The Evolution of Oneself

by Orrin Evans

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1.	All the Things You Are (Prelude) 02:22	info	buy track
2.	For Miles 06:06	info	buy track
3.	Genesis I (Interlude) 00:40	info	buy track
4.	Autumn Leaves 07:08	info	buy track
5.	Wildwood Flower 05:09	info	buy track
6.	Sweet Sid 04:07	info	buy track
7.	Genesis II (Interlude) 00:28	info	buy track
8.	Jewels and Baby Yaz 06:20	info	buy track
9.	Iz Beatdown Time 06:46	info	buy track
10.	Spot It You Got It 05:47	info	buy track
11.	Genesis III (Interlude) 00:34	info	buy track
12.	Feb 13th 02:17	info	buy track
13.	A Secret Place 05:37	info	buy track
14.	Ruby Red 05:26	info	buy track
15.	Tsagli's Lean 05:28		buy track
16.	Professor Farworthy 05:27		buy track
17.	All the Things You Are (Springtime Feathers) 01:44	info	buy track
18.	All the Things You Are 06:47	info	buy track

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#1 JazzWeek chart -- 2 & 9 November, 2015

“Evans has established, over a career, that his music cannot be compartmentalized. Where he once displayed his range over multiple albums and groups, here he does it all in one session.”
-- Mark Corrroto, All About Jazz, 27 October 2015

Some jazz pairings seem all but inevitable until they prove stubbornly elusive. So it’s great to see two of Philly’s best, pianist Orrin Evans and bassist Christian McBride, finally collaborate on a CD-and an audacious one at that, featuring drummer Karriem Riggins in an equally prominent role. – Mike Joyce, JazzTimes, 25 April 2019 (updated)

“A fascinating programme in which three of the finest ‘young Turks’ – Orrin Evans, Christian McBride and Karriem Riggins – come together to play the works (mostly) of one of the most talented pianists today: Orrin Evans.”
-- Raul Da Gama, JazzdaGama, 14 September 2015

Pianist Orrin Evans takes listeners on a deeply personal journey that touches on jazz, folk, country, neo-soul, and hip hop with his album THE EVOLUTION OF ONESELF. He also introduces an extraordinary new piano trio—featuring Christian McBride and Karriem Riggins. Evan explains, “This album is about personal evolution. The journey, the trip, and all the people you meet along the way. The people I’ve learned from and the people that have helped me. It’s a conscious musical list to remind me of the things and people that wake my mind, encourage the expansion of the full picture, always force me to embrace my emotions and search for new personality traits. That’s what this record is all about.”

Conceived and developed over the past several years, it was recorded live in the studio and includes recurring themes that bind the music together. The album opens and closes with three contrasting arrangements of the jazz standard “All the Things You Are” including the penultimate track featuring his wife Dawn Warren Evans and a haunting album concluding version with vocalist JD Walter. Marvin Sewell’s ethereal guitar powers a moving interpretation of the folk song “Wildwood Flower” made famous by the Carter Family and dedicated here to the memory of Matt Wilson’s wife, Felicia. Sewell also appears on Grover Washington’s soulful “A Secret Place.” Orrin contributes several surprising new compositions including three “interludes” remixed by his son Matthew that are woven throughout the record. From start to finish, this arresting artistic odyssey reveals new layers of meaning with each listen.

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released September 4, 2015

Recorded Live at Sear Sound, Studio C,
New York City on December 17, 2014

Produced by Paul Stache
Associate Producer: Damon Smith
Recorded by Teddy Tuthill
Studio Assistant: Grant Valentine
Mixed at Smoke Sessions Studio, Duke Ellington Mansion, NYC
by Roman Klun & Paul Stache
Mastered by Roman Klun
Photography by Jimmy Katz
Liner Notes by John Murph
Design by Damon Smith & Paul Stache

Christian McBride appears courtesy of Mack Avenue Records

Executive Producers: Frank Christopher & Paul Stache

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Orrin Evans Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Orrin Evans is a musical catalyst and one of the most relentlessly creative forces in modern jazz. As a pianist, composer, and bandleader, Evans virtually guarantees music with genuine originality and inspired creativity. He’s worked with Bobby Watson, David Murray, Kevin Eubanks, and the Bad Plus, and his impressive discography includes small group and Captain Black Big Band titles. ... more

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