Sunday At The Village Vanguard

Can’t believe one died 10 days after this❤️‍🩹

Im afraid Barry B Benson's line would work on me

Very nice.

Cool jazz album, but it feels more like background music than the main event.

It was a nice listen but honestly not a memorable one.

a serviceable cool jazz live album, but i would have lost nothing if i hadn't listened to this before i died.

It’s background jazz. It gets 3 stars because the musicianship is very good, but…it’s background jazz. And my version (Apple Music) had multiple takes of the same song, so I skipped those.

I like the overall vibe of a jazz trio featuring piano, bass and drums. I could use a little more theme to ground me on this recording. I also thought the drums are a little low in the mix, especially on the opening track. On this album there are a lot of piano noodling and bass soloing, so I would like the drums a little more prominent because they are sometimes the only thing keeping the continuity going.

Perfecte zondagplaat, waarmee ik wil zeggen: jazz die gemakkelijk naar binnen glijdt voor op de achtergrond. Goed baswerk.

Pleasant enough trad(ish) jazz pieces, played by an incredibly tight band. The quality of the recording is superb, too, really feels like your seeing them play through a cloud of hazy smoke and dim light. My main problem is that I find it hard to find a double bass solo interesting, and there are obvs a lot of double bass solos when that's one third of your trio.

Classic jazz; haunting.

Hienoa 👌🏼⭐️⭐️⭐️

It's fine for jazz. (I'm sorry that I'm a jazz Philistine, but that's just how it is.)

The first few songs had this weird knocking sound and scared the shit out of me while I was driving

Solid dinner party jazz.

As usual, I'm not smart enough to take it all in. Pleasant piano tinkling from The Man Himself. After reading about it, the bass is supposed to be a really great freeform musical counterpoint? I'm too dumb to get it. Pleasant piano tinkling.

Nice enough. Seems like Bill Evans is something close to a genius. But there's a difference, maybe -- maybe not -- between an extraordinary genius and a genius. What the hell do I know. On a side note: this guy loved his brother to death -- quite literally.

What a wonderful display of the great symbiosis of a true jazz trio I can see why people despaired at the death of Scott LaFaro, that was truly out of this world double bass - he should be much more renowned than this

There's more jazzzzzzz here than I'm equipped to analyse, but some really thrilling stuff too.

I’ll have to listen again

Chill. Sounds like elegant hotel bar music.

Återigen... Min ambivalens inför den här sortens jazz. Förnuftet säger att detta borde du gilla. Musikerna är fantastiska och musiken tekniskt briljant och det är kanske det... Hjärtat hänger inte alls med. Det är för tekniskt, för clean på något sätt. Något som rika människor lyssnar på med ett glas whisky i deras mansions. Jag vill att det ska vara skrapigare och tyngre. Men det är det inte och jag blir besviken igen. Tekniskt - 5, mitt hjärta - 3. Ungefär så.

Muy lindo jazz eh. Me cuesta entrarle al género pero este álbum me gustó. Te va llevando. Lindo. 7/10

I’m not gonna pretend to know or understand all the complexities of jazz music. It don’t think you need to. I just really enjoyed this as the soundtrack to a lazy afternoon in the garden.

Designed by Ken Deardoff, with front cover photography by Donald Silverstein, who also shot the famous Jimi Hendrix photo we all love. Its quite difficult to find out much more but he was obviously a good snapper, theres a group shot in the NPG too with Terrance Donavan and David Bailey. Theres no wiki page on him. Music is what you expect when you walk into a smart hotel bar in NY. Lots of people love this and its ok, comfortable and dull.

i don’t really fw jazz like that but this was fine

Fine, bit boring every song felt similar Background music

3.0

Spk

I like Bill Evans, but I don't love Bill Evans. I probably just don't know jazz well enough to differentiate music like this, so a lot of it winds up sounding the same.

