The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, 1961


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. It also marks the first US 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 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.

Track listing

Disc one

Afternoon Set 1

  1. Spoken introduction
  2. "Gloria's Step"
  3. "Alice in Wonderland"
  4. "My Foolish Heart"
  5. "All of You"
  6. Announcement and intermission

    Afternoon Set 2

  7. "My Romance"
  8. "Some Other Time"
  9. "Solar"

    Disc two

Evening Set 1

  1. "Gloria's Step"
  2. "My Man's Gone Now"
  3. "All of You"
  4. "Detour Ahead"

    Evening Set 2

  5. discussing repertoire
  6. "Waltz for Debby"
  7. "Alice in Wonderland"
  8. "Porgy "
  9. "My Romance"
  10. "Milestones"

    Disc Three

Evening Set 3

  1. "Detour Ahead"
  2. "Gloria's Step"
  3. "Waltz for Debby"
  4. "All of You"
  5. "Jade Visions"
  6. "Jade Visions"
  7. ...A few final bars

    Relation to original LPs

Tracks marked with were originally released on Sunday at the Village Vanguard. The original running order was:
  1. "Gloria's Step"
  2. "My Man's Gone Now"
  3. "Solar"
  4. "Alice in Wonderland"
  5. "All of You"
  6. "Jade Visions"
In addition, tracks marked with were bonus tracks on the CD reissue.
Tracks marked with were originally released on Waltz for Debby. The original running order was:
  1. "My Foolish Heart"
  2. "Waltz for Debby"
  3. "Detour Ahead"
  4. "My Romance"
  5. "Some Other Time"
  6. "Milestones"
In addition, tracks marked with were bonus tracks on the CD reissue.

Personnel