Nirvana (Herbie Mann and the Bill Evans Trio album)

Nirvana is an album by jazz flautist Herbie Mann with Bill Evans's Trio featuring Chuck Israels and Paul Motian, released in 1964 on the Atlantic label and featuring performances recorded in 1961 and 1962.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden states "Mann, who has changed his style numerous times throughout his long career, is heard exclusively in a straight-ahead and bop context on this pair of studio dates. Evans, who studied flute through his college years, rarely recorded with a flutist... though he was fond of the instrument... fans of either Herbie Mann or Bill Evans will want to acquire this enjoyable set."

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

Track listing

"Nirvana" (Herbie Mann) - 5:48
"Gymnopedie" (Erik Satie) - 3:16
"I Love You" (Cole Porter) - 7:03
"Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) - 5:31
"Lover Man" (Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, James Sherman) - 4:49
"Cashmere" (Herbie Mann) - 6:45

Recorded on December 8, 1961 (tracks 1 & 3-5) and May 4, 1962 (tracks 2 & 6).

Personnel

References

Oct 17, 1964
Bill Evans discography accessed March 11, 2010
^ Dryden, K. Allmusic Review accessed April 22, 2021
Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 933. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

v t e Bill Evans
Discography
Studio albums	New Jazz Conceptions Tenderly: An Informal Session Everybody Digs Bill Evans On Green Dolphin Street The Ivory Hunters Portrait in Jazz Know What I Mean? Explorations Nirvana Undercurrent Moon Beams How My Heart Sings! Interplay Empathy Loose Blues The Solo Sessions, Vol. 1 The Solo Sessions, Vol. 2 The Gary McFarland Orchestra Conversations With Myself Plays the Theme from The V.I.P.s and Other Great Songs Trio 64 Stan Getz & Bill Evans Waltz for Debby Trio '65 Bill Evans Trio with Symphony Orchestra Intermodulation A Simple Matter of Conviction Further Conversations with Myself Alone What's New From Left to Right Quiet Now The Bill Evans Album Living Time Eloquence Symbiosis Intuition The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album Alone (Again) Quintessence Together Again Crosscurrents I Will Say Goodbye You Must Believe in Spring New Conversations Affinity We Will Meet Again
Live albums	Sunday at the Village Vanguard Waltz for Debby Time Remembered At Shelly's Manne-Hole Bill Evans at Town Hall The Bill Evans Trio "Live" California Here I Come Bill Evans at the Montreux Jazz Festival Jazzhouse You're Gonna Hear from Me Montreux II The Tokyo Concert Half Moon Bay Since We Met Re: Person I Knew But Beautiful Blue in Green: The Concert in Canada Montreux III Getting Sentimental Live in Buenos Aires 1979 Homecoming The Paris Concert: Edition One The Paris Concert: Edition Two Turn Out the Stars: The Final Village Vanguard Recordings Letter to Evan Turn Out the Stars The Last Waltz: The Final Recordings Consecration: The Final Recordings Part 2
Compilation albums	Piano Player
Compositions	"Waltz for Debby" "Funkallero" "Blue in Green" "Flamenco Sketches" "Time Remembered" "Peace Piece"
Band members	Monty Budwig Larry Bunker Jack DeJohnette Eddie Gómez Chuck Israels Marc Johnson Philly Joe Jones Sam Jones Teddy Kotick Joe LaBarbera Scott LaFaro Michael Moore Marty Morell Paul Motian Gary Peacock
Associated musicians	Cannonball Adderley Chet Baker Tony Bennett Bob Brookmeyer Kenny Burrell Ron Carter Miles Davis Stan Getz Jim Hall Freddie Hubbard Lee Konitz Harold Land Shelly Manne Warne Marsh Claus Ogerman George Russell Zoot Sims Toots Thielemans Monica Zetterlund
Related articles	Tribute albums

v t e Herbie Mann
Atlantic albums	Herbie Mann at the Village Gate (1961) Nirvana (1964) Today! (1966) New Mann at Newport (1967) Memphis Underground (1969) Mississippi Gambler (1972) Surprises, Featuring Cissy Houston (1976)
A&M albums	Glory of Love (1968)
Embryo albums	Muscle Shoals Nitty Gritty (1970) Memphis Two-Step (1971) Push Push (1971)
Prestige albums	Flute Flight (1957) Flute Soufflé (1957) Just Wailin' (1958)
Riverside albums	Sultry Serenade (1957) Great Ideas of Western Mann (1957)
Other labels	Jasil Brazz (1987)
Other articles	Discography "Hi-jack" (1975) Kokopelli Records Afterlife (soundtrack) (1978)

v t e Paul Motian
Albums	Conception Vessel (1972) Tribute (1974) Dance (1977) Le Voyage (1979) Psalm (1981) The Story of Maryam (1983) It Should've Happened a Long Time Ago (1984) Jack of Clubs (1984) Misterioso (1986) One Time Out (1987) Monk in Motian (1988) On Broadway Volume 1 (1988) On Broadway Volume 2 (1989) Bill Evans (1990) Motian in Tokyo (1991) On Broadway Volume 3 (1991) Paul Motian and the Electric Bebop Band (1992) Trioism (1993) Reincarnation of a Love Bird (1994) At the Village Vanguard (1995) Sound of Love (1995) Flight of the Blue Jay (1996) Trio 2000 + One (1997) Play Monk and Powell (1998) Europe (2000) Holiday for Strings (2001) Garden of Eden (2004) I Have the Room Above Her (2004) On Broadway Vol. 4 or The Paradox of Continuity (2005) Live at the Village Vanguard (2006) Live at the Village Vanguard Vol. II (2006) Live at the Village Vanguard Vol. III (2006) Time and Time Again (2006) On Broadway Volume 5 (2008) Lost in a Dream (2009) The Windmills of Your Mind (2010)
Tethered Moon	(Masabumi Kikuchi, Paul Motian and Gary Peacock) First Meeting (1990–91) Tethered Moon Play Kurt Weill (1994) Chansons d'Édith Piaf (1999) Experiencing Tosca (2002)
Trio	(Geri Allen, Charlie Haden and Paul Motian) Etudes (1987) In the Year of the Dragon (1989) Segments (1989) The Montreal Tapes: with Geri Allen and Paul Motian (Haden, 1989) Live at the Village Vanguard (1990)
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