Jazz! I like it!

easy listening

Bill woke up and said, "You know what the world needs? Another quiet jazz album." The piano's a dream, but after a while it all starts to blend together like one long, mellow haze. Spins: 1 Playlist Additions - Gloria's Step (Take 2) - Solar - Alice in Wonderland (Take 2)

Pretty good, I like jazz albums but mostly more energetic jazz and this more chill

Це, мабуть, джаз. Можна слухати. Класичний, гарний, рівний джаз.

I'm not sure how much of a jazzman I am but I liked this apart from some of the meandering bass solos

Top notch jazz. Easy listening. 3.75 rounded down to 3.

I don't think I've ever heard of the Bill Evans Trio, but I'm not very familiar with jazz music, so I'm not surprised. Like pretty much all of the other jazz albums I've reviewed, this album was fine. I don't really have any objective ways to judge it, but it was fine to listen to. I did like that it was a bit more stripped down in terms of the number of instruments present, but I think that the simplicity really showcased how the form of the songs was structured through the interactions between bass, piano, and drums. Overall, this album was fine, and I wouldn't be opposed to revisiting it some day.

I really struggle to get into this the way I’ve gotten into other jazz in this list. Might be the lack of sax?

A lovely jazz album, great for casual listening. Calming, soothing - a bit like raindrops on your window.

Proper jazz, pretty dope

Absolutely impressive with the chops from these fine gents, and the panned bass is nice to really hear it. But once again, I am no jazz cat and I have trouble to get this genre

Kinda enjoyed this but i dont think its top 1000 worthy. I feel like i should be breaking fancy french bread. might lift to it tomorrow

Not a typical genre for me but enjoyed it (hypnotic).

Pretty good album to put on while I'm at work, but not one that really captures my attention. I liked the bass playing a lot though, actually, really tragic to learn that he died just a few days later.

WOAH IT'S NOT A ROCK ALBUM GUYS (I jest I do like rock albums, we've just had a back to back string of them). Like all calm sounding Jazz, it reminds me of the Charlie Brown Albums. My one wish is that it was raining outside when I was listening to this album. Oh and now for my obligatory movie quote that I must add " Ya Like Jazz?"

It makes me feel like an uncultured swine to say it, but I feel beyond stressed listening to this style of jazz. I don't know where the beat is, or was, or is going - is there a beat? help. It's not for me, but higher marks because even I can tell these musicians are genius in their craft.

It’s meh. I’ll give it that. I imagine it’s what dying in a warm bath feels like.

I don’t know anything about jazz but I enjoyed (3.5)

2.5 but i’ll round up to 3

This was loungey, piano-based jazz music. It was relaxing to listen to and neutral as background noise. The style was also familiar, so felt more comforting in a way.

Música ambiente para bar

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.

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

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

None

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

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

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.

Routinely ranked best jazz live of all time

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

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.

perfectly fine jazz

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.

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

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

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.

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.

Good jazz, a little too long

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

ambiance chill

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

Det var jäzz, najs men inget som stack ut

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

Do ya like jazz

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

you like jazz? i did

Enjoyable listen, unfortunately not jazzy enough to hold my attention

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

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

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

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

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.

Listened

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!

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

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

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.

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.

70

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.

Extremely chill

I can smell the tobacco smoke floating between the lampshades

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

It's jazz .okay for the morning

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.

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.

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.

Chill 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.

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!

Chill piano album

Enjoyed this! The piano was excellent.

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

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!

Good background music for work.

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.

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.

Nice jazz background music if you just want something playing

Great piano music.

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

Bill Evans?! Just as this album started, a flash snowstorm created the perfect accompanying atmosphere to what is a very relaxing and enjoyable record. This is like a warm mug on a frigid day. I usually criticize audiences for being overly boisterous on live records, but this audience needs to have more confidence in themselves. This record seems to have emanated from the gathering of the severely socially anxious, or the recently anesthetized. The clapping had a slowness to it that makes me think it was more likely to be the latter. I wanted a little bit more from this, but something tells me I will find that with repeated listens. 3.5 HIGHLIGHTS: Ivories tickled successfully

At first I was bored and then I really got into it. Still not wowing me but I definitely enjoyed it and would come back to in the future if that’s what I’m in the mood for.

