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Atlantic · in the Kissa Kissa racks

Nirvana

Nirvana cover
RecordedDec 8, 1961 & May 4, 1962
LabelAtlantic
Released1961
Personnel4 credited players
Discogsmaster 256996

The record

Bill Evans sits in with his own trio's rhythm section here, Motian and Israels keeping time loose while Mann's flute floats over Evans' chords. Cut in December 1961, it plays more like a shared conversation than a standard leader session.

Session personnel

  • Chuck Israels — bass
  • Paul Motian — drums
  • Herbie Mann — flute
  • Bill Evans — piano

Contemporary reception

No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.

Pressings

Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 55 pressings on file.

1964Atlantic · 1426 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file
1964Atlantic · SD 1426 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
1964Atlantic · 1426 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
1964Atlantic · LPA 1426 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
1964Atlantic · 1426 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Mono
1964Atlantic · SD 1426 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Monarch Pressing
1964Atlantic · SD 1426 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
1964Atlantic · SD 1426 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo, MGM pressing
1964Atlantic · 1426 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
1966Atlantic · 588-028 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · laminated sleeve
1966Atlantic · 587-028 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
1966Atlantic · SD 1426 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1968Atlantic · SD 1426 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Monarch Pressing
1970Atlantic · MT 2035 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Gatefold · laminated sleeve; gatefold

Follow the players

Chuck Israels also plays on

Paul Motian also plays on

Herbie Mann also plays on

Bill Evans also plays on