Scott LaFaro cover story in BP

GM60466 · #1 10-24-2009, 06:00 PM

Best issue since Peter Cetera was the feature story.
Don't miss this issue.

eggfan · #2 10-24-2009, 06:39 PM

Thank you. I will pick it up. That classic Bill Evans trio showed that great musicians don't play tunes, they converse, with the tune as the topic. What an amazing innovator. (Only the final trio with Mark Johnson comes close, IMHO.)

tomas_almeida · #3 10-25-2009, 07:39 AM

I spend hours listening to that Bill Evan's Trio recording with him. I seriously need to get a hold of this issue.

eggfan · #4 10-25-2009, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by tomas_almeida

I spend hours listening to that Bill Evan's Trio recording with him. I seriously need to get a hold of this issue.

That trio produced 4 records before LaFaro's death - all in 1961. Amazing, and must-listens for fans of jazz piano, or of sensitive, creative small-group playing in general.

KJung · #5 10-25-2009, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by eggfan

That trio produced 4 records before LaFaro's death - all in 1961. Amazing, and must-listens for fans of jazz piano, or of sensitive, creative small-group playing in general.

+1 Wonderful playing, and the BP article was very good.

For those that want to get the full dose of Evans, the 'Complete Riverside Recordings' Box set is a great place to start, and if I remember correctly, has all the LaFaro cuts.

bottomzone · #6 10-25-2009, 04:51 PM

Great article!!!!! I really need to check out some recordings with Scott playing bass!!!

A Groove is a Terrible Thing to Waste!

chop_1992 · #7 01-01-2010, 10:17 AM

The Scott LaFaro article from Bass Player is now up online (minus the notation) for everyone who might have missed the print edition. Check it out here.

Enjoy!

Phil Smith · #8 01-01-2010, 03:38 PM

How many Scott LaFaro stories has Bass Player magazine done since it's inception? Anyone know?

chop_1992 · #9 01-01-2010, 03:53 PM

I did the first one in 1992, and then this recent one in in Dec., 2009. There haven't been any other LaFaro features in BP as far as I know.

ugly_bassplayer · #10 01-01-2010, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by eggfan

That trio produced 4 records before LaFaro's death - all in 1961. Amazing, and must-listens for fans of jazz piano, or of sensitive, creative small-group playing in general.

Portrait in Jazz is from 1959.

Commreman · #11 01-01-2010, 10:18 PM

I have the three CD set Bill Evans at the Village Vanguard, 1961. LaFaro is unbelievable, and together, the trio is just amazing. Scott died two weeks after that gig.