Bill Evans - The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, 1961 - Lp Vinyl Record

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Bill Evans The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings,1961, LTD ED 180G 4LP NEW.

Editorial Reviews 

Ranked time after time as one of the best live jazz recording sessions in history, and yielding two of Evans' most classic albums (Waltz for Debby, Sunday at the Village Vanguard), The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, 1961 represents the pinnacle of spontaneous musical communication: three men breathing as one on a tiny bandstand. This box set is the ultimate collectable item for any jazz fan. Pressed on 180-gram vinyl, this four-LP set comes with a 12-page booklet, complete with new liner notes by reissue producer Bill Belmont, as well as the original liner notes by the producer of the original recordings,Orrin Keepnews. Reproductions of session notes and photographer Steve Schapiro's proof sheets from the performances add vintage context to the packaging. Also included in the box is a stunning metallic and black poster of the famous cover Evans, in profile, deep in concentration at his piano. Everything Bill Evans, Scott LaFaro, and Paul Motian had been working on for the previous 18 months led to this moment on June 25, 1961. The little-known pianist and his trio performed afternoon and evening sets that Sunday to a small audience that unknowingly sat through what would become a very famous and final set by the trio as a whole. The 25-year old LeFaro died tragically in a car accident just ten days later. The performances on these LPs demonstrate a new and more interactive approach to playing as a trio, one in which all instruments carry melodic responsibilities and function as equal voices. Contrapuntal dialogues take place between Evans's poetic piano and LaFaro's bass, with Motian's sustained riveted ride cymbal providing a carpet of stars. These recordings provide something of a sonic time capsule: sequenced in the original order of the five sets; the audience's murmurings and applause peppered throughout; even an interrupted take is left intact. This box set is the definitive keepsake for audiophiles, Bill Evans fans and jazz collectors, alike, and, in its limited run, will go quickly.

Tracklist

Afternoon Set 1 A1 Spoken Introduction 0:42 A2 Gloria's Step (Take 1 - Interrupted) 5:41 A3 Alice In Wonderland (Take 1) 7:03 B1 My Foolish Heart 4:58 B2 All Of You (Take 1) 8:14 B3 Announcement And Intermission 1:43 Afternoon Set 2 C1 My Romance (Take 1) 7:09 C2 Some Other Time 4:57 C3 Solar 8:56 Evening Set 1 D1 Gloria's Step (Take 2) 6:09 D2 My Man's Gone Now 6:21 D3 All Of You (Take 2) 8:31 E1 Detour Ahead (Take 1) 7:17 Evening Set 2 E2 Discussing Repertoire 0:30 E3 Waltz For Debbie (Take 1) 6:47 E4 Alice In Wonderland (Take 2) 8:31 F1 Porgy (I Loves You, Porgy) 6:10 F2 My Romance (Take 2) 7:26 F3 Milestones 6:32 Evening Set 3 G1 Detour Ahead (Take 2) 7:40 G2 Gloria's Step (Take 3) 7:00 G3 Waltz For Debby (Take 2) 6:58 H1 All Of You (Take 3) 8:17 H2 Jade Visions (Take 1) 4:12 H3 Jade Visions (Take 2) 4:04 H4 ... A Few Final Bars 1:16

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Village Vanguard
• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Concord Music Group, Inc.
• Copyright © – Concord Music Group, Inc.
• Pressed By – Record Technology Incorporated – 22939
• Remastered At – Fantasy Studios
• Published By – Orpheum Music
• Published By – Walt Disney Music
• Published By – Chappell & Co.
• Published By – Prestige Music (3)
• Published By – Patti Washington Music
• Published By – Catherine Hinen Music
• Published By – Chappell
• Published By – Williamson Music
• Published By – Lorenz Hart Publ.
• Published By – Universal PolyGram International
• Published By – WB Music
• Published By – Songs Of SMP
• Published By – Imagem Music LLC
• Published By – Woodrow Music
• Published By – Folkways Music
• Published By – Screen Gems-EMI Music

Credits

• Bass – Scott LaFaro
• Coordinator [Production Coordination], Reissue Producer – Bill Belmont
• Drums – Paul Motian
• Engineer – David Jones (4)
• Liner Notes – Bill Belmont, Orrin Keepnews
• Piano – Bill Evans
• Producer [Original] – Orrin Keepnews
• Remastered By [Digital Remastering] – Joe Tarantino
• Remastered By [Vinyl] – Anne-Marie Suenram, George Horn
• Research [Tape Research] – Stuart Kremsky

Notes

Recorded in performance at the Village Vanguard, New York City; June 25, 1961. 

180 gram vinyl.