I4. The Boy Next Door (Take 1, Outtake, Stereo) 6:23
J1. The Boy Next Door (Take 4, Outtake, Stereo) 5:06
J2. The Boy Next Door (Take 6, Outtake, Stereo) 5:10
J3. Walking Up (Take 1, Outtake, Stereo) 5:00
J4. How Deep Is the Ocean (Take 1, Alternate, Stereo) 4:10
J5. How Deep Is the Ocean (Take 2, Alternate, Stereo) 3:46
Engineer: Bill Stoddard
Recorded at Bell Sound Studios in New York City, on February 2, 1961. 
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Bill Evans(p), Scott LaFaro(b), Paul Motian(ds)
Remastering: Paul Blakemore
Lacquer Cut:  Kevin Gray

出張中に届いていた！

Portrait in Jazz (1959)とExplorations(1961)の（まだあった）未発表テイクを含む5枚組レコード．

Haunted Heart: The Legendary Riverside Studio Recordings (18OG 5-LP BOX SET)

音響的には，

Audio is newly remastered by Paul Blakemore, with lacquers cut by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio.    

ということで，今までのKeepnews時代のマスターからディジタルへのTransferから一新されている．今，レコードを聴いているが，近年の再発盤と同じKevin Grayのカッティングということで，大きな違いはなく，現代的な美音に修正されている．Bill EvansのRiverside盤自体が，1970年代以降のECMに繋がる音作りだと思うので，全く違和感はない．

もともとPortrait in Jazzのほう，がやや古色をまとった(Explorationsと比べ)暗めの録音なのだけど，そのようなセッション間の音の感触の違いはそれなりに維持されているのは嬉しい．

また別テイクも聴いていて，全く飽きがこない．ちょっとした打鍵の違いに驚かされる．このような美音で長時間愉しめる．幸せだ．

ちなみにHigh resolution音源は，ここでDL可能：

(今回はレコードのほうが好みの音かな)

Haunted Heart: The Legendary Riverside Studio Recordings [12 inch Analog]