Bill Evans Trio: The Village Vanguard Sessions

Bill Evans Trio: The Village Vanguard Sessions (2CD)

Bill Evans Trio - The Village Vanguard Sessions - 2604

The Village Vanguard Sessions (2CD)

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Cat No: 2604

Format Details: 2CD

Release Date: 26 March 2021

Label: Essential Jazz Classics

Packaging Type: Digipak

No of Units: 1

Barcode: 8436559468152

Genres: Jazz

Release Date: 18 February 2022

Label: American Jazz Classics

Packaging Type: Digipak

No of Units: 2

Barcode: 8436559468763

Genres: Jazz

Release Date: 08 March 2024

Label: Essential Jazz Classics

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Genres: Jazz

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AMERICAN JAZZ CLASSICS. BILL EVANS TRIO / THE VILLAGE VANGUARD SESSIONS. COLLECTORS' EDITION IN SPECIAL SIX-PANEL DIGIPACK + INSIDE BOOKLET WITH UPDATED LINER NOTES.

The 1961 Village Vanguard recordings would by the very last made by this formation of the Bill Evans Trio, with Scott LaFaro on bass, and Paul Motian on drums, as LaFaro would die soon after 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. Presented here are the very best performances from that date, originally issued on the albums Sunday at the Village Vanguard (Riverside RLP9376) and Waltz for Debby (Riverside RLP9399).

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

"This is music which continues to provoke marvel and endless study." Richard Cook & Brian Morton â€“ Penguin Guide to Jazz

"This trio is still widely regarded as his finest, largely because of the symbiotic interplay between its members. This is a great place to begin with Evans." Thom Jurek - AllMusic

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All surviving complete performances from the legendary 1961 Village Vanguard sets by the Bill Evans Trio presented in chronological order. 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 twenty-five. Evans, who loved LaFaro's playing, would take a long hiatus before forming a new trio.

"All the Vanguard music is informed by an extra sense of discovery, as if the musicians were suddenly aware of what they were on to and were celebrating the achievement. This is music which continues to provoke marvel and endless study." - Penguin Guide To Jazz

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SPECIAL EDITION - 2CD SET - TWENTY-PAGE BOOKLET WITH MEMORABILIA AND UPDATED LINER NOTES. 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 and Waltz for Debby. 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, took a long hiatus before forming a new trio.
"All the Vanguard music is informed by an extra sense of discovery, as if the musicians were suddenly aware of what they were on to and were celebrating the achievement. This is music which continues to provoke marvel and endless study."- Penguin Guide to Jazz (Richard Cook & Brian Morton), 5 STARS
"Of the many recordings Evans issued, the two Vanguard dates and Explorations are the ultimate expressions of his legendary trio." - AllMusic(Thom Jurek), 5 STARS
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