Bill Evans Trio - Explorations

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Israel Written-By – John Carisi	6:08
A2	Haunted Heart Written-By – Schwartz - Dietz*	3:25
A3	Beautiful Love Written-By – Van Alstyne*, Gillespie*, Young*, King*	5:03
A4	Elsa Written-By – Earl Zindars	5:05
B1	Nardis Written-By – Miles Davis	5:48
B2	How Deep Is The Ocean? Written-By – Irving Berlin	3:30
B3	I Wish I Knew Written-By – Warren*, Gordon*	4:39
B4	Sweet And Lovely Written-By – Arnheim*, Tobias*, Lemare*	5:50

Credits

• Bass – Scott LaFaro
• Design [Cover] – Ken Deardoff
• Drums – Paul Motian
• Engineer – Bill Stoddard
• Mastered By – Jack Matthews
• Photography By – Mike Custa (tracks: [Jacket Front])
• Photography By [Back-liner] – Steve Schapiro
• Piano – Bill Evans
• Producer, Liner Notes – Orrin Keepnews

Notes

Recorded at Bell Sound Studios, New York City, February 2, 1961.

Jacket front has "351 Riverside" at bottom front, referring to the monophonic release catalog number. Jacket rear has an overlay label "STEREO / RLP 9351" covering "RLP 351" printed on jacket. Vinyl center labels printed with "RLP 9351".

Images submitted: Jacket-sleeve front and rear ; vinyl center labels, sides 1 and 2.

"Made in Holland" (vinyl center labels, sides 1 and 2)
"Distributed in Europe by INTERDISC" (jacket rear, bottom left)
"Printed in England by the Haycock Press Ltd." (jacket rear, bottom right)
"Photo: Mike Custa:" (jacket front, top left) --referring to cover photograph of Bill Evans by a window and curtain.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (vinyl,stamped, side 1): 6 RLP 9351 1Y 1 670 1
• Matrix / Runout (vinyl, stamped, side 2): 6 RLP 9351 2Y 1 670 114
• Rights Society (vinyl, center labels, sides 1 and 2): B.I.E.M

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
RLP 351	Bill Evans Trio*	Explorations ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Riverside Records	RLP 351	US	1961
UCCO-99032	Bill Evans Trio*	Explorations ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	Riverside Records	UCCO-99032	Japan	2014
OJC-037, RLP-9351	Bill Evans Trio*	Explorations ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Original Jazz Classics, Riverside Records	OJC-037, RLP-9351	US	2015
UCCO-40024	Bill Evans Trio*	Explorations ‎(CD, Album, Mono, Ltd, RE, RM, Pap)	Riverside Records	UCCO-40024	Japan	2016
C60 22619 002	The Bill Evans Trio	Trio Bill Evans ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Мелодия	C60 22619 002	USSR	1985