Genre. They needed a bass clarinetist, and he promised Scotty that he would be allowed to play clarinet and eventually the tenor sax if he took that position. Scott LaFaro - Death. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Bill Evans. My day consists of such a singular preoccupationthe physicology of music. A record like this could easily have become just a mood disc: sound as fuzzy, woolly painting, in which the experiment becomes an end unto itself, the gesture, the gambit, being everything. Performers: Stan Getz, ts; Steve Kuhn, p; Scott LaFaro, b; Roy Haynes d. Newport, 2 July 1961. It is LaFaros bass that makes this thing go, such as it does go. Thats his brand of intimacy: the sensation of the stolen moment. But its a moment were meant to be a part of, that both surrounds us and is for us. It was written with so much love and insight. Just about any jazz fan knows that on June 25, the 25-year-old had been in NYC as part of Bill Evans trio at the Village Vanguard, cutting the Sunday live date that will be reissued and repackaged so long as the earth continues to spin. Orrin Keepnews told Helene that when the trio recorded its second session,Explorations,on February 2, 1961, Scott was being very explicit about his problem; he was very reluctant to go back on the road unless it was for a lot more money. 4 or The Paradox of Continuity, The Montreal Tapes: with Geri Allen and Paul Motian, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Waltz_for_Debby_(1962_album)&oldid=1139601889, Short description is different from Wikidata, Album articles lacking alt text for covers, Articles with unsourced statements from January 2021, Articles with MusicBrainz release group identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Note on the alternate takes: "For this CD release, alternate versions of three of the six selections have been inserted just after the ones originally chosen for issuance.[] He said, Man, youve gotta hear this. Around this time he received a greeting card from Miles Davis suggesting that Davis wanted to hire him. Available Qualities. After Scotty joined the Buddy Morrow Orchestra, he traveled with them all over the country until they reached California, as he really wanted to be where the West Coast jazz scene was happening. At age 12 he was recommended for the Ithaca Conservatory of Music, where he was classically trained in violin. Pictures of people only please! Scott LaFaro at Newport July 2, 1961 - Killed in a Car Wreck 4 days later. Composers. LaFaro died in an automobile accident in the summer of 1961 in Flint, New York on U.S. 20 between Geneva and Canandaigua, two days after accompanying Stan Getz at the Newport Jazz Festival. You can read our interview with Holland here. Three of the tunes from their setBaubles, Bangles and Beads; Where Do You Go; and Airegin were released on CD in 1994. Labels. In Meet Me at Jim & Andy's: Jazz Musicians and Their World, Gene Lees wrote, "The shock of LaFaro's death stayed with Bill for years, and he felt vaguely guilty about itHe felt that because of his heroin habit he had made insufficient use of [their] time togetherAfter LaFaro's death, Bill was like a mane with a lost love, always looking to find its replacement. Ornette drew mixed reviews everywhere including Monterey, where his performance of Youll Never Know elicited a scathing review from John Tynan, who said it was patently bad, disturbed, and utterly unhappy. Still, he singled out LaFaro for his brilliant technique and ideas [that] were remarked on by all., Scotty was given to introspective thoughts about where the music was going and what he recognized as the increasing distance between jazzs new direction and the public. Upon returning to L.A., LaFaro phoned his friend Herb Geller, who was then playing alto with Benny Goodman in New York. LaFaro-Fernandez: Dad (Joe LaFaro) never forced us to play music. Elsewhere, a legacy is a reflection on what might have been, based on a limited amount of what was. LaFaro and his stellar bandmates pianist Don Friedman and drummer Pete LaRoca run through four jazz standards, including two takes of Sacre Blu. Q: What were Scotts childhood and teen years like here in Geneva? Also in 2009, the University of North Texas Press published Jade Visions, a biography of LaFaro by his sister Helene LaFaro-Fernandez, with an extensive discography. Victor Feldman. Nov 13, 2008 #2 Mark Carlsen Oct 4, 2004 Composer: Gillespie This brings about the situation of whether I should spend these hours and months developing what I seem to be able to foresee, or should I dump it and get another job as an entertainer again. Its