Interplay is a jazz composition by Bill Evans that serves as the title track of the 1963 Riverside album Interplay. The piece is an original Evans tune and runs about 8 minutes and 14 seconds on the record. It was recorded in New York City on July 16 and 17, 1962 and released in June 1963, featuring Bill Evans on piano with Freddie Hubbard on trumpet, Jim Hall on guitar, Percy Heath on bass, and Philly Joe Jones on drums. The album blends Evans’s original writing with standards like You and the Night and the Music and When You Wish Upon a Star, showcasing a refined late-bop sound and the interplay between piano, brass, and guitar. A later release, The Interplay Sessions from 1982, includes the full Interplay material with a different lineup, and Orrin Keepnews won a Grammy for Best Album Notes for the reissue.
