The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, 1961

The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, 1961

The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, 1961

The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, 1961

CD(Remastered)

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Overview

The music recorded by Bill Evans on June 25, 1961, has long since acquired legendary status. Evans, a brilliant pianist whose unique voicings have influenced over a generation of jazz pianists who have followed him, weaves one masterpiece after another with bassist Scott LaFaro (a promising composer and phenomenal bassist) and the equally valuable drummer Paul Motian. The interplay between them is phenomenal throughout each of their five sets from the final day of a summer gig at the Village Vanguard. This beautifully remastered three-CD collection restores the previously omitted take of "Gloria's Step" (marred only by a brief power outage) and the humorous finale by Evans at the end of the night (first issued in the massive Complete Riverside Recordings box set). The songs are in their original recorded sequence, adding a bit of ambience and audience reaction between numbers. Sadly, it was the trio's final recording, as LaFaro died in a car crash ten days later. The selections from this three-CD box set have been reissued numerous times over the years, but this is the first time that all of them have been collected in one U.S. release. Orrin Keepnews, the original producer, updates the liner notes he previously contributed to earlier issues of this music with a thoughtful commentary. This is an essential purchase, whether you are a novice or seasoned jazz fan. [Released on vinyl in November 2014.] ~ Ken Dryden

Product Details

Release Date: 09/13/2005
Label: Riverside Records
UPC: 0025218444323
Rank: 5602

Tracks

Disc 1

  1. Spoken Introduction
  2. Gloria's Step
  3. Alice in Wonderland
  4. My Foolish Heart
  5. All of You
  6. Announcement and Intermission
  7. My Romance
  8. Some Other Time
  9. Solar

Disc 2

  1. Gloria's Step
  2. My Man's Gone Now
  3. All of You
  4. Detour Ahead
  5. Discussing Repertoire
  6. Waltz for Debby
  7. Alice in Wonderland
  8. Porgy (I Loves You, Porgy)
  9. My Romance
  10. Milestones

Disc 3

  1. Detour Ahead
  2. Gloria's Step
  3. Waltz for Debby
  4. All of You
  5. Jade Visions
  6. Jade Visions
  7. ...A Few Final Bars

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Bill Evans Trio   Primary Artist
Bill Evans   Primary Artist,Piano
Scott LaFaro   Double Bass,Bass
Paul Motian   Drums

Technical Credits

David Jones   Audio Engineer
Orrin Keepnews   Audio Production,Producer,Liner Notes
Scott LaFaro   Composer
Ned Washington   Composer
Miles Davis   Composer
Stuart Kremsky   Tape Research
Adolph Green   Composer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Betty Comden   Composer
Bill Belmont   Production Coordination
Cole Porter   Composer
George Gershwin   Composer
DuBose Heyward   Composer
Victor Young   Composer
Jamie Putnam   Art Direction
Linda Kalin   Design
David O Jones   Engineer
Leonard Bernstein   Composer
Joe Tarantino   Digital Remastering,Assembly
Steve Schapiro   Photography
Lorenz Hart   Composer
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