no knock on Charlie Hadena formidable pioneer himselfto say that if hes a bass player, LaFaro is something else, to use the Coleman argot. He worked from sheet music for the clarinet, with its much higher pitch, to improve his command of the bass upper register. He insisted that Stan fire LaRoca and hire Roy Haynes, and Stan was so impressed with how strong and unique he was that he acceded to his wishes.. The great bassist is best known for his work with the Bill Evans Trio between 1959 and '61, and for the tragic car accident that claimed his life on July 6, 1961, two weeks after the trio's legendary performance at the Village Vanguard. He says that word of the accident reached Getz over the wire through his manager Jack Whittemore, and that all were incredulous at the news. Rocco Scott LaFaro (April 3, 1936 July 6, 1961)[1] was an American jazz double bassist known for his work with the Bill Evans Trio. In May 1960, the Bill Evans Trio joined in a program at Circle in the Square that was devoted to Gunther Schullers jazz compositions. As weve already noted regarding the time period right around his tragic death, LaFaro packed a lot of art into his days. Performers: Ornette Coleman, as; Don Cherry, c; Scott Lafaro, b; Ed Blackwell, d. New York City, 31 Jan 1961. He also played in Stan Getz's band between jobs with the Bill Evans trio. On date night, people would end up at The Smith. He wanted the conversation back and forth between each of the players, and he wanted to play melody. we do worse! Evans was an articulate interweaver of a pianist, a melodic speaker, a filigree lord rather than a rhythm king. According to Paul Motian, the death of LaFaro left Bill Evans "numb with grief", "in a state of shock", and "like a ghost". Brother man, I can all but hear Ornette saying, we are going to blow some minds tomorrow.. Such is the legacy of bassist Scott LaFaro, though I would suggest that what was was more than we often think. My father passed away (from a heart attack) in 1957. One may even ask the question whether it is possible to love jazz and not love Sunday at the Village Vanguard and Waltz for Debby, and I dont think youre being a curmudgeon if you stamp a foot and issue an emphatic No, by Jove!. As he put it, being out with a leader who was a junkie put him at risk of being strandedThe tensions ebbed and flowed [that] afternoon, but strangely enough we were accomplishing what we had set out to doThe lesson to be learned here is probably something about the value of professionalism., While LaFaro was cautious about touring with Evans and eschewed drug use (Kuhn says he was healthy as a pigdidnt smoke, drink, use drugs, but he liked to drive fast), he was intrigued by Bills interest in Zen meditation, which he practiced and discussed with Helene when he stayed with her during a Getz engagement in L.A. We decided to move the family to California. His death came just ten days after recording two live albums with the Bill Evans Trio, Sunday at the Village Vanguard and Waltz for Debby, albums considered among the finest live jazz recordings. The texture, however, is the back of the handthats the form of caress, rather than the rough-skinned palm. The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has We calculated our top 40 new releases of 2022 We calculated our top 10 historical/reissue You never quite knew what Chicago bassist Kelly Sill was going to play (or what he was going to say). Christian said, Scottys playing was the bible for bass playersJimmy Blanton the old testament, Scotty the new., LaFaro spent the evening of July 5 with old friends in Geneva then drove 80 miles west with Frank Ottley to visit another friend in Warsaw who was house-sitting at a place with a good stereo. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. Scotty was on the road at the time, in California. [17], When I was in L.A., Scotty LaFaro and I roomed together. LaFaro-Fernandez: After Scotty joined the Buddy Morrow Orchestra, he traveled with them all over the country until they reached California, as he really wanted to be where the West Coast jazz scene was happening. Bud Powell. Performers: Victor Feldman, p, vib; Scott LaFaro, b; Stan Levey, d. 22 Jan 1958. Fellow bassist Red Mitchell taught him how to pluck strings with both the index and middle fingers independently. You know how some people (and you may be one of them) like to go on YouTube and listen to isolated Beach Boys backing vocals and John Bonham drum parts? We spoke with LaFaro-Fernandez by phone to give us a glimpse on her brothers formative years in Geneva. He replaced Charlie Haden as Ornette Coleman's bassist