[Pre Order] Bill Evans - California Here I Come - Verve Vault Series LP *

Release Date: October 9, 2026

All-analog 180g 2LP cut from the original master tapes by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound.

Six years after the legendary live sets that yielded two of Bill Evans' best-loved albums for Riverside, Sunday at the Village Vanguard and Waltz for Debby, the influential jazz pianist returned to the same Manhattan jazz club for two nights in 1967, in a rare trio setting with Eddie Gomez on bass and Philly Joe Jones on drums. The recordings were compiled on the perhaps confusingly titled double album California Here I Come in 1982, issued two years after Evans' passing. Despite the perceived coastal mix-up, one thing is clear: Evans and his rhythm section were in fine form, delivering unbridled spirit, rhythmic fire and high-energy interplay on readings of standards like "'Round Midnight," "In a Sentimental Mood," "Stella by Starlight" and the then-new Bacharach/David standout "Alfie."

Features

• Verve Vault Series — all-analog, cut from the original master tapes by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound
• 180-gram vinyl, 2LP
• Label: Verve Vault Series

Track Listing

Side One:

1. California Here I Come
2. Polka Dots And Moonbeams
3. Turn Out The Stars
4. Stella By Starlight

Side Two:

1. You're Gonna Hear From Me
2. In A Sentimental Mood
3. G Waltz
4. Green Dolphin Street

Side Three:

1. Gone With The Wind
2. If You Could See Me Now
3. Alfie
4. Very Early

Side Four:

1. 'Round Midnight
2. Emily
3. Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams