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    Bill Evans - Sunday At The Village Vanguard + 6 Bonus Tracks [New CD]

    Bill Evans - Sunday At The Village Vanguard + 6 Bonus Tracks [New CD]

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    LIMITED EDITION CD RELEASE

    MINI-LP PAPERSLEEVE GATEFOLD REPLICAS WITH OBI

    INCLUDES 6 BONUS TRACKS

    "Portrait in Jazz", recorded on December 28, 1959, was Bill Evans’ third album as a leader, following "New Jazz Conceptions" (1956) and "Everybody Digs Bill Evans" (1958). It was also Evans’ first LP with the talented bassist Scott LaFaro (although they both participated on Tony Scott’s LP "Sung Heroes", recorded in October 1959, they nearly didn’t interact there).

    Their superb chemistry was evident from the very first tune, and Evans was surely aware of that. As opposed to his previous albums, no solo piano selections were included on "Portrait in Jazz" and the trio is heard throughout the entire LP. Drummer Paul Motian had been working with Evans on various projects since 1955 and was featured as the drummer on "New Jazz Conceptions".

    The Evans-LaFaro-Motian trio would record a second studio album, "Explorations", on February 2, 1961, but they would reach a climax with their June 25, 1961 club recordings at the Village Vanguard in New York. LaFaro would die in a car accident soon after (on July 6, 1961), at the age of 25. Evans was so shocked by his bassist’s death that he waited a long time before forming a new trio. A selection of pieces from the Village Vanguard session was made by Evans himself and originally presented on two albums: "Sunday at the Village Vanguard" (Riverside RLP9376) and "Waltz for Debby" (Riverside RLP9399). Other titles and alternate versions were later issued on various compilations.

    PERSONNEL:

    BILL EVANS, piano
    SCOTT LaFARO, bass
    PAUL MOTIAN, drums

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

    TRACKS:

    01 GLORIA’S STEP
    02 MY MAN’S GONE NOW
    03 SOLAR
    04 ALICE IN WONDERLAND
    05 ALL OF YOU
    06 JADE VISIONS
    07 GLORIA’S STEP [alt tk] (*)
    08 ALICE IN WONDERLAND [alt tk] (*)
    09 ALL OF YOU [alt tk #1] (*)
    10 ALL OF YOU [alt tk #2] (*)
    11 JADE VISIONS [alt tk] (*)
    12 A few final bars… (*)

    Total time: 76:31

    (*) Bonus tracks: From the same session, but not included on the original LP.

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