Sunday At The Village Vanguard

solo se que quiero ese album en vinilo

Some of the best bass playing that I've ever heard in my life. Truly had no idea what to expect with this but not only was it an immersively produced live album but one of Jazz's great young bass prodigies in Scott LaFaro doing some of his best work shortly before his tragic death. Will try to track down more of his stuff and more by Bill Evans Trio.

Oh, goodie, Jazz is back. Yay… This concludes a really bad week of music for me on this site. Sometimes it be like that. First things first, I don’t really like Jazz. Reviewing it is the worst part of all. I can’t contribute anything articulate well enough for an album where the entire point is to be nonsensical with no rhyme, reason or cohesion. Some Jazz is fine. None of it is amazing or really worth listening to. Most of it is bad. This is one of the bad and uninteresting ones. Is that a good review? Obviously not, but the only things I can think to say about this album are negatives. It sounds like the dude is just waffling about the entire time, like he’s never played an instrument in his life. This goes on for an hour, because of course it does, and it just sounds like a practice session where a bunch of kids thought the instruments looked cool. Again, it’s Jazz. I don’t have a favorite song. I could only bear to listen to this twice before I had to turn it off. I can’t keep reviewing Jazz albums like this. Surely, some of them have to be good. The ones with careful planning that aren’t Freeform are mostly fine. But this?? Even the other reviewers on the website have this as slightly below average. Mostly this has been getting 3’s, but I think those are from people that actually like Jazz albums to begin with. Even then, that says a lot that even amongst fans of the genre where you play an aimless, maddening jerk off session, the consensus on the website is that it’s just not that good. This might be my shortest review in a long while. I don’t know man, if I’ve learned one thing above all else on this site, it’s that Jazz albums are the hardest to write reviews for. I’m going to read some of the long form reviews of this album after posting this to get a better understanding of what I’m supposed to be seeing here, because man, I kinda really dislike this, and most Jazz music as a whole. This album is not helping on that front at all. Even worse knowing this was my weekend album. Oh well, let’s hope this upcoming week gets me off the rough patch the site has bestowed upon me. Until then!!

Great jazz, but more background scene than active listening. I want to give it a 5, but giving a 4 since it wasn't earth-shattering.

This is the kind of music that I would consider easy listening jazz. When I was young at the barber's, I would sometimes hear something like this. I didn't understand it then growing up in a rural environment without the trappings of the bougie company. Well, except for my barber. Which most people called Frenchie but his name was Ray. He listened to jazz. I guess my impression at the time was that only old and/or French people listened to jazz. I still don't have the musical experience to grok jazz but I can appreciate more what I hear. I worked with a improv jazz drummer for a bit. I loved to go to his shows. Skronk jazz is what I called it. This isn't that. This a bunch of folks getting together and jamming out. They are throwing each other motifs, musical suggestions and listening as they go. I got this on a Saturday and waited until Sunday to finish listening to it. Listening to this as someone who has lived in the city and has at least tried some illicits, I can understand the appeal a bit more. Still not my thing but you can imagine hanging in a night club, a bit high; cocktail and cigarette as the hours get small and just swaying to what the folks are doing. It is a way to burn some hours in a not unpleasant way. This feels like somewhere near the best that can be expected for capturing a decent live performance of this type of music. I know that I will be challenged as some more comes along but for one of the first ones to come up for me, this is a good start.

2,2/5

Música ambiente para bar

Jazz!!! Джаз я люблю)

Rlly good but got a bit repetitive and noodly

This was relaxing

Didn’t make it through the first track. Please stop sending me jazz Favourite track: the first one

Chillin out, pretty nice

I’m scared I’ll turn into a jazz guy. Like Tim Heidecker’s character from that “I Think You Should Leave” sketch. Someone's infuriating ponytail-clad partner, ruining a game of “Guess the celebrity” by referencing obscure jazz musicians like Roy Donk (a regular on “The Colgate Hour”), and putting everyone else down for their lack of knowledge on such a niche subject. Although, I must admit I do absolutely crack up at the thought of telling someone their record collection is very “meat and potatoes”. Oh god, it’s already happening isn’t it? I’m becoming that insufferable jazz guy. Let's not panic. I'm not there yet. I’m still a novice when it comes to jazz. I didn't fully “get” this album, or what was so particularly special about it right away. Don't get me wrong, it was a pleasant experience, but it didn't jump out at me immediately like the Miles Davis, Keith Jarrett or John Coltrane albums I've already gotten on this project. I enjoyed it, but it didn't blow me away. I had to read up on it to fully understand the background and context. But once I did, I was able to appreciate it a bit more. Apparently, earlier piano trios generally followed a clear hierarchy: piano leads, bass walks, drums keep time. Here, it’s more like three equal instrumental voices. Paul Motian’s drums are reactive rather than simply timekeeping. Scott LaFaro’s bass often goes in completely different directions to Bill Evans’ piano, and sometimes almost leads. LaFaro's bass was the one thing that did stick out to me initially. And I guess that's fitting. He passed away in a car accident only a few days after these recordings at the tragically young age of 25. This whole album feels like a tribute or monument to him, and to his innovative playing. Next time there's a game night at one of my partner’s friend's houses, I'm going to go full jazz guy. I'll add in names like Bill Evans, Paul Motian and Scott LaFaro to the celebrity guessing game. And when they don't know who that is, I'll comment on their “meat and potatoes” music collection. 3.5 stars

As with basically all jazz, I must rate this according to how much I enjoyed it on its own with no real frame of reference. I don’t know if I can situate this among other albums of intimate live jazz club sets, but I liked it.