in January 1961. He would have played twenty-four hours a day if he couldHe was learning a mile a minute., Morrows outfit had a big hit with Night Train. The bandleader told Helene, We were a band which was dedicated at the time to mainly rhythm and blues. When did your brother start getting interested in music? How did that happen? The bass was badly damaged in the automobile accident that killed him, but was eventually restored and is sporadically used in performance to honor LaFaro. Before that grim July night, LaFaro had been a busy bassist. . He had an incredible ear. "Route 66" songwriter Bobby Troup was the show's host. He was a musician from age 4. And there truly couldn't be a better way to . LaFaro is best known as the bassist in Bill Evans' groundbreaking trio, and also worked with Chet Baker, Ornette Coleman, Sonny Rollins and the Stan Kenton Orchestra. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. 1998 Kevin Crosby. It was then he fell in love with the tenor saxophone. Performers: Hampton Hawes, p; Harold Land, ts; Scott Lafaro, b; Frank Butler, d. 14 Mar 1958. Friedman relates inJade Visions,He used to play my piano, and was very interested in minor 7thchords with the flat 5th. LaFaro died in an automobile accident on July 6, 1961 in Flint, New York on U.S. Route 20 between Geneva and Canandaigua, four days after accompanying Stan Getz at the Newport Jazz Festival. He was visiting some friends west of Geneva and was driving home late when he crashed. As was, really, LaFaro. Despite his short career, he remains one of the most influential jazz bassists, and was ranked number 16 on Bass Player magazine's top 100 bass players of all time.[2]. By City News Service. I dont blame him, said Morrow. On date night, people would end up at The Smith. Chops: What Bassists Listen for in Drummers, The 10 Best Jazz Albums of the 1950s: Critics Picks, Year in Review: The Top 40 Jazz Albums of 2022, Year in Review: The Top 10 Historical Albums of 2022, Chops: What Bassists Listen for in Drummers. Published since 1970, JazzTimesAmericas Jazz Magazineprovides comprehensive and in-depth coverage of the jazz scene. Haynes shared with Scotty a fastidiousness about clothing, and hed just been named toEsquiresBest-Dressed list. After Scotty played at the Newport Jazz Festival with Stan Getz (July 1961), he went to Geneva to try to convince the people who had been renting our house to buy it. Oscar Peterson Trio . In 2009 she published a biography about him, Jade Visions: The Life and Music of Scott LaFaro. Genres. This is the best piano player Ive ever heard. It was Evanss 1956 debut album,New Jazz Conceptions. The rest is told in his gripping visuals, The Exhibit: Finding the Next Great Artist. [15][16], According to Joachim Berendt, LaFaro's innovative approach to the bass caused "emancipation", introducing "so many diverse possibilities as would have been thought impossible for the bass only a short time before". Also, the exertion of a formidable musical will to take what was there, in an act of guidance. Shortly after, he acquired a bass made in 1825 in Concord, New Hampshire by Abraham Prescott. There is a creek that ran through the park, it would go up past Shuron Optical where they used this rouge chemical to make glass lenses, so the creek was always red. Rocco Scott LaFaro, in a career that lasted only six years, developed skills on the upright bass that few have been able to match. Those years of self-discovery can be challenging at times and those moments found their perfect expression in the Village Vanguard SessionsI listened to that music for so many hours that it became my constant silent companion and a beacon of hope.. The Jazz la Mode Blog has plenty to stimulate your interest and curiosity in American music. He was playing mandolin and violin publicly by age 7. He lives in Boston and has contributed toJazzTimessince 2006. We are in a fix! LaFaro-Fernandez: When Scotty was in sixth grade we took our first piano lessons. LaFaro died in an automobile accident on July 6, 1961, in Seneca, New York, [5] on U.S. Route 20 between Geneva and Canandaigua, [9] four days after accompanying Stan Getz at the Newport Jazz Festival. 