Yeah, nice bit of business

Evans deserves better than this half-baked release. One of the greatest jazz pianists ever, who brought complex melodic compositions to widespread audiences in the same vein that Brubeck and Guaraldi did. I get that this recording must have been seminal at the time, but it feels more like an ode to Scott LaFaro and his 1 million uninteresting bass solos, as he died not too long afterwards. As an extra slap to the face, this was removed from later book editions and replaced with nothing from Evans. Demery continues to sod off jazz in the most passive aggressive way possible, it seems.

Decent listen.

something id listen to if i wasnt listening to it just to listen to it aka background noise..

Favorite track(s): Gloria's Step, My Man's Gone Now

I don’t really know what to say about this other than that it’s very pleasant jazz. If and album elicits such a lukewarm response what do you even do with it. Fine I guess!

THE classic live jazz album - sounds exactly like I expected. Musicianship is excellent across the board, but the bass player is next level.

Ah, man.

Solid jazz jam.

Perfect for studying to.

In a world of so many jazz albums, this one failed to leave much of an impression upon me.

Nice vibe, played while reading

Enjoyable but not earth-shattering.

Perfect work/study background music. The only track that really caught my attention was Alice in Wonderland.

It's great for what it is, and the recording quality is outstanding (I love some good ambient crowd noise), but just not something that really got me.

This was too jazzy and yet not jazzy enough. Definitely wasn’t expecting the fantastic Alice I wonderland!

Perfectly lovely, I now know what to put on at my next dinner party.

The softest of jazz

it's good background music, but I dont think I can pinpoint anything great about it

Sad jazz played in a happy room.

If I’m gonna listen to 1950s jazz Dave Brubeck is right there and so is Miles Davis.

Meh

It's jazz. There is clapping involved. It's fine.

favorites: solar; alice in wonderland;

Not my cup of tea

Chill but meandering. Definitely tight and in sync but didn't really go anywhere, especially with multiple takes of the same song. The most bass solo I have ever heard, which was cool but a lot. Enjoyable as total background music, but hard to focus on. Highlights: Bass going crazy

It kinda faded into the background at times, but I still enjoyed it.

Solid jazz album filthy bass work. RIP

Pleasant jazz album, like the rest i’ve heard so far. I’m not good at reviewing jazz because it all blends together to me, i guess i don’t have the music theory knowledge to appreciate what it’s doing on a technical level. Sounds good though.

5/10 - I don’t get jazz. Maybe I’ll come around with exposure or maybe I don’t appreciate the difficulty because I haven’t played an instrument. Maybe I am like those people who never played soccer and don’t understand that a 1-0 game can be incredibly exciting or don’t get why the entire Juventus stadium stood and applauded when R7 nailed that bicycle kick. Might be a me thing.

A perfect example of a jazz trio - exactly what I'd reach for if the mood called for it. My issue is, my mood so very rarely calls for this. If I'm sitting there watching these guys, then yes, I'm all for it. But too many other times I'll pass this over for something else. That doesn't make it bad in any way, just...not what I'm going to reach for.

I've had a few goes at getting into jazz, but they've all failed, I just don't enjoy it. So I was happy to find that this is... pleasant. Not something I'd describe as good, or necessary, but nice background music. Even the audience seems to treat it that way - there's a lot of background chatter as people largely treat this as above average aural wallpaper

extremely pleasing but also I can't track the melodies/scales Evans is working with

eu tava editando entao foi bom pra lockin, eu amei o jazz vibe mas nao sei se ouviria o album de novo

no es muy mi estilo

Helaas moet ik even eerlijk zijn: dit getingeltangel ontstijgt het niveau 'hotellobby' eigenlijk nergens. Vrijblijvende achtergrondmuziek voor bij een cocktail. In z'n soort vast heel kundig gedaan, maar het heeft nergens attentiewaarde. Zo zal het in 1961 misschien niet geklonken hebben, maar 65 jaar later wel.

