The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, 1961

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The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, 1961
by Bill Evans
from Riverside

Features:

• Live
• Original recording remastered

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

• simply stated, a timeless weekend captured in an intimate setting
  First of all, I was blown away by the recording. The ambience of the audience only adds to the feeling that you are right there, front row, listening, watching three guys ripping it. This is truly one of the best live recordings I have heard, jazz or otherwise. The reperoire between the musicians seems almost telepathic, but the audience doesnt really appreciate the specialness of what they are hearing. They had no idea that less than a month later Scott Lefaro would be tragically killed in an auto... more info

• Good but not Great
  This is a very good sample of the Bill Evans trio at its best. Its interesting, enjoyable and mellow but it is not innovative. This set will impress fans of Dave Brubeck and mellow jazz but it will disappoint listners expecting "Kind of Blue" and John Coltrane style innovation.
  If you like the mellow Bill Evans style I recommend his "Nirvana" set with Herbie Mann. I personally feel "Nirvana" is a more innovative recording of this style.

• Don't assume you've heard it until now
  Even though I had the two original Riverside LP's and two later CD's purporting to contain remastered essentials from the session, Amazon's price for the latest three-disc collection was too attractive to pass up. After listening to the three discs in sequence, I now question if I even heard what was on the previous recordings. This is at once stunning and immeasurably satisfying music, LaFaro and Evans "in the moment" as never before, their empathy, individual genius, and shared quest of discovery brought... more info

• No Bill like this Bill
  I can give you a book full of reasons why, if you are into jazz, or into piano, or into music in general, you need to buy this set of recordings. Suffice to say, Bill Evans was the peak, the bee's knees, the top of the pole in his time, and this captures some of his brightest and best moments, all in one collection. Delightful tunes, both standards and not so, and alternate takes that shed light on the music making process and the insight that Bill brought to his music. You will read or hear about other... more info

Tracks:

1. Spoken Introduction - Bill Evans,
2. Gloria's Step - Bill Evans, LaFaro, Scott
3. Alice in Wonderland - Bill Evans, Fain
4. My Foolish Heart - Bill Evans, Young, Victor
5. All of You - Bill Evans, Porter, Cole
6. Announcement and Intermission - Bill Evans,
7. My Romance - Bill Evans, Rodgers, Richard
8. Some Other Time - Bill Evans, Bernstein, Leonard
9. Solar - Bill Evans, Davis, Miles
10. Gloria's Step - Bill Evans, LaFaro, Scott
11. My Man's Gone Now - Bill Evans, Gershwin, George
12. All of You - Bill Evans, Porter
13. Detour Ahead - Bill Evans, Carter
14. Discussing Repertoire - Bill Evans,
15. Waltz For Debby (Take 1)
16. Alice in Wonderland - Bill Evans, Fain

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