Moon Beams is a 1962 album by pianist Bill Evans and the first trio album he recorded after the death of bassist Scott LaFaro. It introduces two important Evans originals, “Re: Person I Knew” (an anagram of the name of his then-producer, Orrin Keepnews), and “Very Early,” which Evans had actually composed as an undergraduate. The originals serve as bookends to an album otherwise consisting of standards from the 1930s and 1940s.
“Very Early” is a complex tune with a long AAB form and quick modulations.
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6 comments on “Very Early”
Always a great exercise to play by yourself!
My Very Early in trio (no video) during a reading in a bookstore
Bravo Pierre, swinging!
another one with Marc Johnson on bass
A beautiful version with a magnificent solo of Eddie Gomez at the bow