The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, 1961 (2005)

About this title: The music recorded by Bill Evans on June 25, 1961, has long since acquired legendary status. 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. The interplay between them is phenomenal throughout each of their five sets from the final day of a summer gig at the Village Vanguard. This beautifully remastered three-CD collection restores the previously omitted take of ... read more

Tracks:

1. Spoken Introduction
2. Gloria's Step [Take 1, Interrupted][Alternate Take] [LaFaro]
3. Alice in Wonderland [Take 1] [Fain/Hilliard]
4. My Foolish Heart [Young/Washington]
5. All of You [Take 1] [Porter]
6. Announcement and Intermission
7. My Romance [Take 1] [Rodgers/Hart]
8. Some Other Time [Bernstein/Comden/Gr]
9. Solar [Davis]
10. Gloria's Step [Take 2] [LaFaro]
11. My Man's Gone Now [Gershwin/Heyward]
12. All of You [Take 2] [Porter]
13. Detour Ahead [Take 1] [Carter/Ellis/Frigo]
14. Discussing Repertoire
15. Waltz for Debby [Take 1] [Evans/Lees]
16. Alice in Wonderland [Take 2] [Fain/Hilliard]
17. Porgy (I Loves You, Porgy) [Gershwin/Heyward]
18. My Romance [Take 2] [Rodgers/Hart]
19. Milestones [Davis]
20. Detour Ahead [Take 2] [Carter/Ellis/Frigo]
21. Gloria's Step [Take 3] [LaFaro]
22. Waltz for Debby [Take 2] [Evans/Lees]
23. All of You [Take 3] [Porter]
24. Jade Visions [Take 1] [LaFaro]
25. Jade Visions [Take 2] [LaFaro]
26. ...A Few Final Bars

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.