Bill Evans

• 2- CD SET

• INCLUDES 20 PAGE BOOKLET

• 5 STARS PENGUIN GUIDE TO JAZZ

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 25. Evans, who loved LaFaro’s playing, would take a long hiatus before forming a new trio.

PERSONNEL:

• Bill Evans - piano
• Scott LaFaro - bass
• Paul Motian - drums

Live at the Village Vanguard, New York, June 25, 1961.

TRACKS:

• CD ONE (Total Time: 76:50)
• 01 ALICE IN WONDERLAND [alt tk]
• 02 MY FOOLISH HEART
• 03 ALL OF YOU [alt tk #1]
• 04 MY ROMANCE
• 05 SOME OTHER TIME
• 06 SOLAR
• 07 GLORIA’S STEP
• 08 MY MAN’S GONE NOW
• 09 ALL OF YOU
• 10 DETOUR AHEAD [alt tk]
• 11 Conversation
• 12 WALTZ FOR DEBBY [alt tk]

• CD TWO (Total Time: 68:13)
• 01 ALICE IN WONDERLAND
• 02 I LOVES YOU PORGY
• 03 MY ROMANCE [alt tk]
• 04 MILESTONES
• 05 DETOUR AHEAD
• 06 GLORIA’S STEP [alt tk]
• 07 WALTZ FOR DEBBY
• 08 ALL OF YOU [alt tk #2]
• 09 JADE VISIONS [alt tk]
• 10 JADE VISIONS
• 11 A few final bars...