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California Here I Come
Live album by Bill Evans
Released	1982
Recorded	August 17–18, 1967
Venue	Village Vanguard, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	74:34
Label	Verve VE2-2545
Producer	Helen Keane
Bill Evans chronology
Further Conversations with Myself (1967) California Here I Come (1982) Bill Evans at the Montreux Jazz Festival (1968)

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The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

California Here I Come is a live album by jazz pianist Bill Evans. It was recorded in 1967, but not released on the Verve label until 1982 as a double LP. It peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Jazz Album charts in 1983 and was reissued on CD in 2004. The pieces were recorded at the Village Vanguard, where Evans had previously recorded the sets that appeared on the highly influential Waltz for Debby and Sunday at the Village Vanguard, both later comprised on the definitive collection The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, 1961.

Track listing

1. "California, Here I Come" (Buddy DeSylva, Al Jolson, Joseph Meyer) – 5:32
2. "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) – 3:22
3. "Turn Out the Stars" (Bill Evans) – 5:52
4. "Stella by Starlight" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) – 4:06
5. "You're Gonna Hear From Me" (André Previn, Dory Previn) – 4:57
6. "In a Sentimental Mood" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Manny Kurtz) – 3:53
7. "G Waltz" (Bill Evans) – 4:35
8. "On Green Dolphin Street" (Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington) – 4:53
9. "Gone With the Wind" (Herb Magidson, Allie Wrubel) – 5:35
10. "If You Could See Me Now" (Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman) – 3:39
11. "Alfie" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 5:12
12. "Very Early" (Bill Evans) – 4:44
13. "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams, Bernie Hanighen) - 6:07
14. "Emily" (Johnny Mandel, Johnny Mercer) – 5:18
15. "Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away)" (Harry Barris, Ted Koehler, Billy Moll) – 6:49

Personnel

• Bill Evans - piano
• Eddie Gómez - bass
• Philly Joe Jones - drums

2004 reissue production notes

• Produced by Bryan Koniarz
• Mastered by Bob Irwin and Jayme Pieruzzi
• Production assistance by Mark Smith
• Executive producer: Ken Druker
• Cover art by Tom Christopher

References

1. Bivens, Ollie (2011). "Bill Evans | California Here I Come". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
2. Yanow, Scott (2011). "California Here I Come - Bill Evans | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 457. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
4. Verve Music Group website entry.

External links

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

• 1982 live albums
• Verve Records albums
• Bill Evans albums
• Albums recorded at the Village Vanguard