De klassieke restaurant setting, waarbij de piano wat dominant is. Hierdoor zakt het wat naar de achtergrond. Als de bas wat meer naar voren komt, komt het geheel ook wat meer naar voren. Eigenlijk jammer dat het de aandacht niet altijd weet te behouden, want de muziek is zeer luisterwaardig.

Als de Village Vanguard een restaurant of theehuis is, en het Billy Evans trio daar op zondag een beetje aan het klootviolen is op wat instrumenten in een hoekje, dan dekt de titel redelijk de lading. Jazz vind ik verder lastig inhoudelijk te beoordelen, met iets anders dan de schaal van zenuwachtigheid. Op die schaal valt dit mee, en dan is het qua luisterplezier meestal wel ok-ish. Ik denk dat jazz iets is, dat in levende lijve simpelweg beter en leuker is, dan dat je een (live)album op krakkemikkige boxjes aan het luisteren bent. Maar goed, alle jazz hier vergelijk ik dan wel op dezelfde brakke manier, dus de omstandigheden zijn in ieder geval gelijk. Prima om weer een keer mee te pakken, niks mis mee, maar ik ben dit morgen weer vergeten.

This was pretty and chill. I liked that it was centered around a piano and bass. But ultimately it felt like hotel bar music. I enjoyed listening but nothing made a lasting impression other than it was a nice vibe

This is good smoky lounge music, but it's more of a vibe/background music than something I feel a connection to. It also all sounded very similar, which got a little boring. Alice in Wonderland had some cool moments.

Good brassless Jazz Album, the elevator music prejudice unfortunately shines very much in this, even tho it's got some really interesting bass lines. Overall not the absolute best Jazz Album i have ever heard.

I think jazz is a genre best experienced live. You can listen to jazz records and find enjoyment, but being in person, devoting your full attention to the music, and seeing top tier musicians performing at a high level is an experience I’d encourage everyone to try, even if you think you don’t like jazz. While these are obviously very talented musicians, I can’t say this album really grabbed me. If I was in the audience for this performance I think I would’ve loved it, but listening to it in my apartment, it was pleasant but never really grabbed me. That’s probably a character deficiency though.

If you like piano jazz you’ll probably like this

Taffeljazz. Kan godt ha det på i bakgrunnen på en middag, men ikke noe jeg trenger å lytte på.

Hørt på jobb. Chille greier. En herlig liten søndags/lese/jobbeplate.

This definitely sits closer to the avant-garde end of the jazz spectrum, more free and formless than jazz I’d usually say I’m a fan of. Not to say it was bad, far from it. I just reckon it’s something I’d prefer to see live, as it feels like the kind of music that really gains from the space in which it’s performed.

Didn’t care for this jazz album quite as much as the others on the list.

These songs are so cool, they use all the notes in every song. Jokes aside, these are mostly vibe performances. There is a feeling of chaos because right away on the opening track each band member is improvising at the same time in different time signatures. Then the bass player Scott LaFaro gets his own improv solo while Bill chords out the background using 7ths, 9ths, 11ths, minor mixolydian 4ths, you name it. But the whole is greater than the sum of the parts, so if you can get past the dissonance and dig the feel it works - kind of like a magic eye poster.

A nice album. The live recordings make it very immersive because one can hear the people in the background talking such is really cool

Easy listening jazz

Another jazz album that came and went without making much of an impression

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Back-to-back jazz albums except this one is live and not a studio one. The thing that stood out to me the most is the bass playing, which is nothing short of phenomenal, my favourite bass playing is on "My Man's Gone Now." The live album seems a bit rigid without any banter or talking, all there is just clapping, which with a live album I want a bit more than that, frankly. Solid album though. Highlight Song/s: "My Man's Gone Now" and "Alice In Wonderland"

Good background music

Ok, but this didn't set me alight. Some bits were cool enough.

210/1089 a well composed and played relaxing jazz set. 54/100

Yea that was Sunday

As a lifelong fan of Peanuts comics and animated specials, I heard similarities to Vince Guaraldi, but with stronger bass. This is an easy listen.

