(Post-Bop, Fusion) Bill Evans - Starfish & The Moon - 1997, FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Review by Alex Henderson
After providing an abundance of hard-edged, aggressive jazz-funk and jazz-rap on Live and Escape, Bill Evans surprised his followers by being so relaxed on Starfish and the Moon. This excellent, highly melodic CD was hailed as "Bill Evans' acoustic album," which was misleading because Starfish has its share of keyboards and synthesizers as well as electric bass and electric guitar. But it is accurate to say that the rap-free Starfish uses more acoustic instruments and less amplification than one had come to expect from the soprano and tenor saxophonist, who favors subtlety on such introspective, lyrical jazz-pop as "The Last Goodbye," "Something In the Rose" and "I'll Miss You." Even when he gets into a funk-minded groove on "Whiskey Talk" and "Shady Lady," Evans is moody and evocative rather than intense. Though the Chicago native had often played lyrically in the past, he was never as consistently restrained as he is on Starfish, a curve ball that was the last thing one would have expected to follow Escape.

01 - Something In The Rose.flac
02 - Starfish & The Moon.flac
03 - Little Slow Poke.flac
04 - I'll Miss You.flac
05 - Whiskey Talk.flac
06 - The Last Goodbye.flac
07 - Red Dog.flac
08 - It's Only History.flac
09 - Big Blue Hat.flac
10 - Shady Lady.flac
Artwork
Bill Evans - Starfish & The Moon.m3u
info.txt
Starfish & The Moon.log
Starfish & The Moon_Noncompliant.CUE
Starfish & The Moon_Single Wav.CUE
tau.txt
thumb.jpg
Artwork\Back.png
Artwork\Booklet 1.png
Artwork\Booklet 2.png
Artwork\Booklet 3.png
Artwork\Booklet 4.png
Artwork\Disc.png
Artwork\front.jpg
Artwork\Tray.png

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Bill Evans / Starfish & The Moon
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