Bill Evans & Shelly Manne - Empathy (1962) {Full Album}

Empathy is a 1962 album by jazz musicians Bill Evans and Shelly Manne. It was Evans's first album for Verve Records, after he was released from his contract with Riverside Records, and the two musicians' first collaboration. The sculpture on the cover was by Sheldon Machlin.

Reviewing the album for AllMusic, David Nathan wrote: "[Evans'] playing seemed lighter, freer, and more relaxed than it had for a while.... Listening to these three [Evans, Manne, Budwig], it's clear that everyone was having a good time and simply enjoying being relieved of their duties with their regular combos, even if for just one day."

Track listing

00:00 - 01. "The Washington Twist" (Irving Berlin)
06:26 - 02. "Danny Boy" (Frederick Weatherly)
10:08 - 03. "Let's Go Back to the Waltz" (Irving Berlin)
14:40 - 04. "With a Song in My Heart" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
23:53 - 05. "Goodbye" (Gordon Jenkins)
29:05 - 06. "I Believe in You" (Frank Loesser)

Personnel

Bill Evans - piano
Monty Budwig - bass
Shelly Manne - drums