Bill Evans: Portraits At The Penthouse Live In Seattle (1966) Matthew Lutthansによる美音再現

【新品/新宿】Bill Evans (piano)/Portraits At The Penthouse: Live In Seattle 【2025 RSD BLACK FRIDAY】(180グラム重量盤)(HLP9079) |

Bill Evans: Portraits At The Penthouse Live In Seattle (1966, Resonance Records)
May 12, 1966
A1. Introduction 0:24
A2. How My Heart Sings (E. Zindars
4:03
A3. 'Round Midnight (B. Hanighen, C. Williams, Thelonious Monk) 8:00
A4. Come Rain Or Come Shine (H. Arlen, J. Mercer) 5:38
May 19, 1966
A5. Nardis (M. Davis) 4:54
A6. Elsa (E. Zindars) 5:49
B1. Time Remembered (B. Evans) 4:48
B2. Who Can I Turn To? (A. Newley, L. Bricusse) 4:20
B3. Detour Ahead (H. Ellis, J. Frigo, L. Carter) 4:40
B4. Autumn Leaves (J. Prévert, J. Mercer, J. Kosma) 3:08
B5. How My Heart Sings (E. Zindars) 3:47
B6. I Should Care (A. Stordahl, S. Cahn) 2:57
Bill Evans(p), Eddie Gomez(b), Joe Hunt(ds)
Original Recording Engineer: Jim Wilke
Mastering, Sound Restoration: Matthew Lutthans
Lacquer Cut: The Mastering Lab
Associate Producer: Charlie Puzzo, Jr., Zak Shelby-Szyszko
Producer [Produced For Release] : Zev Feldman
Executive-Producer: George Klabin
Recorded live on May 12 & 19, 1966 at the Penthouse jazz club in Seattle, WA.
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今回のRSDでのBill Evansはシアトルでのライヴ．

Matthew Lutthansによるマスタリングは聴きやすく，また演奏の性質にうまくフィットさせたバランスの良い音を聴かせてくれる．本盤もBoot的なstreamingで聴く音よりも遥かに良く，快適に聴くことができる．若干，高音が強いとも思えるが，不快（かつてのResonanceはやや不快）では全く無い．

かって劣悪な録音を180g LPに載せて，頼みもしない和文解説までつけて高価な販売を行っていた頃からすると随分と良いBill EvansのRSD状況である．

演奏は相変わらずの快調な美演奏．Riverside時代と比較するとアップテンポな演奏が多いが，弾けるような美音を愉しむことができる．