A million perfectly played notes. A fine example of the genre which encompasses smoky bar piano jazz. Have to say though I was only dimly aware of its completion when Spotify started playing other jazz albums.

The guy on piano is pretty good.

Not so much into jazz.. this was ok … good background music.

Very technically skilled. I do find myself zoning out or getting distracted. I probably don't have enough music skill to hear a lot of the complexity going on here. I tend to like hotter jazz better.

Jazz music is best experienced live

This was an interesting change of pace. I felt like I was in a speakeasy, having polite conversation with other socialites. Overall, a pretty good listening experience, but nothing too exciting.

Loved

Nice jazz album but not anything stellar to bring me back for a serious listen.

Jazzy jazz

Cheguei dende o puro descoñecemento e... desfrutei bastante co disco. Comentaron algúns compañeiros de Hs o do contrabaixo de Scott LaFaro e a verdade é que é fascinante a súa interpretación. Son un completo ignorante do mundo do jazz, pero como primeira aproximación ao señor Bill Evans e a súa música foi bastante instrutiva esta escoita. Precisamente o que buscaba cando me dispuxen a participar no dos 1.001 discos: pisar fóra do habitual e atopar cousas supostamente canónicas que me gusten e nunca tivese probado antes. (#11 dos 1.001 discos que escoitar antes de morrer: 3,5/5)

Lo que suelen llamar "cool jazz" es para mi el jazz menos cool. El mismo año que salió este disco, 1961, Ornette Coleman publicó Free Jazz con dos bandas tocando a la vez. Es obvio con quién me quedo. Dicho esto, este es un disco agradable en el que destaca sobre todo el contrabajo de Scott LaFaro, que está inmenso. Es un puto drama que el colega murió con 25 años solo diez putos días después de grabar este disco. Sabiendo esto, se escucha de otra manera.

A charming album. Maybe Sunday at the Village Vanguard runs long--not in length per say, but rather in repetitiveness--but it was quite good regardless. This jazz can be considered common, but not simple, and the Bill Evans Trio does this style of jazz extremely well. I think you could even claim that this trio performs so well they make it look easy and uninteresting.

I don't typically go for music like this unless I'm seeking it played live or seeking a specific vibe. It was a slow burn, but ultimately this album ended up winning me over a bit! It was delightfully relaxing. The interplay here between piano and bass is what really makes this album fun.

É um bom álbum para se ouvir com bons fones e foi bom ouvir o baixo acústico e a bateria no ouvido esquerdo e o piando no direito. O piano não é o único protagonista aqui, o baixo tem um papel importantíssimo neste álbum e tem solos enormes sem tornar as músicas chatas. Não deixa de ser um álbum que me faz sentir num sofá na entrada de um hotel 5* e que me fez pensar que este tipo de música (quase ambiente) é muitas vezes ignorado e desrespeitado. É algo que se mete a tocar enquanto pessoas falam por cima e não ouvem. Mas é super importante. É um bom 3/5 e talvez um álbum que vá comprar, seria bom tê-lo a tocar em casa durante uma festa, almoço ou jantar.

Welcome to Jazz Club. However, I never feel smart enough for Jazz. Like going to a museum and even though you enjoyed the visit, you spent a lot of time looking at the other visitors and thinking "Are they understanding this better than me?" Still, this doo-be-dooed, rat-a-tat-tatted and plinkity-plonked with the best of them.

Like playing Transport Tycoon but not as catchy

Lovely stuff

Kinda Jazz I fuck with Don't know how to assign a fave track tho

Smooth lounge jazz. 3.5/5

Not something I would typically listen to, but this was good. Jazz that flows and is easy to multitask with in the background.

Good. ★★★

Always a fan of a solid jazz record.

First Listen; 3.5; Easy and enjoyable listening. Interesting enough that it doesn't blend completely into the background.

Good but not for me

It’s a jazz album. Chill background music. Not much for me to compare it too so I’ll give it a neutral score.

