When Giants Strode the Continent: Europeans embraced American jazz legends with open ears


As stellar American jazz musicians traversed Europe, they often took their places onstage among boom mics strategically placed for recording. European audiences seemed unable to get enough, even with efficient overseas distribution of American record labels. The two-CD Bill Evans Live at Ronnie Scott’s is third in a series of Resonance recordings documenting the six-month, 1968 tenure

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