Why everyone wants to record live at the village vanguard. It also marks the first us release of the first take of glorias step, which is. Bill evans trio live in buenos aires 1979 bill evans half moon bay 1973 bill evans jazz 625 1965 bill evans the tokyo concert 1973 bill evans affinity with toots thielemans 197. The piano is far right, the double bass far left, the drums also far left but high hats are completely disconnected from the drums and come from far right. Fantasy ojc 210, ojccd 2102 bill evans the village vanguard sessions milestone m 47002 bill evans the complete live at the village vanguard 1961 riverside j vicj 6095 bill evans sunday at the village vanguard riverside rlp 376. To my ears the bestsounding version of the village vanguard sessions is the 3cdset the complete village vanguard recordings 1961 that was released in 2005.
Scot lafaro bass, paul motian drums, bill evans piano discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. On a monday evening offers bill evans fans a rare treat. And so unfolds the story of one of the most revered recordings in modern jazz, the bill evans trio live at the village vanguard. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. The village vanguard sessions by bill evans trio, bill evans. The village vanguard sessions 1961 explorations bill evans trio 1961 bill evans sunday at the village vanguard 1961. During an 18year period, fan mike harris went to the village vanguard whenever pianist bill evans appeared and privately taped his performances. Bill evans sunday at the village vanguard 1961 album. Check out the complete village vanguard recordings, 1961 by bill evans trio on amazon music. Mcbride also highlighted the bill evans trios performance, as heard on sunday at the village vanguard, as one of his favorites ever made at the club. The music recorded by bill evans on june 25, 1961, has long since acquired legendary status. All selection recorded in performance at the village vanguard, new york city, on sunday, june 25, 1961 the first four at a matinee, the others in the evening. Bill evans trio village vanguard sessions vinyl 180. Bill evans the solo sessions volume 2 purchase album stream album.
Bill evans the village vanguard sessions the two records of the bill evans trio sunday at the village vanguard, waltz for debbie taken at the 25th of june 1961 at the village vanguard club in nyc are such a rare moments of recording history riverside rs9376 and rs9399, both the first stereo releases. His uncanny knack of extracting the essence of tunes and laying down definitive versions. Released in 1961, the album is routinely ranked as one of the best live jazz recordings of all time. Sunday at the village vanguard is a live album by jazz pianist and composer bill evans and his trio consisting of evans, bassist scott lafaro, and drummer paul motian. Jan 19, 2016 recorded at the village vanguard in 1961, shortly before scott lafaros death, waltz for debby is the second album issued from that historic session, and the final one from that legendary trio that also contained drummer paul motian. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Bill evans trio the village vanguard sessions 2 lp on 2 cd. Paul motians drumming is nicely in balance throughout.
Though set producer bill belmont has received much criticism for cutting the vinyl from 44. Listen free to bill evans trio at the village vanguard my foolish heart, my romance take 1 and more. Bill evans trio at the village vanguard, august 1718, 1967 2 separate 2cdsets, verve japan. Now, on three cds, we can savor the all the poetry and telepathic interplay that made these recordings so. Producer orrin keepnews, head of the independent jazz label riverside, descends the stairs to the basement at 178 7th avenue, a small wedgeshaped room with low ceilings, known to jazz enthusiasts as the village vanguard. Buy bill evans trio, bill evanss album titled the village vanguard sessions to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover.
Bill evans the complete village vanguard recordings, 1961. Nov 17, 2014 concord music group is proud to announce the forthcoming vinyl reissue of bill evans the complete village vanguard recordings, 1961, one of the greatest live jazz recording sessions of all time. The trio had just two years together, peaking at the village vanguard sessions in 1961. Bill evans sunday at the village vanguard featuring scott lafaro. The village vanguard sessions by bill evans trio, bill.