Album 227. Sunday At The Village Vanguard (https://open.spotify.com/album/3uwufR7PwniMX7t3v4I5oB?si=uAdNNlReR5COZZKqTJK9ig) — Bill Evans Trio (1961) It's a great jazz album, but too chill for me. First time listening Bill Evans Trio, so I wanna listen to something else by them too. 4/5 Liked: — Solar — All Of You - Take 2

Easy Jazz listening, I would put it on for background music

I don`t feel like i`m into jazz so i cannot say something that was enjoyble in this album. But i did enjoy the vibe it creates

Great first half, a bit too much of bass solos in the second half. But I loved the last song. I will have to relisten to have a real opinion.

Welcome to Jazz club. Nice improv jazz. 3.5 stars

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I definitely want to like jazz, I do already have some. All I know about this is its reputation. I don't get much out of it, very pleasant, light, backgroundy. 3 Heard before? No Owned: No. 82/322 (25%) Will I get: No

Something about this kept making me want more. The bass especially really pulling me in when he was bending those strings. The three of them making some exceptional music throughout. My only complaint would be - how nice would it have been if a vocalist went on top of a couple of the tracks..? Maybe it would have took away from them but it may also have added that final dimension. Fave track- ‘my man’s gone now’ Worst track- none really but at a push ‘Alice in wonderland take 2’ 8/10

Bill Evans Trio Didnt think I liked much jazz...but I really liked this. As with Tom Waits yesterday, the whole point is to listen to stuff you would never normally dream of pulling out. So here are three guys, totally zoned in on their playing and that of each other. Sometimes aligned, sometimes at a tangent, sometimes dropping out altogether. But each, obviously, an absolute master of their craft.

It’s nothing against the album, it’s nice, I just can’t abide this type of Jazz as an active listening experience

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Ok c'est du jazz Playlist pick : Alice In Wonderland

Evans has a beautifully light touch on the Piano - wonderfully understated. LaFaro's bass is incredible here too. I understand that the label rushed out this release containing the most bass-forward tracks from the session after his death; tragic loss for jazz, but really made this album something special.

It's not that this is bad, I just really don't like jazz

With all due respect, this type of free form piano jazz isn't for me, especially when in most cases, the next track is just a slightly different version of the track before. There's no doubting the quality of the pianist. The double bass player might have been ground breaking at the time, but it's not anything I enjoyed listening to and it all sounds really similar. It's not that it's bad, it just rarely becomes more than background noise. Sorry, but it's a low 2 stars from me.

This album is like going on a blind date with your friend's workmate. You're not really into blind dates, but your friend has been pressuring you in to this for so long, that you finally give up just so she'll give it a rest. You meet the woman at a moderately-priced Italian restuarant. The ambience is nice, and the waitress is friendly. But the food takes far too long to arrive. More than enough time for you and this woman to learn that while you are both nice, friendly people, you don't really have much in common. The conversation runs dry before the main courses are served. She was friendly, and you thank her for a nice night while she thanks you for a lovely meal. But you don't suggest a nightcap at yours, and you know neither of you will be aiming for a second date.

A great lil jazz album. Very much enjoyed this.

Smooth jazz without a ton of the flair that is sometimes found in other jazz albums. I think i just miss the brass. That said the way the instruments talk to each other is very fun. Very good album.

Routinely ranked best jazz live of all time

Não entra no meu estilo musical, mas não deixa de ser bom

No denying the beauty of the interplay between piano and bass, though stopping short of a fifth star because there were times when it just doesn’t grab me. I might even have ended up being one of those folks you can hear talking all the way through (I jest of course, I’d never stoop to such a low).

A fantastic listen; my only complaint is talking in the crowd

Classic, amazing playing

Color me way too mellow.

Not awful, but definitely not my flavor of jazz. It's elevator music. Horns, please.

It's really something when you realize that this is live. Thought it's great, I find it a bit repetitive and something I gotta be in the mood for.

Very enjoyable.

What a nice time.

perfectly fine jazz

My aural palate is not very discerning when it comes to this genre, and that's on me. I don't know jazz, but I know what I like. And I like this. A Lot. And the fact it is live, so no multiple takes (well, maybe Alice In Wonderland, but both takes are on here).

Good ol classic jazz.

Sounded like music that plays in the background of Macy's

One of the greatest Jazz albums of all time hell yeah

Fine for what it is was but no real variety to the songs.

I could listen to this all day. McNally Robinson music!

Some dinner party stuff. Not super my thing

Enjoyable jazz - sad story!

6 - good but not my particular brand of jazz

Chill instrumentals with whimsy vibes honestly, my favourite for my favourite playlist, love iiiit!!

Oh man, I don't know if I am just a bit tired of Jazz right now, but I enjoyed this one but didn't find it incredibly special. Overall, not upset I listened to it, probably won't seek it out.

