The Complete Live at the Village Vanguard 1961

by Bill Evans

The Complete Live at the Village Vanguard 1961 cover art

Compiling the entirety of five consecutive sets recorded on June 25, 1961, this exhaustive box set documents the absolute zenith of the Bill Evans Trio. The performances highlight a revolutionary, highly democratic approach to jazz interplay, where Scott LaFaro's lyrical bass lines functioned as an equal melodic voice alongside Evans's impressionistic piano phrasing. Tragically recorded just days before LaFaro's fatal car accident, it remains one of the most profoundly influential and revered live recordings in jazz history.

Genres

  • Cool Jazz

Tracklist

  1. Spoken Introduction
  2. Gloria's Step (take 1 - Interrupted)
  3. Alice In Wonderland (take 1)
  4. My Foolish Heart
  5. All Of You (take 1)
  6. Announcement And Intermission
  7. My Romance (take 1)
  8. Some Other Time
  9. Solar
  10. Gloria's Step (take 2)
  11. My Man's Gone Now
  12. All Of You (take 2)
  13. Detour Ahead (take 1)
  14. Discussing Repertoire
  15. Waltz For Debby (take 1)
  16. Alice In Wonderland (take 2)
  17. Porgy (I Loves You, Porgy)
  18. My Romance (take 2)
  19. Milestones
  20. Detour Ahead (Take 2)
  21. Gloria's Step (Take 3)
  22. Waltz For Debby (Take 2)
  23. All Of You (Take 3)
  24. Jade Visions (Take 1)
  25. Jade Visions (Take 2)
  26. ... A Few Final Bars