Bill Evans - Across The Alps - The Lugano & Pescara Concerts [RSD Black Friday 2026] Bill Evans

This product is an RSD Black Friday 2026 title, which is available to buy in-store from 8am on Friday 27/11/2026, and online from 8am on Saturday 28/11/2026.

This release marks the first appearance of these historic trio performances by Bill Evans, recorded in Lugano, Switzerland, in 1967 and in Pescara, Italy, in 1969.

Evans is joined by bassist Eddie Gomez on both recordings, with Arnie Wise and Marty Morell alternating on drums. The Lugano set offers a particularly rare opportunity to hear Wise's interplay with Evans, as this trio configuration was seldom recorded.

Transferred from the original tape reels and restored and mastered by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab, this limited-edition 180-gram 2LP set is presented in deluxe gatefold packaging and includes an extensive 12" insert featuring rare photographs and liner notes by acclaimed jazz critic and author Marc Myers, along with statements by Marty Morell, pianist/composer Sylvie Courvoisier, and others. All tracks previously unheard.