I think I'd have to be in the right zone. Realistically I enjoyed this less than most of the albums I've given 3 stars, so it has to be a 2, but this doesn't diminish the technical talent on display, or that I could easily seeing this being far higher for someone else.

Bill Evans is solid. He may not be as iconoclastic as Monk. But he’s no schlub.

Great piano jazz

A great performance, if a bit of an odd pick for the ONLY record on the list from 1961. The interplay between the 3 musicians is immaculate. There's a lot of interesting stuff to hold your attention within this relatively simple texture -- this is only "background" music if you let it be.

Pleasant jazz. Sort of thing I’d be quite happy to hear played live in a bar and would politely applaud after each track. Would I think to myself “wow everyone has to hear this before they die!”? Well no. Absolutely not.

Very nice cool jazz. Other than that nothing else to add, enjoyed it but as “background” music

its so fucking good i fucking Love jazz. i almost gave it a four but i think it's a five + getting added to my playlists bc ill definitely be relistening to this I FUCKING LOVE JAZZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Very nice jazz to lose yourself in whilst being completely awake. It's between a 3 and a 4 to me.

A nice relaxing jazz albums, good cafe jazz. Great performing especially the piano and drums. A nice listen this morning.

Not sure if the jazz on this list is getting better or if I'm getting more into jazz. The bass is sick.

literally jazz. i have a soft spot for the ol 3 piece band, it's some good stuff. Jade Visions was my favorite, i feel like it had the most *intent* as a song rather than being a nice little jam session. but maybe i just dont know shit about jazz

Rating: 5/10 Well performed. I don't love this so much, all of the compositions feel very...samey/not distinct from each other? At least on first listen that's how it seemed. The bass is just kinda doing its interesting improvisations while the pianos chime against the soothing background percussion. I like the way the drums started to pick up at the end of All of You. I don't care as much for the mellow easy listening cool jazz style. I struggle with actually enjoying my time with it and wouldn't put it on, I can appreciate it for its quality. Basically it could be good but it's not my thing

Chill and stylish but not exactly flavorful. I mildly vibe with jazz today 5.2/10

Clásico Bill Evans! Piano icónico. Siempre un acierto. 9/10

I still don't like jazz.

Really solid jazz album (duh), I might come back when the mood strikes, but this isn't something I would typically think to throw on.

A fun foray into music I won't listen to again

this was excruciating… god i hate jazz

I say this often when a jazz album comes up on the generator - I mainly enjoy it when it's live. And today's album is 100% that feeling. It would have been very cool to be in the audience of these recordings, getting into the vibe and really appreciating what was being played. As it was, I listened today on my way to and from a physical therapy appointment in the middle of the day. Dealing with traffic and general life. On a day when I had a bunch of calls to make to manage things for my elderly mother. This was about the least ideal way to listen to the record, making it very hard to know how to really make an assessment of it. I know what I listened to was very good. I know the musicianship was top notch. I loved the bass throughout. And even with all of the distractions of my day, the song Solar pushed through and impressed me enough to stop and truly listen as it was playing. Alice in Wonderland almost did the same, but not that level.

Normally lyrical jazz I’ve found csn be a little repetitive, or even boring, but this was a rally good album. Maybe because it’s due to the tragedy of the album and how it was made or maybe it’s due to seeing the two versions of each song and how different they are from each other due to the riffing and improv, but this was great. Not the absolute best but still very enjoyable.

This is was fine. Would I choose to put this on again? No.

I think I needed this album today. It feels like a very small venue - I looked it up, about 125 people.

Jazz- it’s fine.

Not my thing

As nice as brunch jazz will ever get

Good jazz, a little too long

Ya like jazz? No.

Overall: 4.75 (rounded to 5) Consistency: 5 Originality: 4 Enjoyment: 5 Virtuosity: 5 1. Gloria's Step (Take 2) - 5 2. My Man's Gone Now - 5 3. Solar - 5 4. Alice in Wonderland (Take 2) - 5 5. All of You (Take 2) - 5 6. Jade Visions (Take 2) - 5

Não é meu estilo de música, mas entendo o porquê de ser grande.

10 sterren!

This is an album that really creates a vibe. Listening with headphones, I felt like I was in the room with the band. But their musicianship is so good and the recording is so immersive that I forgot I was listening to a live recording until I noticed the crowd chatter several tracks in. There’s not a dull note in this 68 minutes of sound.

Imagine being in that audience, jabbing away and not knowing you were bearing witness to one of the greatest live jazz albums of all time…. Bliss…..

Beautiful. The lack of brass makes it super relaxed and accessible. It's soundtracking a lazy poolside afternoon in Corfu, with success

I enjoyed the album but let's be real, even I don't think anybody wants to listen to a bass solo on every single track

Pas trop mon style j'ai trouvé un peu long mais sûrement très bien pour les amateurs de jazz

ambiance chill

Pas une seule parole et pourtant ça mérite un emoji qui parle

the music you hear in a hotel bar now has a name - Bill Evans Trio

Elevator jazz.