Fine background music

A live jazz album would never have been something I would have gravitated towards. I listened to it as background and enjoyed the experience, it was comforting and easy. Not mad about it but would only listen to again as a background dinner music kind of vibe

3.5

Im discovering morning jazz is the way to go. Enjoyed what I heard but I feel like I don't quite have th ear to appreciate what I'm hearing -- all the songs sound kinda the same. Nonetheless enjoyable step on my jazz journey l (the big JJ)

I enjoyed listening to this. It went on for a really long time. Ultimately background music to me, unless you were actually there in which case it would probably be way more fun.

not my favourite jazz record but pretty enjoyable

the young man on the bass was going absolutely crazy. got to respect it. was a nice listen but i don’t think i’m sophisticated enough to have much of an opinion on piano jazz

Heres the thing with being subjected to so much jazz through my time on the list, it can fit a certain vibe, as background music when I don’t have my critical head on I get it a bit more but still I’d never choose it. The list has also showed me the same with pretty much all music without lyrics.

Not for me. Sounds the same all the time

Pretty boring. Don’t get jazz. Yet.

You, an intellectual : mmm yes jazz. Me, a guy : why are they playing different songs. Do they not like each other??? Very good background music.

It's alright. Probably great for the jazz lovers out there, but this style always comes off as something I'd eat dinner too and nothing else. No real excitement in the bones and no feeling of wanting to come back to it. 2.5/3

It's good, certainly. Background music for me. The performance is really well done. I'm not the biggest jazz fan but it's obvious that these musicians are experts of their craft. I don't like the choice to put 2 of the 3 instruments on the left side of the stereo image, the drums should obviously be right in the middle. I'm not gonna knock it too much for that but it's certainly something that takes away. It's really good for jazz. I won't put it on myself, but I wouldn't mind if this was on in a restaurant. 3.4/5

I've listened to quite a lot of Bill Evans, but this recording was nearly ruined for me after the Complete Vanguard recordings were so hotly recommended to me as a new jazz listener. Damn, nobody needs 2.5 hours of this, with three takes of individual songs. I think this is the first time I've actually listened to the original curated album release - so I'm glad for the opportunity. Unfortunately, Bill Evans always seems to have very little of the things I love about jazz. The energy is subdued. The technical control and skill is there, but there's nothing exciting to me, and it makes me feel very little apart from mild appreciation. So many jazz albums of the 1950s and 60s get me fired up on life, but this isn't one of them. It's also a style of jazz where I can't see a live album being the natural format. There are definitely studio records from Bill Evans that I prefer. Overall, I respect this and I will gladly revisit it sometime, but currently I'm lukewarm. 3.5*

Час джазовых импровизаций

jazz

It was really good, for the genre. I struggle with jazz so much but I didn’t hate it

Pleasant jazz in an intimate environment. I've attended such events before. What is special about this album? 3/5

Honestly loved it!! Would’ve never found this trio without this app and prob will listen again!

nice sounds

jazz sympa mais je veux pas ça la

Me gustó. No es mi estilo de música y no creo que vuelva a escucharlo pero está muy bueno.

It's fine, pretty generic as far as jazz goes but not unpleasant at all. Also it's cool I can listen to jazz from 1961, it's less cool that I can listen to people's conversations from 1961 in the background

Great jazz piano album. I think I prefer Dave Brubeck or Vince Guaraldi, but this was good. I was surprised by the bass playing.

Jazz is an unfamiliar genre for me but I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this during breakfast. The fact that it's recorded live is impressive. I like to imagine the collaboration between the musicians and what the atmosphere must have been like in 1961. I definitely need to explore more in the genre

Good smooth vibes. Pretty slow overall without changes in tempo. Nice for dinner music.

Like sitting in airport lounge waiting for your twin prop plane to take you Kenosha, Wisconsin. There's some sweet soloing, and for the dreaded Kool Jazz, I actually enjoyed it.

5 - AVERAGE

Jazz never has and never will be for me.

Not my thing, would normally love to see it live but not as fussed here.