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Little must have loved LaFaros contributions, because he himself was one of those players between spheres: neither a bopper nor a hard-bopper nor an out-and-out New Thing guy. Showing all 2 results. It wasnt until he left for Ithaca College, where music majors were required to play a stringed instrument, that he first played bass. That left air and spaceand timewhich could do with some filling, some shaping. Sound-carver. Read more about this topic: Scott LaFaro, Time is here and youll go his way.Your lung is waiting in the death market.Your face beside me will grow indifferent.Darling, you will yield up your belly and becored like an apple.Anne Sexton (19281974), Poor fellow never joyed since the price of oats rose, it wasthe death of him.William Shakespeare (15641616), Ai! [My] early years at the university were thoroughly engaging intellectually but were also a time of deep introspection. LaFaro died in an automobile accident on July 6, 1961, in Seneca, New York,[5] on U.S. Route 20 between Geneva and Canandaigua,[9] four days after accompanying Stan Getz at the Newport Jazz Festival. Once he got the gig, his college days were over. Q: What happened to your brother after Ithaca College? Smith Opera House is owned and operated by the Smith Center for the Arts, a private not-for-profit 501(c)(3) corporation. Scott was extremely picky and choosy, and he wanted to call the trio. Tales are told of how much John Coltrane practiced, but you could say the same about the bassist from Newark. How did that happen? Those six numbers with LaFaro making up what became the Booker Little album are a masterclass in postbop bass. Well, Michael Cera did play a bassist in Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World. The young bassist was friends to other artists and art during his all-too brief sojourn upon the mortal coil. [1] With Evans and drummer Paul Motian he developed the counter-melodic style that would come to characterize his playing. She writes, What he said not only had an impact on me, but seemed to sum up much of what I had been hearing as I talked to musicians. [10] Obsessively he played "I Loves You Porgy", a song that had become synonymous with him and LaFaro. Kuhn is uncertain about exactly where he met LaFaro, but says it was most likely when he heard the Evans trio at the Five Spot late in 1959. [citation needed], By late 1960, LaFaro was in demand as a bassist. Composer: Porter Later in high school, kids would go to the movies with their friends, or boyfriends, or girlfriends. Expansive range was a totem of the LaFaro sound, the idea that the bass was so much a bass that it was also not a bass and more than a bass. The Getz Quartet, with either Henry Grimes or Jimmy Garrison spelling LaFaro (Kuhn cant recall for certain), was playing that week at Saranac Lake in the Adirondacks. LaFaro took the opportunity, and he was the trios helmsman. What a natural setting for a multi-ecosystem guy like LaFaro, the dream bassist for a project of this nature, which is jazz, classical, painterly, open yet demonstrative. I remember one time Scotty came home with an LP under his arm. Performers: Buddy Morrow, tb; Walt Stewart, tp; Dick Johnson, as; Scott LaFaro, b; plus unidentified other musicians. Evans and Dolphy dont feature on a couple tunes, while LaFaro is the constant. Bassist Scott LaFaro of Geneva had already achieved acclaim when he died in a car accident at the age of 25. They spent so much time discussing music, listening to records, at the piano, they were inseparable. I was also told by classical bass players that this also changed things for them because as was with all music pretty much up until then, the bass was considered more of a rhythm instrument only. Scott Yanow, All-Music GuideScott LaFaros life and career were cut short in July of 1961. LaFaro's freewheeling, harmonically advanced bass style with the Bill Evans Trio (1959-1961) opened a door to a wholly new approach to the instrument that influenced a generation of players who followed in his wakeEddie Gomez, Dave Holland, and Marc Johnson, to name just a few. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Other birthdays Monday: Jimmy McGriff, 64; Harold Vick, 19361987; and Eric Kloss, 51. Evans stopped performing for several months. He became a professional musician in New York City during the Roaring 20s. Later we moved to Elmwood Place, and during the summer we would spend many of our days at the Brook Street Playground. Waltz for Debby is a live album by jazz pianist and composer Bill Evans and his trio consisting of Evans, bassist Scott LaFaro, and drummer Paul Motian. Helene makes no secret of LaFaros exacting standards and competitive personality, and she quotes many who testify to the same. This was Scottys home, and he would practice bass facing the corner in the living room because he could better hear the sound quality. "[12], In 1988, Insights label of RVC Corporation in Japan released Memories for Scotty. A copy of the latest annual report may be obtained from the