5 Things to Know About Bill Evans' Undercurrent

  1. Undercurrent was released in August 1962 on United Artists Records.
  2. It is a duo album featuring Bill Evans on piano and Jim Hall on guitar, with no other musicians.
  3. The album is known for its intimate, conversational interplay between the two instruments.
  4. Its cover photo, taken by Toni Frissell, shows a woman underwater, which became iconic.
  5. Undercurrent is widely regarded as one of the finest piano-guitar duo albums in jazz.