| The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, 1961 | ||||
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| Released | 2005 | |||
| Recorded | June 25, 1961 Village Vanguard, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Riverside 3RCD-4443-2 | |||
| Producer | Orrin Keepnews | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| All About Jazz |  [1] |
| AllMusic | [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, 1961, a three-CD box set released in 2005, marks the first time the entire Bill Evans Trio's complete sets at the Village Vanguard on June 25, 1961, have been released in their entirety (outside of the 12-disc set containing Evans' complete Riverside recordings). It also marks the first U.S. release of the first take of "Gloria's Step," which is incomplete due to a power failure.
These sets, from which the classic LPs Sunday at the Village Vanguard and Waltz for Debby were drawn, were the trio's final live recordings. Bassist Scott LaFaro would die in an automobile accident just 11 days later on July 6.
The album was deemed by the Library of Congress to be "culturally, historically, or aesthetically important" and added to the United States National Recording Registry for the year 2009.[4] The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings included the set as part of its suggested "core collection".[3]
- ^ Bailey, C. Michael (November 1, 2005). "Bill Evans: The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, 1961". All About Jazz. Archived from the original on March 2, 2017. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ Dryden, Ken. Bill Evans: The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, 1961 – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 167. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ National Recording Preservation Board, 2009 Selections