Bill Evans - Sunday at the Village Vanguard

LIMITED EDITION 180-GRAM COLORED RED VINYL

THE COMPLETE ALBUM + 2 BONUS TRACKS 

Contains new specially prepared liner notes by Penguin Guide to Jazz writer Brian Morton and by Paris' prestigious Jazz Magazine

The Bill Evans-Scott LaFaro-Paul Motian trio recorded two studio albums, 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 the superb album Sunday at the Village Vanguard. 

AllMusic: “This trio is still widely regarded as Evans’ finest, largely because of the symbiotic interplay between its members. A great place to begin with Evans.” (Thom Jurek)

Tracklist:

Side A:

1. GLORIA’S STEP 6:08
2. MY MAN’S GONE NOW 6:22
3. SOLAR 8:51
4. JADE VISIONS [alt tk] 4:10*

Side B:

1. ALICE IN WONDERLAND 8:34
2. ALL OF YOU 8:15
3. JADE VISIONS 3:48
4. I LOVES YOU PORGY 6:00*

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

Personnel:

BILL EVANS, piano

SCOTT LaFARO, bass

PAUL MOTIAN, drums

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

Original session produced by Orrin Keepnews