Israel
The minor blues that opens Explorations.
Bill Evans Trio, from Explorations (1961)
- Written by
- John Carisi
- Released
- 1961
- Album
- Explorations
John Carisi's Israel was first recorded in 1949 by Miles Davis for the Birth of the Cool sessions. It is described as a minor blues. The piece has since become most associated with Evans, who opened Explorations with it, recorded at Bell Sound Studios in New York on 2 February 1961.
The trio's version runs 6:12. Gerry Mulligan's Concert Jazz Band also recorded it in 1961, with Carisi rearranging the tune for the date.
Covers and versions
- Gerry Mulligan Concert Jazz Band (1961) On Gerry Mulligan Presents a Concert in Jazz, arranged by Carisi.
More songs by Bill Evans Trio
Waltz for Debby, Blue in Green, Nardis, Peri's Scope
Sources
- Israel (composition), Wikipedia
- Bill Evans discography, Jazz Discography Project