Bill Evans & Stan Getz Album (1973 Full Album)

1 Night and Day 6:49 2 But Beautiful 4:43 3 Funkallero 6:45 4 My Heart Stood Still 8:41 5 Melinda 5:09 6 Grandfather's Waltz 6:30 7 Carpetbaggers Theme 1:47 8 WNEW (Theme Song) 2:50 9 My Heart Stood Still 6:45 10 Grandfather’s Waltz 5:32 11 Night and Day 6:34 AllMusic Review by Ken Dryden The only studio meeting between Stan Getz and Bill Evans took place over two days in 1964, with the aggressive drummer Elvin Jones and either Richard Davis or Ron Carter on bass. It is peculiar that Verve shelved the results for over a decade before issuing any of the music, though it may have been felt that Getz and Evans hadn't had enough time to achieve the desired chemistry, though there are memorable moments. The punchy take of “My Heart Stood Still,“ the elegant interpretation of “Grandfather's Waltz,“ and the lush setting of the show tune “Melinda“ all came from the first day's session, with Davis on bass. (Evidently he was unavailable the following day, so Carter replaced him.) Evans' driving, challenging “Funkallero