The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, 1961

by Bill Evans, Bill Evans Trio

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:	11/10/2014
Label:	Concord / Fantasy
UPC:	0888072360051
Rank:	20088

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

Disc 2

7. My Romance
8. Some Other Time
9. Solar
10. Gloria's Step
11. My Man's Gone Now
12. All of You
13. Milestones

Disc 3

14. Detour Ahead
15. Discussing Repertiore
16. Waltz For Debby
17. Alice In Wonderland
18. Porgy (I Loves You, Porgy)
19. My Romance
20. Milestones

Disc 4

21. Detour Ahead
22. Gloria's Step
23. Waltz For Debby
24. All of You
25. Jade Visions
26. Jade Visions
27. ... a Few Final Bars

Album Credits

Performance Credits

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

Technical Credits

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