Further Ahead: Live in Finland (1964-1969), a stunning new collection of never-before-heard performances by the master jazz pianist Bill Evans, will arrive as a limited, 180-gram two-LP set on Record Store Day (April 12, 2025) from Elemental Music. This set of major discoveries is the 13th Evans archival package to be produced by the award-winning Jazz Detective Zev Feldman in cooperation with the Bill Evans Estate. Feldman says, Evans is widely celebrated and has legions of fans all over the world, and these never-before-released recordings present yet another chapter of his musical legacy being issued for the very first time… Its not lost on me how precious each of these Evans projects is. We take them incredibly seriously and try to present Bill Evans in the best way possible, and also create packages that people will want to come back to for many years to come. Evans is eternal.

Further Ahead comprises recordings made during the keyboardists Scandinavian tours of the 60s. He is heard, at the height of his powers, in Helsinki performances in 1964 (with his working trio including bassist Chuck Israels and drummer Larry Bunker) and 1965 (supported by bassist Niels-Henning rsted Pedersen and drummer Allan Dawson, with special guest Lee Konitz), and in 1969 at Tampere (with his longest-running trio mates, bassist Eddie Gomez and drummer Marty Morell). The LP edition will include an essay by jazz authority Marc Myers; remembrances and reflections from Israels, Gomez, Morell, and pianist and educator Gil Goldstein; Evans own take on his writing process, drawn from Goldsteins book Jazz Composers Companion; rare photos; and more. via Label

Label: Elemental Music
Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Numbered, Mono, Gatefold, 180 gram
Released: 2025
Genre: Jazz
Style: Post Bop

File under: Audiophile Jazz