Intermodulation (album)
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| Studio album by Bill Evans and Jim Hall | ||||
| Released | Fall/Winter 1966[1] | |||
| Recorded | April 7 and May 10, 1966 | |||
| Studio | New York City and Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 32:22 | |||
| Label | Verve V6-8655 | |||
| Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
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Intermodulation is a 1966 jazz album by pianist Bill Evans and jazz guitarist Jim Hall. It is a follow-up to their 1962 collaboration Undercurrent.
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
Writing for AllMusic, music critic Michael G. Nastos notes of the album: "A duet recording between pianist Bill Evans and guitarist Jim Hall is one that should retain high expectations to match melodic and harmonic intimacies with brilliant spontaneous musicianship. Where this recording delivers that supposition is in the details and intricacy with which Evans and Hall work, guided by simple framings of standard songs made into personal statements that include no small amounts of innovation. ... At only 32 and a half minutes, it's disappointing there are no bonus tracks and/or additional material for a CD-length reissue, but Intermodulation still remains a precious set of music from these two great modern jazz musicians."[2]
Evans's biographer Peter Pettinger notes that "the textural and creative amalgam of their earlier Undercurrent was perpetuated, the complementary interweaving of solo and supporting roles again done to perfection. Evans recalled: 'I loved working with Jim Hall. The wonderful thing about him is that he is like a whole rhythm section.' ... Evans's new masterpiece, 'Turn Out the Stars,' revealed its constructional qualities more readily in this more formal studio presentation, although it was no less lyrical for that. Its long-spun line makes a satisfying arch of melody .... The delight for the listener throughout the record is the privilege of sitting in on two supreme artists playing for pleasure."[5]
Track listing[edit]
- "I've Got You Under My Skin" (Cole Porter) – 3:24
- "My Man's Gone Now" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) – 6:46
- "Turn Out the Stars" (Bill Evans) – 7:37
- "Angel Face" (Joe Zawinul) – 6:37
- "Jazz Samba" (Claus Ogerman) – 3:10
- "All Across the City" (Jim Hall) – 4:48
Tracks 3 and 6 recorded on April 7, 1966; the rest recorded on May 10, 1966.
Personnel[edit]
- Bill Evans – piano
- Jim Hall – guitar
References[edit]
- ^ Feb 18, 1967
- ^ a b Nastos, Michael G. "Intermodulation > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 74. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 457. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Pettinger, Peter, Bill Evans: How My Heart Sings, Yale University Press, pp. 177-78.