Not for me

Just instrumental, wouldn’t say it’s something that everyone has to listen to

GOING IN: Quite hopeful LISTENED WHILE: having breakfast FAMILIARITY: New to me SKIP RATE: Played it straight through REPLAY VALUE: Might come back to it DISCOVERY CURVE: Needed another go ALBUM ARC: Pretty even, consistent VERDICT: Fair enough BODY'S VERDICT: Toe tapping situation My Rating: 2.5 Needs another listen.

𝘚𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘝𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘝𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘥 is a beautifully intimate live document, but its age shows in the recording quality, and the trio format naturally leaves a lot of open space. The interplay between piano, bass and drums is subtle and refined, yet for someone who gravitates toward jazz with horns, the absence of saxophone or trumpet can make the music feel a bit too soft or restrained. It’s an important performance and a graceful listen, just not fully engaging if piano-trio jazz doesn’t connect on a deeper level.

Not usually into this genre. Didn’t mind it. Would probably be good background music.

Not really my thing but seems good

Ok, feels like there is just too much going on at times and its for the negative.

I liked each of these songs up until the bass solos. They weren’t poorly played, I just feel like the upright bass sounds bad on its own.

Jazz brunch

This should be fun

Solar is probably my favorite. Had no idea jazz guys liked herion so much

meh

Very good. This is the jazz I like. High 3s.

3.2

Like most jazz albums set to fancy restaurants but this time with a live audience.

2,7 - Im Gegensatz zu anderen Jazz-Alben konnte ich das nicht einfach laufen lassen. Zu kompliziert wirkten die Stücke auf mich. Unterhaltsam ist es trotzdem Highlights: Alice in Wonderland - Take 1

calm, elevator/hotel lobby type beat, not really my style

By golly it’s jazz. Some of the jazziest jazz I’ve ever heard. I’m all jazzed out. I don’t think I can give any jazz album higher than a 3 on principle at this point.

Dette er veldig digg jazz som jeg tror jeg kunne hørt masse på. Spørsmålet jeg stiller meg er om det kommer å utvikle seg til noe større og viktigere — noe som gir meg lyst til å høre det igjen & igjen — eller om det bare er et album jeg liker mens det går, men glemmer etter en uke. Litt distraherende med folk som står og snakker. Når jeg hørte på dette med headset, fikk jeg en trang til å snu meg flere ganger for å se om det kom fra rommet jeg befant meg i.

Good stuff. I still know next to nothing about jazz and so I feel like a lot of this is lost on me, but fortunately this came up right around Christmas so like three separate times I queued it up behind the Vince Guaraldi Trio's Charlie Brown Christmas album and that worked out quite nicely. No songs in particular stood out, definitely felt like the kind of album that's meant to just be put on and establish a mood for the whole runtime. 7/10, three stars.

Smooth Piano Jazz, not my normal thing, good background/ cocktail party music.

3. You wake up put on this album, go to wash your face, make coffee and put some make up on to the sound of piano and drums. No words, no loud noises, but a peaceful morning started with jazz.

Schweet jazz

A pretty nice album to listen to in the morning with a cup of coffee but jazz instrumental albums will never be actively sought by me.

not bad, but I'd really rather see a live jazz performance than listen to one on headphones

This is not for me. Non-brass jazz is not for me. It's clearly an amazing performance, but it's also long and winding. I liked the idea and back story of this more than I liked the actual recording.

This was really nice but it became quite background musicky. Idk I didn’t hate it but I just kinda tuned it out after a while

Listened on headphones. Bass in the left ear, piano in the right. Very unnatural. I couldn't focus properly.

Held my attention longer than this sort of thing usually does, the constant bass noodling just got too much at some point. Not really my thing.

Good jazz piano. Not exactly what I want but very pleasant

Jazz

Not my favorite

This is a fun album - insane chemistry between the band, the bassist is the standout and sad to hear that he passed so young, so soon after this show.

Sounds like Phoenix Wright music

Live Jazz is neat background music I suppose. Best song: Can't really tell the difference between them

I don't really feel I can accurately rate jazz. I'd never heard of this man before but apparently he was Miles Davis's pianist. It's all really great musically and stuff.

Ganz gut, zieht sich nur irgendwann in die Länge…