A lovely display of musicianship here. On the surface it sounds like tame background noise you'd enjoy to while milling about a dimly lit restaurant, but it really pulled me in the longer I listened. Calming yet strangely entrapping, like slowly pooling molasses to the ears. I also find it immensely humanising how strangers' clinking of dinnerware and chattering has been frozen in time and forever immortalised on this record :)

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The list would be inordinately better if they traded out a Bill Evans album for each of the so-so albums meted out by minor musicians. The fact that there is only one on this list is a serious crime. This isn’t even his best album but definitely a 5 compared to the body of others on the list.

Det var jäzz, najs men inget som stack ut

Not really fond of jazz, so can't rate it with justice.

Jazz. I don’t really like jazz. I think this is probably decent jazz but what do I know…

200+ albums into this project and this one was the one that finally broke my resolve to listen all the way through every album. It feels like every second album lately is either jazz or hip hop, neither of which I enjoy, and it’s just not worth punishing myself when it becomes clear I actively dislike the music being reviewed and can’t wait for it to be over.

Do ya like jazz

Gloria's Step - 9/10. Awesome piece of music. My Man's Gone Now - 9/10. Slick jazz. This is totally my jam. Solar - 9/10. That bass. Seriously, that bass. Alice in Wonderland - 9/10. Loving this smooth, cool jazz. All of You - 10/10. Scott La Faro on the bass here made my jaw drop. Perfection. Jade Visions - 9/10. Simple, smooth, and excellent. Overall Rating - 4.58/5 (9.17/10). Not a lot to say other than this is about as good as Jazz Trios get.

Excelent record

Pure cinema

Basse + piano Assez cool, ca remplit tres bien son rôle de musique de fond mais pas plus

hermoso

Too Jazzy for me

you like jazz? i did

Enjoyable listen, unfortunately not jazzy enough to hold my attention

Voll öde

Ging nicht ab

Go to for Saturday morning.

Very technically admirable - but I feel cool jazz just lacks a certain punch. It just doesn't grab me.

This album is in rarefied air, an improvisational jazz album that I find listenable. And this one is more than that, it is downright enjoyable.

Driving it was too mellow, reading in the sun it was perfet

Ya like jazz?

Have I listened to this album before? No How familiar am I with this album? Completely unfamiliar How do I feel about this artist? I don’t know them Pre-Listen Thoughts: An hour of jazz piano? I predict this will be pleasant background music Favorite track(s): This all felt like one big track to me Post-Listen Thoughts: This indeed was pleasant background music. I feel like jazz is better enjoyed live when I can see people playing the instruments, but it wasn’t a bad listen.

A good jazzy piano album

love me a live jazz album, but i thought this one got a bit repetitive. couldnt tell where one song ended or began, and it just kinda flew past me. good sounds and good vibes, but not sure how much i would come back to it

I sat on the front porch drinking whiskey gingers while listening to this album. With decent whiskey even! I felt so fancy.

That base player is on some good cocaine!

Celkem peknej jazuik, nebylo to uppe wow, ale dobry.

just jazznope

not my cup of tea

Finally, a jazz album! Good lounge jazz. Good album.

1.8/5 not able to rly get into this one jazz club vibe

This was a lovely soundtrack to an early morning walk. I saved it for good background music while I’m working.

I like Bill Evans and others of his ilk — his playing is quite lovely here. I know this is a trio, but there was too much bass soloing on this for my taste. The murmuring of the crowd was a bit distracting as well.

Best Track - "Jade Visions"

Review - this is a great live jazz album. This is what that shitty Tom Waits album I had to listen to a month ago wishes it was. Full disclosure, I had to listen to this while walking around so didn't really do it justice. It's an album for sitting and relaxing with it on in the background. Score - 7.5/10 Need to listen? YES

An album beset by ensuing tragedy in the death of highly virtuosic Double Bassist Scott Lafaro, it endures as one of the finest live jazz recordings and evidence that the 60s did not just begin with The Beatles. Evans retreated for a while after Lafaro's death in a car crash and it may also have precipitated Evans's own descent into drugs as the decade progressed. Nevertheless this is a master at work in one of the great trios. Everybody should dig him!

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Джазы пианино лайв хорошо

I really don't understand jazz. Perhaps if I listened more, but it's so infrequent on this list that when it crops up, it's like a tumbling, confusing knuckleball. I don't see myself studying jazz in my free time, nor do I believe I could wring much blood from this stone if I did. But it was pleasant and didn't put me in a bad mood, and at times I found myself listening more closely, when the music went somewhere unexpectedly, so... low three, I guess. I like that he looks a bit like Steve Allen. Or Dan Hedaya.

Mellow, and I liked the subtle ambient/audience noise. The songs felt like they fizzled out, and I can't say anything especially stood out. But this did calm down my fussy infant!

Me gustó

This is some chill jazz, but it works for a late night chill session.

Another one of those albums that I’ve listened to hundreds of times but still manage to reveal new things. One of the great albums from the era of jazz that I most respond to. Works in the background or as a dedicated listen.

Fabulous

i never listen to jazz so this is definitely a new experience i really like the bass player and really like solar great overall 7/10

Kinda shit Fletcher from Whiplash would kill a kid to make. A technically great performance by three technically great performers, but for a guy like me who don't know dick from butt, it was just lounge music.

