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Bill Evans Trio - The 1960 Birdland Sessions (2005)
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The recordings on this CD precede the same trio's live performances at the Village Vanguard in 1961 by more than a year. Incomplete versions of these tracks have been previously issued on LP but appear here on CD in their entirety.

The legendary edition of the Bill Evans Trio featured impeccable drummer Paul Motian and ill-starred bassist Scott LaFaro; they made a handful of recordings for Riverside, but their only released live sessions came from their final engagement at the Village Vanguard in June, 1961. The release of these airchecks from four separate broadcasts is a welcome addition to their discography. There are three excellent takes of "Autumn Leaves," with the first kicked off by a long Scott LaFaro solo. Evans offers a stunning seven-minute "Nardis," which is possibly his earliest live recording of the piece that he would perform and record many more times. LaFaro delivers a compelling solo that only hints at the potential that was extinguished with his death in an auto crash following the famous 1961 Village Vanguard sessions. Even with the noise typically found in releases made from vintage radio broadcasts, this is a historic CD worth the extra effort to locate.

Recorded Live at Birdland Club, New York City, 1960.-

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01. Autumn Leaves
02. Our Delight
03. Beautiful Love / Five
04. Autumn Leaves
05. Come Rain or Come Shine / Five
06. Come Rain or Come Shine
07. Nardis
08. Blue in Green
09. Autumn Leaves
10. All of You
11. Come Rain or Come Shine
12. Speak Low

*2005 Fresh Sound Records | FSR-CD 390


Personnel:
Bill Evans (piano)
Scott LaFaro (bass)
Paul Motian (drums)