A Simple Matter of Conviction
Studio album by
Bill Evans
ReleasedJanuary 1967[1]
RecordedOctober 4, 1966
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length37:36
LabelVerve
V6-6785
ProducerCreed Taylor
Bill Evans chronology
Intermodulation
(1966) 		A Simple Matter of Conviction
(1967) 		Further Conversations with Myself
(1967)

A Simple Matter of Conviction is an album by jazz pianist Bill Evans, released in 1967 on Verve. It's the second and last collaboration between Evans and Shelly Manne after their 1962 Empathy album.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Bob Rusch wrote of the album: "What separated this from the average good Bill Evans date was the inclusion of Shelly Manne on drums, who inventively pushed and took unexpected chances."[2]

Track listing

  1. "A Simple Matter of Conviction" (Bill Evans) - 3:18
  2. "Stella by Starlight" (Washington, Young) - 4:10
  3. "Unless It's You (Orbit)" (Evans) - 3:42
  4. "Laura" (Mercer, Raksin) - 4:20
  5. "My Melancholy Baby" (Ernie Burnett, George Norton, W. E. Watson) - 5:16
  6. "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You" (Bassman, Washington) - 4:13
  7. "Star Eyes" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye) - 4:59
  8. "Only Child" (Evans) - 4:05
  9. "These Things Called Changes" (Evans) - 3:33

Credits

References

  1. ^ Jan 28, 1967
  2. ^ a b Rusch, Bob. "A Simple Matter of Conviction > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 74. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

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