The Bill Evans Trio ‎– The Village Vanguard Sessions

2-CD SET

5 STARS PENGUIN GUIDE TO JAZZ – 5 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE

ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT RECORDINGS
(The Rough Guide to Essential Jazz CDs. London 2001

This release presents, in chronological order, all surviving complete performances from the legendary 1961 Village Vanguard sets by the Bill Evans Trio. Two classic albums were culled from these sets: Sunday at the Village Vanguard (Riverside RLP976) and Waltz for Debby (Riverside RLP999). It would be the last recording by this formation of the group, with Scott LaFaro on bass, and Paul Motian on drums, as LaFaro died ten days later in a car crash, on July 6, 1961, at the age of 25. Evans, who loved LaFaro’s playing, would take a long hiatus before forming a new trio.

PERSONNEL:

BILL EVANS, piano
SCOTT LaFARO, bass
PAUL MOTIAN, drums
Live at the Village Vanguard, New York, June 25, 1961.

INCLUDES 24-PAGE BOOKLET

CD 1: Total Time: 76:49

01 Alice In Wonderland [Alt Tk]
02 My Foolish Heart
03 All Of You [Alt Tk #1]
04 My Romance
05 Some Other Time
06 Solar
07 Gloria’s Step
08 My Man’s Gone Now
09 All Of You
10 Detour Ahead [Alt Tk]
11 Conversation
12 Waltz For Debby [Alt Tk]

CD 2. Total Time: 68:12

01 Alice In Wonderland
02 I Loves You Porgy
03 My Romance [Alt Tk]
04 Milestones
05 Detour Ahead
06 Gloria’s Step [Alt Tk]
07 Waltz For Debby
08 All Of You [Alt Tk #2]
09 Jade Visions [Alt Tk]
10 Jade Visions
11 A Few Final Bars

BOX 1