Bill evans with chuck israels on bass, and larry bunker on drums at the village vanguard. The bill evans trio at the village vanguard, 1961 the music. Bill evans sunday at the village vanguard waltz for debby. If you already own sunday at the village vanguard and waltz for debby you have two albums worth of material from that magical afternoon and evening of june 25, 1961 that the producer orrin keepnews deemed worthy of releasing. Sunday at the village vanguard is a 1961 album by jazz pianist and composer bill evans. Description provided by wikipedia under creative commons attribution ccbysa 4. Bill evans at the village vanguard unt digital library. At the village vanguard by bill evans trio on amazon music. Fantasy ojc 140, ojccd 1402 bill evans live at the village vanguard riverside rs 3006. Bill evans alice in wonderland take 1 the complete village vanguard recordings, 1961 bill evans piano scott lafaro bass paul motian drums. Oct 22, 2015 mcbride also highlighted the bill evans trios performance, as heard on sunday at the village vanguard, as one of his favorites ever made at the club. Collectible package, out november 11, includes limitededition lithograph, carefully crafted production replicas, plus new and original liner notes.
Though these extraordinary 1980 recordings were made only months before pianist bill evanss untimely death on september 15, 1980, at the. More than a decade after evans death, harris made all the proper legal arrangements and producer orrin keepnews released music from 26 different occasions on this eightcd box set, 104 selections in all. Evans playing, too, was never better, i think, than on these recordings. Evans, a brilliant pianist whose unique voicings have influenced over a generation of jazz pianists who have followed him, weaves one masterpiece after another with bassist scott lafaro a promising composer and phenomenal bassist and the equally valuable drummer paul motian. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Riverside records to release vinyl box set of bill evans. May 10, 2019 sunday at the village vanguard is a live album by jazz pianist and composer bill evans and his trio consisting of evans, bassist scott lafaro, and drummer paul motian.
Most people change the lps on their desertisland list from one day to the next, as mood changes, but its hard for me to think that sunday at the village vanguard would ever drop off my list. Pressed on 180gram vinyl, the four lps are packaged with a 12page booklet, complete with new liner notes by reissue. Listen to your favorite songs from at the village vanguard by bill evans trio now. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Bill evans, paul motian, scott lafaro the village vanguard sessions. The complete village vanguard recordings, 1961 bill evans. Pressed on 180gram vinyl, this 4lp set comes with faithfully reproduced session notes and contact sheets, a collectable lithograph and a 12page booklet. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Mastered by doug sax from the original analog master tapes. Oct 07, 2014 concord music group is reissuing bill evans the complete village vanguard recordings, 1961, as a vinyl box set.
The village vanguard sessions by bill evans compilation. The complete village vanguard recordings, 1961 by bill evans. Bill evans, paul motian, scott lafaro the village vanguard sessions amazon. The 1961 engagement of bill evans, scott lafaro and paul motian at the village vanguard is widely considered to be one of the most historic in jazz.
The complete village vanguard recordings, 1961 by bill evans, released in 2005 on riverside. Pressed on 180gram vinyl, the four lps are packaged with a 12page booklet, complete with new liner notes by reissue producer bill belmont, as well as the original liner notes by the producer of the initial recordings, orrin keepnews. The village vanguard sessions musical lp, 1973 worldcat. Bill evans the complete village vanguard recordings, 1961 sound quality. On this page you can download bill evans albums and mp3 songs compilations for free without registration. This 3cd set presents all five sets the trio performed in their original order. Jazzplanet bill evans sunday at the village vanguard.