Rating:★★★★ Great Jazz. Nice easy listening.

it's fine

I swear, jazz players are just fucking with us right? Like everything is great and smooth and then all of a sudden it’s like a 12 year learning to play music.

It was a good listen. Of all of the jazz I've listened too it wasn't my favorite. It felt pretty similar. 3/5

Yeah, I enjoyed this.

Brilliant!

beautifully relaxing, like waves washing over you. i'm not very familiar with jazz, it either sounds good to me or it doesn't. this sounded good!

My soul left my body and was transported to Barnes & Nobles while listening. Great album.

0.6/5 I have to say that jazz musicians are excellent at their instruments. With that being said, this just sounds like background jazz music that I could hear anywhere to me. I'm sure if you love jazz then this would be up your alley. I sometimes listen to jazz in the background when I'm trying to concentrate so I could see myself putting some more Bill Evans on, but I'd never intentionally listen to this again.

Jazz just isn’t what I want to listen to. Recognized some melodies throughout, but had a hard time appreciating any of it.

Beautiful. Makes me want to listen to jazz even more. Bass player is a bad man. Wish I could’ve been in that club to see it live. Will listen again and again.

Comfortable way to pass your time, about 40 minutes of sophisticated piano jamming

Buen jazz pero tener dos veces cada canción por tener algunas modificaciones me parece un poco innecesario. 8/10

calming, yes, and incredibly lengthy. the first few tracks weren't in my best interests due to the guitar sounding off tune with the rest of the instruments, but it got better after the first half. overall, not bad.

Very nice smooth jazz album, added a couple songs to the playlist

If someone says "Jazz", this is exactly what people picture in their heads. For good and for ill. If you like jazz and want to listen to musicians lock in with each other and pass ideas around in novel and experimental ways - this delivers that. If you hate jazz because it devolves into noodling without a clear melody that is more for the musicians playing it than the listeners - this delivers that.

#118/1001 🇺🇸🎹 I enjoyed this very much, the simple combination of piano, bass and drums seems to work for me in the jazz format. The double bass playing really stood out to me here, so it was a bit of a gut punch to read that the bass player Scott La Faro died just days after this was recorded. What really works for me is that it sounds real, its obviously a live recording and you can close your eyes and feel like you are in the room. Best Tracks: My Mans Gone Now, Solar, Jade Visions.

to me it seemed quite unnoteworthy.

Ce moment où le putain de solo de contrebasse interminable s'arrête enfin, pour enchainer sur un putain de solo de batterie interminable.

70

470/1089 - Bill Evans is my favorite piano player of all time, such sublime beauty and genius. He bridged the music of impressionist classical music with jazz incorporating these Debussy and Ravel chords and his sense of rhythm is incredible. Bill Evans is one of the few jazz players that plays ahead of the beat and makes it sound "right." Efficient too, and I haven't forgotten about Scott La Faro or Paul Motian! Not a wasted note from any member of the band. This is an interesting record where everyone is the "leader" and contributes to the songs. If you liked this, or if you didn't but still decide you want to give it a fair shake, I recommend the albums "Explorations" and "Portrait in Jazz" which also explore this concept of "every member a leader."

It's fine, it's standard issue jazz which is not my genre but I can appreciate why others love it.

Good jazz. I liked how the transition from one song to the next was super seamless. Otherwise jazz isn't usually my thing.

A very chill way to start the day. I don’t have a great ear for jazz, but this felt very accessible. Favourite track: All of You

I think I wanted to like this more than I did. I probably wasn’t in the right frame of mind to properly appreciate it and I ended up listening to it in a few parts which doesn’t help, but I found this a little boring, unfortunately.

Really great and pretty understandable at any listening level (not as experimental as some other jazz albums here).

Extremely chill

I generally prefer vocal jazz, but this was really nice today.

I can smell the tobacco smoke floating between the lampshades

lift music

No frills jazz piano. Probably not one I'll seek out over and over but makes me wanna dress up fancy and get an overpriced martini at a jazz club

4/30/26. Awesome jazz here. Top tier piano playing and bass playing, plus cool arrangements. You forget that it’s live album at times.

This was a bit too experimental for me. For me, a lot of the songs just felt jarring.

Uh

definitely not my typical kind of music. but I found it very pleasant

Not really my thing at all, but ok. I guess?

Always a pleasure

Jazz ,mit guter Musik und zum sich setzen und hören lassen

Beautiful.

Very cool. Very mellow. Cool cool jazz.

Lindo para poner de fondo mientras laburas

New-to-me artist in a style I don't normally gravitate towards, but I liked it. Chill background music for nighttime vibing.

I just can’t connect to this type of jazz. To me it sounds like 3 people playing completely different things and they just don’t meld together in my brain. That said, I’m sure it’s brilliant.

If I was ever stuck in an elevator for an hour, I would want this to be playing.

This is the jazz I can handle … no dying birds to be found here. Amazing jamming with this trio, if you can handle that sort of thing … made me look forward to my next ride in an elevator.

