Track Listings (9) - Disc #1| All Artists: Bill Evans Title: Turn Out Stars: Final Village Vanguard Recordings Members Wishing: 1 Total Copies: 0 Label: Warner Bros / Wea Original Release Date: 11/5/1996 Release Date: 11/5/1996 Album Type: Box set Genres: Jazz, Pop, Broadway & Vocalists Styles: Cool Jazz, Modern Postbebop, Bebop, Traditional Vocal Pop Number of Discs: 6 SwapaCD Credits: 6 UPC: 093624592525 |
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 | Bill Evans Turn Out Stars: Final Village Vanguard Recordings Genres: Jazz, Pop, Broadway & Vocalists
It's accidentally poetic that pianist Bill Evans made his most unforgettable live session at Max Gordon's Village Vanguard in 1961 (for that, try Sunday at the Village Vanguard and Waltz for Debby) and recorded his second-... more » |
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Amazon.com It's accidentally poetic that pianist Bill Evans made his most unforgettable live session at Max Gordon's Village Vanguard in 1961 (for that, try Sunday at the Village Vanguard and Waltz for Debby) and recorded his second-best live set at the same venue in 1980, just three months shy of his death. Here's the document of the last stand, gathered on six CDs and glowing with a creative discovery that shines from Evans, drummer Joe LaBarbera, and bassist Marc Johnson. This trio had been together for less than two years, and in that time, they'd found an alchemy that Evans, at least, thought was in part lacking since the early 1960s. To be fair, Evans marshaled one of jazz's finest piano trios into the Vanguard in 1961 for the recording of Sunday at the Village Vanguard, and the tragic death of then-bassist Scott LaFaro devastated the pianist. He then played with lots of drummers but only one main bassist, Eddie Gomez. And he acknowledged Gomez's expertise, finding fault more generally with the coasting he seemed to allow on so many sessions. With the new trio, however, Evans looked to close out the 1970s with renewed creative vigor. He did so, as these sets demonstrate lavishly. Evans was deeply spun in emotional turmoil, nursing an ultimately lethal cocaine habit and also playing with crystal-clear depth. His improvisations sound as unstoppable as any of the early 1960s fare, with melody bursting from one hand and harmonically circuitous complexity pouring from the other. Johnson and LaBarbera stay on for the whole ride, from the passionate embrace of ballads to the fevered trot through standards that Evans knew backwards and forwards. What's most remarkable about this box set, though, is the sum of it all. Here you have Evans, who was notoriously microphone shy, unfolding lengthy sets--which appear on CD unedited and expansive. --Andrew Bartlett Similar CDs
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CD ReviewsAll of us are in the gutter,..... o dubhthaigh | north rustico, pei, canada | 04/14/2003 (5 out of 5 stars) ".... but some of us are looking at the stars. When I first picked this up, 7 years ago, I was stunned and driven to tears by the beauty of the music herein. I have never heard a CD that has impacted me as deeply as this, and I was not really that aware of Evans, other than as the piano player on KIND OF BLUE. THIS CHANGED ALL THAT. What happened here was that I came face to face with a man who knew that his life was ending and the urgency in his playing was driven by his desire to make some lasting enduring statement about Music and what Truths lie therein before fate came to turn out the stars. You don't need me to validate his playing. Evans was one of a kind and a soul of powerful emotions. Often called impressionistic, Evans was really more exitentialistic: there is an urgency at every moment to live and to play authentically. I can see what Miles saw in him: it wasn't what he played, but what was in the silence that his beautiful music framed. This set is absolutely loaded with such moments. Oscar Wilde made the comment with which I opened this note. Oscar also observed that "All men kill the things they loved." Should you ever read Bill's biography, you'll understand how that aphorism applies with tragic tenderness to Bill Evans. I can think of no greater loss to music than his passing. This set presents the mments just before his star went supernova. It is the most brilliant box set I have ever heard." I LOVED EVERY BIT OF IT--BUT IT IS A BIT MUCH Crabby Apple Mick Lee | INDIANAPOLIS, IN USA | 12/03/2005 (5 out of 5 stars) "Even for an avid fan, this six disc box set is a bit much. I will pick up almost anything with Bill Evans' name attached to it and even I had to listen to it one disc at a time spread over a few weeks. I will say that I was constantly amazed at the variation and different readings of the same pieces that appear more than a few times throughout. "Nardis" (always credited to Miles Davis although he never recorded it himself) is rendered by the trio four times and I was blown away each time. Most pieces make at least two appearances and all are fresh and alive even though Evans played them many times across his entire album catalogue. If I were just starting out or if I were just modestly interested in Evans, I would opt for the more manageable ARTIST'S CHOICE: HIGHLIGHTS FROM TURN OUT THE STARS [LIVE]. The HIGHLIGHTS album is an absolute must if you are just tipping your toe into jazz or have taken an interest in Bill Evans himself. Among all the records Evans released, I would also recommend purchasing one or all of the following: 1. SUNDAY AT THE VILLAGE VANGUARD [LIVE] 2. EXPLORATIONS 3. EVERYBODY DIGS BILL EVANS 4. TOKYO CONCERT [LIVE] 5. AT THE MONTREAUX JAZZ FESTIVAL [LIVE] Other fans will object to any one of the above for another (for them) more worthy suggestion. For a whole variety of reasons they may be right. But I particularly am fond of these albums and I believe they are naturally more appealing to any jazz novice. Happy hunting! " Fabulous Michael Pawlows | 02/05/2003 (5 out of 5 stars) "These last sessions from June 1980 of Bill Evans Trio at the Village Vanguard are a treasure, in large part, due to the superb recording and engineering of Malcolm Addey. None of the earlier recordings the Evans Trio at the Vanguard have the clarity, balance and overall quality that this set produced. It seems to me, despite his deteriorating health, that Evans was still able to bring more energy to these performances, than later in August 1980. Yes, Evans plays some of the old repertoire, like "My Romance" and "But Not For Me" in an up-tempo fashion, but results are wonderful, and a testament to the excellence of this final trio with Evans, Johnson and LaBarbera. Personally, I think Johnson and LaBarbera helped Evans to finally break away from the successful, but predictable style of the Evans, Gomez, Morrell period. In fact, Evans alludes to this during an interview with Jim Aikin, contained in the excellent liner notes of this 6CD box set."
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