Bill Evans – Portraits at the Penthouse: Live in Seattle

Bill Evans ‘Portraits at the Penthouse: Live’ in Seattle is the first official release of the sublime pianist Bill Evans recorded live at the Penthouse jazz club in Seattle, WA on May 12 and 19, 1966 with bassist Eddie Gomez and drummer Joe Hunt.

This is Resonance’s 8th official release in cooperation with the Bill Evans Estate, and was originally recorded by radio DJ Jim Wilke for KING-FM radio.

Transferred from the original tapes and restored and mastered by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab, the limited-edition 180-gram LP edition includes an extensive booklet with rare photographs, newly commissioned liner notes by Evans scholar Marc Myers, and interviews and testimonials from Eddie Gomez, Joe Hunt and piano legend Bob James. Pressed at audiophile boutique pressing plant, Le Vinylist in Quebec, Canada.

Limited edition 180-gram LP transferred from the original tapes recorded by Jim Wilke.

Featuring Evans’s short-lived trio with drummer Joe Hunt, and long-time bassist Eddie Gomez.

Mastered by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab and pressed at 33 1/3 RPM at Le Vinylist.

Recorded live at the Penthouse jazz club in Seattle, WA on May 12 and 19, 1966.

Extensive 16-page insert includes rare photos from the concert by David Azoze, plus Jean-Pierre Leloir, Fred and Delia Seligo and more.

Liner notes by acclaimed journalist and Evans scholar Marc Myers, plus interviews with Eddie Gomez, Joe Hunt and jazz icon Bob James.

Format – Limited Edition LP