Wikipedia says "Sunday at the Village Vanguard, and Waltz for Debby (all recorded in 1961)... albums are live recordings, both drawn from the same recording date. In 2005, the full sets were collected on the three-CD set The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, 1961."
Yes, many would agree that this is the best jazz piano recording ever made. Why was that level of playing not repeated much if ever by Evans? Bassist Scott Lafaro was killed only ten days after the last Vangaurd session in a car accident.
Yes, many would agree that this is the best jazz piano recording ever made. Why was that level of playing not repeated much if ever by Evans? Bassist Scott Lafaro was killed only ten days after the last Vangaurd session in a car accident.