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Re: Person I Knew

1981 live album by Bill Evans

Re: Person I Knew
Live album by Bill Evans
Released	1981
Recorded	January 11 & 12, 1974
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:11
Label	Fantasy
Producer	Helen Keane, Orrin Keepnews
Bill Evans chronology
Since We Met (1974) Re: Person I Knew (1981) Symbiosis (1974)

Re: Person I Knew is a live albumbyjazz pianist Bill Evans with Eddie Gómez and Marty Morell recorded at the Village VanguardinNew York City in 1974 and released on the Fantasy label in 1981.^[1] Additional recordings from Evans' 1974 Village Vanguard performances were also issued on the album Since We Met (1974). The name of the album (and its title-track) is an anagram on the name of Orrin Keepnews, who produced for Evans while he was signed with Riverside Records, and who was one of his earliest champions.^[2]

Reception[edit]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars and states: "even though the results fall short of classic, they should interest Bill Evans collectors".^[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[5]

Track listing[edit]

All compositions by Bill Evans except as indicated

1. "Re: Person I Knew" - 5:20
2. "Sugar Plum" - 8:17
3. "Alfie" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 4:59
4. "T.T.T. (Twelve Tone Tune)" - 5:31
5. "Excerpt from Dolphin Dance/Very Early" (Herbie Hancock/Bill Evans) - 7:26
6. "34 Skidoo" - 6:05
7. "Emily" (Johnny Mandel, Johnny Mercer) - 5:17
8. "Are You All the Things" - 6:21

• Recorded at the Village Vanguard, New York City, on January 11 & 12, 1974.

Personnel[edit]

• Bill Evans - piano
• Eddie Gómez - bass
• Marty Morell - drums

Discography[edit]

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