Interplay (Bill Evans album)


Interplay is a 1963 album by jazz musician Bill Evans. It was recorded in July 1962 in New York City for Riverside Records. The Interplay Sessions is a 1982 Milestone album that includes the entirety of this album, and tracks recorded for Riverside on August 21 and 22 of the same year with a slightly different lineup.
The Interplay Sessions peaked at number 26 on the Billboard Jazz Albums charts in 1983. The CD reissue Interplay adds another take of "I'll Never Smile Again" as a bonus track. At the Grammy Awards of 1984, Orrin Keepnews won the Grammy Award for Best Album Notes for the reissue.

Reception

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Scott Yanow called the album "Excellent music."

Track listing

  1. "You and the Night and the Music" – 7:04
  2. "When You Wish upon a Star" – 5:45
  3. "I'll Never Smile Again" – 6:32
  4. "I'll Never Smile Again" – 6:38
  5. "Interplay" – 8:14
  6. "You Go to My Head" – 5:06
  7. "Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams " – 6:24

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