I've been enjoying jazz ensembles recently, and this is fantastic. Very pleased to be introduced to Bill Evans. The trio plays brilliantly together. There is so much happening yet nothing feels forced. Very organic feel to this album, and genre in general. Bass steals the spotlight. Showing off on his solos but stays within the song allowing his mates to wander in and around him. Same for piano and drums, but bass intentionally highlighted on this album and I'm glad for it (sad for the untimely passing of the player). I was blown away by this trio and will be re visiting.

ascoltato un po’, ma in sottofondo (ed era piacevole). 3 politico

Not the biggest fan of jazz piano and bass. For some reason it doesn't do it for me

It's good jazz, it just isn't that thrilling

A little subtke for my untrained ears but a really enjoyable listen.

Decent but there’s a few textures to the instruments I don’t like. Also don’t like the live element of background noise; it was more off-putting than anything to me.

this was some nice intrumental jazz i likes it

I liked this one a bit more thean the last jazz album we had, will need to relisten to this one a few times

most of the album is jazz for sleeping... a few exciting tracks. Bill Evans is always smooth. I particularly enjoyed the bassist on this album

This recording is simply amazing. I wouldn't call it understated, but it definitely focuses on the melody. The piano is other worldly with Evans playing amazing piano melodies for the trio to flex over. LaFaro uses the bass like a lead instrument and his solos are superb, to say the least. He shifts seamlessly between rhythm and lead parts while holding down the melody. I can see why this is widely hailed as one of the greatest live recordings of jazz.

I think I'm starting to warm up to piano jazz. I wouldn't want to sit down and listen to this, but it's really good playing in the background while doing something else. Soft and relaxing.

Just delightful. There was a light rain this evening and I couldn't have chosen a better sound track. My ear isn't trained well enough to get all the nuance out of this trio as I'm sure some others can. But all the same, I found myself engaged and moved.

Don't know much about Jazz. It was nice but it felt like I already heard it.

Enjoyed this

I just can’t get into Jazz. But I’m sure it’s good if you like this sort of thing.

Standard jazz noodling that gets you nowhere.

It’s nice to have a jazz album where the players have equal billing in the mix. That being said, nothing gets above ‘pleasant’. You’re willing the bass player on in his solo bits, but it just doesn’t hit that hard.

Never listened to jazz, it was pretty good but slightly repetitive

Great jazz. Relaxing and beautiful, most importantly there's no brass in it.

Listened in the car. Do you like jazz? Yes I do, Jerry. Yes I do.

Amazing music! Super chill good to put while you are having dinner!

I had to stop 3 songs in, the bass solos/noodling are just awful.

Il a fait largement mieux, mais c'est du très bon jazz tout même, le trio est excellent comme d'habitude, mais j'ai pas cette magie 3.5/5

:OOOOOOOOOOO JAZZ?! FUCK YEA its chill I would love to be in a speakeasy with good company and a cocktail with this live. but I am editing excel sheets doing the most boring shit in the world. good music but day to day forgettable and wont ever listen to this again.

If you get only one thing out of this album, it's that Scott LaFaro invented an entirely new conception of the bass. But why stop at one? Evans's lyricism, Motian's subtle swing, a handful of gorgeous compositions, the quiet appreciation of the audience. I've been in that basement room a bunch of times and was fortunate enough to see Paul Motian there. It is intimate and magical. If you find yourself in Manhattan on an evening, go down the steps to nirvana.

LETS FUCKING GO. needed some jazz. the drummer in my band loves bill evans, so i’m pretty excited. pretty sure this is the first album i’ve gotten with a bass solo. i liked this a lot. i’ll have to revisit this pretty often. it’s a nice world to get lost in.

It's jazz .okay for the morning

One of my favorites of all time!

It's ok jazz, just not terribly interesting jazz. It's background music, with nothing commanding that I pay attention. Everyone is doing their own thing, not super cohesively, so I could garner different things with each subsequent listen. But really, it's not enough to keep me terribly interested. I also cannot differentiate between songs. They all make just one lump of music that is indistinguishable from the next.

Thank you for this cultural experience. I still don’t enjoy jazz.

Amazing

Jazz is just not for me. Good background though

Drab

Im missing something. Sounds like 3 people who have never met playing different pieces of music. Maybe that the point. It's live and people talking in the background no wonder. Not nearly as bad as Miles Davis it was twice the length. However far from enjoyable. Safe to say jazz not my thing. I'm dreading the prog albums.

Fun and jaunty

I quite like jazz, but this is a bit too experimental for me...

First impression? Café background music. Pleasant enough. I'll try to have more of an active listen tho. I mean, it's not bad, it's very technically proficient, easy to listen to, everyone especially the bassist are amazing players. It's just... it is what it is, and nothing more. It's some unobtrusive jazz performed well. I can't really say anything else about it. Very well executed background music.

Yes, good, smooth brain for working.

Smooooth!! I have a soft spot for this sound. Strong coffee in music form.

Nice and calming piano music. I listened to a lot of similar music in college.

I don’t really know jazz, but I like what I like when I hear it. And I know of Bill Evans but not that familiar with his catalog. This was lovely, very enjoyable.

It hit me as a fresh discovery: warm, spontaneous, and so locked‑in that it instantly earned a spot in my jazz rotation

Fantastic, beautiful jazz

I'm not really a jazz connoisseur, but some of the albums on this list have really stood out to me in a good way. This isn't one of them, but it's not bad. Just average jazz and decent, enjoyable background music.

