A Simple Matter of Conviction explained

A Simple Matter of Conviction
Type:	studio
Artist:	Bill Evans
Cover:	SimpleConvictions.png
Released:	January 1967^[1]
Recorded:	October 4, 1966
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	37:36
Label:	Verve V6-6785
Producer:	Creed Taylor
Prev Title:	Intermodulation
Prev Year:	1966
Next Title:	Further Conversations with Myself
Next Year:	1967

A Simple Matter of Conviction is an album by jazz pianist Bill Evans, released in 1967 on Verve. It's the second and last collaboration between Evans and Shelly Manne after their 1962 Empathy album.

Reception

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Bob Rusch wrote of the album: "What separated this from the average good Bill Evans date was the inclusion of Shelly Manne on drums, who inventively pushed and took unexpected chances."

Track listing

1. "A Simple Matter of Conviction" (Bill Evans) - 3:18
2. "Stella by Starlight" (Washington, Young) - 4:10
3. "Unless It's You (Orbit)" (Evans) - 3:42
4. "Laura" (Mercer, Raksin) - 4:20
5. "My Melancholy Baby" (Ernie Burnett, George Norton, W. E. Watson) - 5:16
6. "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You" (Bassman, Washington) - 4:13
7. "Star Eyes" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye) - 4:59
8. "Only Child" (Evans) - 4:05
9. "These Things Called Changes" (Evans) - 3:33

Credits

• Bill Evans - piano
• Eddie Gómez - bass
• Shelly Manne - drums

External links

• Jazz Discography entries for Bill Evans
• Bill Evans Memorial Library discography

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=9SgEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Conviction+Bill+Evans&pg=PA54 Jan 28, 1967