BILL EVANS Portrait In Jazz (Rare 1959 first US issue 9-track deep groove mono LP on a dark blue & silver 'reel to reel' Riverside label, recorded and released early on in Evans' career during a key year in jazz, Portrait is sublime from beginning to end and features the intimate trio of Evans on piano, Scott LaFaro bass & Paul Motian drums. Pressed over fifty years ago, the pasted sleeve has some discolouring, wearing to the spine and a few edge splits. By no means mint, the sleeve does have its three closed sides neatly tape reinforced keeping things nice and presentable. The heavyweight vinyl has been professionally cleaned and plays through a treat, with just a few light surface scuffs to show for its age. A very respectable VG/VG+ example RLP12-315)