This isn't bad--the playing of all 3 is in fact stunning--but it does little to convince me that Evans is among the greats. There's beauty here, but also a lot of monotony. My general aversion to Evans has always been a lack of feeling or soul and this is, to my ears, painfully apparent here too. Better as a backing musician than a band leader.

Smooooth. Evans really is a gateway drug to jazz. It occasionally runs the risk of fading away to the bg in this record.

This was cool. That's about it. Nothing like exceptionally moving about it but could be really good background study music. Highlights: Alice in Wonderland

Dinner music

Album 27/1001. Listened 4/15/2026. I'm not a huge jazz fan, but I liked this one. I could put it on and enjoy it in the background, but honestly it's not something I'd reach for on a regular basis.

full instrumental jazz con piano asi que aprobado 3/5

Very enjoyable.

delightful

It's jazz. You either like it, or you don't understand it. I fall firmly in the latter. Appreciate the musicality, but it doesn't stick with me. Someday I'll be sophisticated enough to appreciate it.

Great modern jazz from a potent trio, including legendary bass prodigy Scott LaFaro in (I believe) his last recorded performance before his untimely death at 25. You've got to be in the mood for jazz to enjoy this, but if you are, this is as good as it gets.

no me gustó la verdad, no me encanta el jazz y menos sin voz, encima el disco tiene 10 canciones q en realidad son solo seis y 4 se repiten pq son tomas distintas pero casi no cambian

Chill jazz

Smooth Jazz

This was very pleasant and relaxing to listen to, but I don't see myself coming back to listen to this album again, like I would other jazz albums.

Sounds like Jazz. Jazz is fine, I appreciate their talent, but I'm rarely in the mood for it.

Featuring bassist Scott LaFaro who died ten days after the recording was made - the album features two LaFaro penned tracks, and the bassist is front and centre throughout the recording – Bill Evans tribute to his fallen bandmate. It’s an excellent record, with the trio working brilliantly together, and plenty of space provided for solo improvisations. It’s been a go to jazz album for me for many years, together with its sister record Waltz For Debby. 9/10

La verdad es que no suelo escuchar jazz y no conocía a este trío, pero me sorprendió muchísimo lo que escuché. Más allá de no ser un género que consuma seguido, siempre me gustó porque su estilo instrumental me resulta de lo más agradable y relajante. Es un disco que sin dudas escucharía en un día de lluvia, tranquilo en mi cuarto, metido en mis pensamientos. El piano es impresionante en todas las canciones, aunque lo destaco especialmente en “Solar”. Además, me llamó mucho la atención lo bien que suena a pesar de ser una grabación en vivo; realmente parece un disco de estudio. Una verdadera obra de arte. En resumen, le doy un 9/10.

I consider myself a “jazz” person but this album just felt a little boring. There’s no questioning the musicianship of everyone playing, everything was cohesive but it didn’t feel very moving. Of course, I’m more influenced by the big band era so I can understand my lack of interest while listening. I think this will be one I have to return to with a more mature ear and a better mood. Happy listening!

Love some good workin jazz

I've never been a massive fan of jazz. I think this is the best jazz album ive ever listened to.

Chill piano album

Jag trodde jag drömde om att gå på jazzklubb men alltså jag är inte övertygad om att jag hade tyckt om det

One of my all time faves! A pleasure to listen to it again as the sun sets.

april 15 '26 mn perfect album for walking at the park with or without someone by your side

Whoever named the genre "cool jazz" got it right. That stuff is COOL jazz

Enjoyed this! The piano was excellent.

Dear lord this is classy. First live album I experience where the ambience isn't in the crowd's cheers, but in the wine glasses clanking and other such subtleties. Those are the details that TRANSPORT you to the Village Vanguard, to performances where Scott LaFaro is shredding pure heat on bass. Love it!

Forgive me but this type of jazz does not appeal to me in the slightest

Not much of a jazz listener but it was very easy to listen to. very calming

it was great, however for me personally intense jazz like this is good when it's really diverse one after another. if it's just a queue of songs that sound well enough similar and aren't really that different from one another, it's hard to listen to more than 3 pieces like this

this was perfect.

I honestly don't feel qualified to give any sort of judgment on a jazz record. It's just not a style of music that I listen to much or know anything about. I enjoy it as background music, but my lack of knowledge about musical composition really makes me unqualified to know what's good or not good. My research on this album says that its considered the greatest live jazz recordings of all time, so I'll go with that!

4/10 I'm not a big fan of jazz, but an album I got last week (Charles Mingus) was making me rethink that opinion. Unfortunately, this album does nothing to ameliorate my feelings towards the genre. Boring, boring, boring. Elevator music.

Jazz

Good background music for work.

