The Evans trio set new standards for inventive piano, bass, drum combinations and their influence on musicians is still powerful to this day. The light, haunting melody of Blue In Green is familiar enough now to most jazz enthusiasts but in 1959 it was something to marvel at. Evans is on top form all through, his touch light and melodic, seldom firming up even on the uptempo selections. LaFaro’s solos spring organically out of the ensemble sound as soon as Evans concludes a solo and his elastic lines are full of invention. At the 1959 session the three players were already well integrated and on the way to the level of the three-way collective improvisation that culminated in the sterling performances at the Village Vanguard in 1961.Īll the tracks here demonstrate relaxed, easy swing as Evans glides lyrically through seven standards and two of his own originals although Blue In Green is often part credited to Miles Davis. This was Evans’ third LP as a leader on records and the first with what became his classic trio.
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