Bill evans trio the village vanguard sessions 2 lp on 2. This release presents, in chronological order, all surviving complete performances from the legendary 1961 village vanguard sets by the bill evans trio. Sunday at the village vanguard sunday at the village vanguard is the initial volume of a mammoth recording session by the bill evans trio, from june 25, 1961 at new yorks village vanguard documenting evans first trio with bassist scott lafaro and drummer paul motian. Listen free to bill evans sunday at the village vanguard glorias step, my mans gone now and more. Album the complete village vanguard recordings 1961, bill. Bill evans sunday at the village vanguard not now music 1. The complete village vanguard recordings, 1961 by bill evans audio cd. This twolp set from 1973 combined together the two earlier lps sunday at the village vanguard and waltz for debby plus the previously unheard porgy, selections recorded during the final appearance by pianist bill evans trio with bassist scott lafaro and drummer paul motian. Bill evans free albums and compilations download myzcloud.
The village vanguard sessions, a compilation of songs by bill evans. The complete village vanguard recordings, 1961 by bill. I recently picked up a 20 release, 24bit remaster cd of bill evens trio at the village vanguard and it is all but unlistenable in stereo. The reeltoreel tape container indicates that titles performed include slow dance and a song for now. Bill evans village vanguard sessions music room naim. Bill evanssunday at the village vanguarddsd single rate.
Nov 01, 2005 fantasy jazz has released, in chronological order, the entire five set session list from bill evans june 25th, 1961 date at the village vanguard. Since all of the music plus seven other selections that were released for the first time in 1984 have been. This is bill evans at the village vanguard by concord on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Recorded in performance at the village vanguard, new york city, n. Side 2, the first two selections on side 3 and jade visions originally issued as riverside 376 bill evans triosunday at the village vanguard. The final village vanguard recordings is a sixcd box set live album by jazz pianist bill evans with marc johnson and joe labarbera.
Overall, this is an almost perfect jazz trio album. Buy bill evans trio, bill evans s album titled the village vanguard sessions to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. If you are interested in experiencing the afternoon and evening sets in their entirety or as close to that as possible you can do so on a 3 cd set issued in 2003 or. Somehow the recording seems much more moderated than rudy van gelder live records, which to my ear can have an overheated quality, especially in the drums. Bill evans trio sunday at the village vanguard 1961. The album is routinely ranked as one of the best live jazz recordings of all time. Bill evans trio the complete village vanguard recordings, 1961. Le incisioni al village vanguard di new york, assieme a paul motian e scott lafaro, rappresentano il vertice della produzione di bill evans, e allo stesso tempo uno degli esempi piu fulgidi dellarte pianistica nellambito jazzistico. Sunday at the village vanguard is the initial volume of a mammoth recording session by the bill evans trio, from june 25, 1961 at new yorks village vanguard documenting evans first trio with bassist scott lafaro and drummer paul motian. Included here for the first time is the failed first take of glorias step sporting a three second break in the recording and a great scott lafaro bass solo. There is just a huge hole in the centre soundstage. Bill evans trio sunday at the village vanguard the audio. The complete village vanguard recordings, 1961 wikipedia. The secret sound of bill evans fans village vanguard.
Bill evans alice in wonderland the complete village. Recorded at the village vanguard in 1961, shortly before scott lafaros death, waltz for debby is the second album issued from that historic session, and the final one from that legendary trio that also contained drummer paul motian. The complete village vanguard recordings, 1961, a threecd box set released in 2005, marks the first time the entire bill evans trios complete sets at the village vanguard on june 25, 1961 have been released in their entirety outside of the twelvedisc set containing evans complete riverside recordings. Dec 05, 2018 bill evans own peris scopeand the cole porter standard what is this thing called love are stand out tracks from this point of view. May 16, 2018 the bill evans trio at the village vanguard, 1961 it is the afternoon of a sunday in new york city, june 1961. Concord music group is proud to announce the forthcoming vinyl reissue of bill evans the complete village vanguard recordings, 1961, one of the greatest live jazz recording sessions of all time. Bill evans the village vanguard sessions 1973, gatefold. The bill evans trio at the village vanguard, 1961 it is the afternoon of a sunday in new york city, june 1961. The complete village vanguard recordings, 1961, a threecd box set released in 2005, marks the first time the entire bill evans trios complete sets at the.
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