Listening session: march 31th, while commuting to internship Listened to before: no Thoughts: I’ve had multiple jazz albums with the generator and I still find it difficult to fully understand and enjoy jazz. I liked some tracks on this album but I also found some parts too long and boring Favourite tracks: My Man’s Gone Now & Alice In Wonderland - Take 2

Ok I don't know why but my review was deleted. Basically, this is just a bunch of guys playing at once. I once said I'd give any jazz album a 5 even though I don't know anything about anything but come one. You gotta be able to hang your hat on something. I do not believe there is a person on this planet that could identify which song a random ten second snippet of this record is from. This is what people who hate jazz think of when they think of jazz. Even the audience seemed uninterested, as you can hear them chatting throughout.

sounds weird for me, weirdly love it

Always love hearing jazz records I haven’t before. This bassist, Scott LaFaro, sadly was killed in a car accident 11 days later. He crushes here.

A true giant of jazz.

Some really great live jazz stuff, the open hihat sounds like rain and the rest of the instrumentation is just very well done

Puh

Awesome.

Perhaps I was just in the right mood, but this recording is so evocative and atmospheric. It's easy to be there in the room, the smell of tobacco, the drink flowing, the sounds of the fret clicks and string chirps, and the hum of the audience gently murmuring in the background. I can hear the sound that may have influenced a young Zappa too. I'm not a massive fan of live albums, but this feels more like an historical document. I love it. It moves to 'the buy list'. Heard before ❌️ Listened this time ✅️ Revisit ✅️ Superb ★★★★☆ (8/10) Total reviewed : 274 Already owned : 62 Purchased : 15 To buy : 2 Nope : 195

The band that comes on for Sunday brunch at your Grammy's assisted living place.

Not a fan of contemporary jazz

2.5 stars Once again I’m not sure exactly how to judge jazz. I think I’ve determined that I do enjoy jazz trios with piano, like Charlie Brown type of thing. That’s what this was. I like this type of live record. Not overlong and full of unnecessary crap, just a presentation of the music. Jazz kind of always feels live so this is no different. Anyway this could be study music, but I don’t know that I would specifically seek this out for that over a handful of other jazz records that I have more familiarity with.

Lovely

This seems like a basically pristine recording - you can't really tell it's live until the audience starts clapping. Maybe it's because I'm a bassist, but the bass stands out the most to me by far. That said, reading up a little bit, it sounds like the bassist was a prodigious talent who passed away in a car accident shortly after this was recorded. Only 25, very sad. Piano and drums are great too though. It does all sort of blend together to me. I wouldn't regularly choose to listen to this kind of thing, but it's a really pleasant experience to listen to.

música de restaurante nam

My monthly reminder that I don’t like jazz very much

I enjoyed this but maybe moreso for the context of my saturday morning than the album itself. It was definitely good and my helped to heal some existing traumas regarding jazz piano but not something i’ll be revisiting outside of situations where i need background sounds.

Fine, upscale cocktail bar music. Nothing here to hold my interest.

Put this on and then put the kitchenaid on to make a cake to help get through it. I don’t want to reiterate all of my same recycled complaints from the past but I really didn’t enjoy this

Scott Lafaro, bass player here, died 11 days after this was recorded. Reading this fact made me single him out as this album went on. His performance alone is enough to hold my interest and make me enjoy the album all the more.

Nice jazz background music if you just want something playing

Really great! A little too ambient for my tastes — I wouldn’t play it back-to-back, per se. But it is a great sound that I love to listen to. A 4.

i wouldnt know cuz i have no experience, but i would guess that the piano trio has gotta be one of the potentially scariest contexts in which to play jazz. jazz piano is already kinda magic to me...its near-equally important for it to serve as rhythm section, harmonic center, And melodic lead...putting it in a more minimal context, with no other big loud jazz instruments to share the spotlight, rly strikes me as something for only the bravest. bill evans ofc makes it sound effortless...tho he ofc doesnt face it alone, lafaro and motian keep locked in perfectly here...honestly kind of an understatement with lafaro, who is a one in a million creative and mesmerizing bassist (who, sadly, wouldn't live more than ten days after this performance was recorded). but everyone here just sparkles....like the best cool jazz, always rewarding ur attention while never demanding it. was a very comforting listen during a difficult day, and prob the best thing ive heard from a bill evans band period

This is the essence of Jazz

Great piano music.

Amazing. Not much into jazz but was nice over my morning coffee

Clean and moody, like the crowd noise. I don't know music theory enough to fully appreciate this. 3.5/5

I don’t listen to instrumental music whatsoever so this ends up being boring to me.

Oh this is superb! I am not very knowledgeable in jazz but I do appreciate the shifts in mood and the amazing piano and bass. The songs are very nice and enjoyable and made my breakfast a thousand times better. I will definitely listen to more Bill Evans Trio and get to know better his background. Amazing 4/5

This is a great jazz album. It is the first one that I've listened to that doesn't have brass instruments playing. I do love the interplay between the piano and the bass and the drums. It is a lovely piece of music

Scot's Day At The Village Vanguard A landmark recording - delicate lightning in a bottle!

I like jazz trios, feels both cool and accessible. I like this album. It's not super memorable and I wouldn't be able to tell it apart from a hundred other jazz trio albums, but I like it.

Slow, kind of boring jazz. Inoffensive. Don’t need to hear again.

Superb album. Mellow, tight with great teamwork Great bass by Scott LaFaro who was tragically killed in. Car accident soon after the gig.

It's jazz alright. Kinda zoned out to it while playing Balatro. I guess that's what it's for?