Listen to this when
Sunday at the Village Vanguard
Three musicians listening so closely they sound like one person thinking. Eleven days later, one of them was gone. Play it for someone you still hear. 🎹
Who it's for
This is wordless, unhurried music, so it offers company without asking anything of a listener who has no room left for words or stories.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Sunday at the Village Vanguard is a live album by the Bill Evans Trio (Bill Evans on piano, Scott LaFaro on bass, Paul Motian on drums), recorded on June 25, 1961, at the Village Vanguard in New York and released by Riverside in 1961 with Orrin Keepnews producing. LaFaro was killed in a car accident eleven days after the session, which was the trio's last performance together.
Where to find it
Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, Tidal; widely available on CD and vinyl (Riverside/Craft Recordings reissues).
Before you start
Age: Not verified; instrumental, no explicit content (suggested all ages)
Even as the stone of the fruit must break, that its heart may stand in the sun, so must you know pain.Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet, “On Pain”
