Moon Beams - The Bill Evans Trio - Pure DSD
"Moon Beams" is a highly acclaimed jazz album by pianist Bill Evans, released in 1962. The album features Evans' new trio with bassist Chuck Israels and drummer Paul Motian. It was recorded shortly after the tragic death of Evans' previous bassist, Scott LaFaro, which adds an emotional depth to the recording.
Artist(s): Piano – Bill Evans
Bass – Chuck Israels
Drums – Paul Motian
Recording Info: Producer – Orrin Keepnews
Engineer - Bill Schwartau
Recorded May 17 and 29, June 5, 1962, at Sound Makers, Inc., New York City
Sourced from a 15ips 2-track tape
Analog: Transferred using a modified Studer 810 tape deck feeding a Merrill Tape Preamp
Digital: Merging Hapi Analog to Digital Converter clocked by a Antelope Audio 10MX Atomic Clock
Power Conditioning: Shunyata Research Everest 8000 for analog components
Shunyata Research Triton and Typhon for digital components
1 Person I Knew 5:46
2 Polka Dots And Moonbeams 5:02
3 I Fall In Love Too Easily 2:43
4 Stairway To The Stars 4:53
5 If You Could See Me Now 4:31
6 It Might As Well Be Spring 6:06
7 In Love In Vain 5:00
8 Very Early 5:05
Please Note: This release was mastered in DSD with no PCM. (Pure DSD)
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Brilliant Mastering of a Classic
I have the SACD version of this classic recording. The HDTT version is better than the SACD version. Its more natural and organic sounding with a very balanced sound. Another great job by HDTT!

Moon Beams - The Bill Evans Trio
A favourite Bill Evans album and this version is just so much better than my previous CD version it might as well be a different album.

Moonbeams
This recording has a lot of problems with it, but since they aren’t something you can fix, I’m still rating this as 10/10. The piano is tinkly, typical of the era, and the drums (hard left) and bass (hard right) could have been recorded separately and added afterwards - things often just sound disjoint. Your transfer however, is excellent. I have many other issues of this album, and yours is the best so far.

Another Very Good High Definition Download
Bill Evans is one of my favorite artists and I really appreciate being able to download a high quality, high definition version of Moon Beams. Very pleased with the quality of the music as well as the ease of downloading the materials. I highly recommend HD Tape Transfers.


With greater timbral density and an organic "rightness" this is the release to get
An album of ballads, with Bill Evans leading the trio more assertively than ever before. If you enjoy this album (and surely you must), this is without question the digital issue you need to add to your music library. The AP SACD is very nice, and if you're happy with it, I won't argue that you must get this new release and you do get three bonus tracks of alternate takes with the AP SACD. But for me, this Pure DSD256 transfer surpasses the SACD with greater timbral density and an organic "rightness" to the sound that the SACD lacks. As the saying goes, "There is simply more there there." I'd sacrifice the bonus tracks for this sound quality in a heartbeat.
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