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Bill Evans Undercurrent mp3, flac, wma DOWNLOAD LINKS (Clickable) Genre: Jazz Album: Undercurrent Country: Europe Released: 2017 MP3 version RAR size: 1795 mb FLAC version RAR size: 1115 mb WMA version RAR size: 1496 mb Rating: 4.2 Votes: 741 Other Formats: WAV MMF MOD RA ADX VOC WMA Tracklist Hide Credits My Funny Valentine A1 Composed By – Rodgers & Hart I Hear A Rhapsody A2 Composed By – Dick Gasparre, George Fragos, Jack Baker Dream Gypsy A3 Composed By – Judith Veevers Romain B1 Composed By – Jim Hall Skating In Central Park B2 Composed By – John Lewis Darn That Dream B3 Composed By – Eddie Delange, Jimmy Van Heusen Companies, etc. Licensed From – United Artists Records Printed By – Garrod Credits Design [Package] – Gauna-Douglas Engineer [Sound] – Bill Schwartau Guitar – Jim Hall Photography By [Back Cover] – Frank Gauna Photography By [Front Cover] – Toni Frissell Photography By [Inside] – Charles Stewart* Piano – Bill Evans Producer – Alan Douglas Notes Boxed. 5'' reel with small hub. Leadered with text at both ends. Other versions Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year Bill Evans - Jim Hall - United Bill Evans UAJS 15003 Undercurrent (LP, Artists UAJS 15003 US 1962 - Jim Hall Album) Records Bill Evans - Jim Hall - Bill Evans UCCU-99019 Undercurrent (CD, Liberty UCCU-99019 Japan 2014 - Jim Hall Album, Ltd, RE) Bill Evans - Jim Hall - United Bill Evans 38.025.S Undercurrent (LP, Artists 38.025.S France Unknown - Jim Hall Album) Records United Artists Bill Bill Evans, Jim Hall - LAX-3112, UAS Records, LAX-3112, UAS Evans, Undercurrent (LP, Japan 1976 15003 United 15003 Jim Hall Album, RE) Artists Records Solid State Bill Evans / Jim Hall - SR 3084, Bill Evans Records , SR 3084, Undercurrent (LP, Japan 1970 SR-3084 / Jim Hall Solid State SR-3084 Album, RE) Records Related Music albums to Undercurrent by Bill Evans Bill Evans - The Best Of Bill Evans On Verve Bill Evans • Jim Hall - Undercurrent Bill Evans, Eddie Gomez - Intuition Bill Potts - The Jazz Soul Of Porgy & Bess Conducted, Orchestrated And Arranged By Bill Potts Bill Evans, Jim Hall - Undercurrent Bill Evans - Bill Evans Live In Tokyo Bill Evans, Jim Hall - Intermodulation Bill Evans, Shelly Manne, Eddie Gomez - A Simple Matter Of Conviction Bill Evans, Zoot Sims, Jim Hall, Ron Carter, Philly Joe Jones - Loose Blues Bill Evans, George Russell Orchestra - Living Time.

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