Smith Center or from the Office of the Attorney General, Charities Bureau, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271. Evans, according to Motian, would play "I Loves You Porgy," a song with which he and LaFaro became synonymous, almost obsessively, but always as a solo piece. Nearly six decades later, Helene LaFaro-Fernandez continues to keep her older brothers flame alive. He says they formed an immediate friendship, and that musically, Id never felt such an instant connection. All that listening to the trio had another effect on me. Performers: Chet Baker, tp; Phil Urso, ts; Francy Boland, p; Larance Marable, d; Scott LaFaro, b. July 6, 1961 in Seneca, NY. It is these performances, currently available as Sunday at The Village Vanguard and Waltz for Debby that comprise the number one best jazz live recording in this present series. For the 1964 album with Monica Zetterlund, see, The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, 1961, "Bill Evans Trio: Sunday At The Village Vanguard & Waltz For Debby", Plays the Theme from The V.I.P.s and Other Great Songs, Turn Out the Stars: The Final Village Vanguard Recordings, Consecration: The Final Recordings Part 2, On Broadway Vol. We never got to enjoy it as a concert venue in our day, unfortunately. Q: What kind of influence did your father have on your brothers music? Cool Modal Music Post-Bop. Bill Evans Trio. New England Public Media | MTV, EMA and all related titles, logos and characters are trademarks of Viacom International Inc. 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Its the top of the sheet, instead of the coarseness of the winter blanket. Evanss illness resulted in the cancellation of a long engagement opposite Thelonious Monk at the Jazz Gallery. LaFaro joined the Bill Evans Trio in 1959 and, although he would record with Ornette Coleman (including Free Jazz) and gig with Stan Getz, the bassist is best remembered for his association with Evans, particularly their Village Vanguard recordings of 1961. After that touch of piano, he really started to enjoy music and develop a keen awareness of what it was all about. LaFaro continued to divide his time between Getz, Ornette, and Evans in 1961. Bassist Scott LaFaro of Geneva had already achieved acclaim when he died in a car accident at the age of 25. LaFaro-Fernandez: My father passed away (from a heart attack) in 1957. The CD reissue of the album contains several outtakes. California had affordable education, and we could all go to college. For Evans, Misery offered a glimpse of a relationship to come., Two months later, on December 28, 1959, the Bill Evans Trio made its premiere recording for Riverside,Portrait in Jazz. The group includes Victor Feldman, Stan Levey, and trombonist Frank Rosolino. Jazz. This year The Smith is excited to have National Endowment of the Arts Jazz Masters, Kenny Barron (piano) and Dave Holland (bass), together on stage on Saturday, April 6. He quoted Evans, who said, Im hoping the trio will grow in the direction of simultaneous improvisationIf the bass player, for example, hears an idea that he wants to answer, why should he just keep playing a background?, Scotty, of course, heard and answered plenty of ideas. Stan Levey. LaFaro-Fernandez, Helen; Ralston, Chuck; Campbell, Jeffrey R.; Palombi, Phil (2009). Scott LaFaro was an American jazz musician whose technique on the double bass left an indelible impression on future artists even though he died in a car accident in 1961 when he was just 25 years.. My dad loved the director, so we had to go and have that experience as well. As such, the album is a sort of memorial record for him; all of the tracks featured were either written by him, or feature a bass solo performed by him as the centerpiece of the track. I quit very fast, but he was a natural. He started playing piano in elementary school, bass clarinet in middle school, and tenor saxophone when he entered high school. LaFaro spent most of his days practicing his instrument. Man, woman decapitated after car slams into big rig on 5 Freeway in San Fernando Valley. AMAGANSETT, N.Y. - Acclaimed tenor saxophonist Robert Berg was killed Thursday when a cement truck skidded across a snow-slicked road and rammed into his sport utility vehicle, East Hampton police said. Tom Reneys writings delve into the history and mystery of jazz, blues, and beyond. Geller recalls that at the end of Scottys first night with the clarinetist, the two went around to hear Bill Evans. A post-bass bass player, maybe. LaFaro also played opposite bassist Charlie Haden in alto saxophonist Ornette Coleman's experimental double quartet on Free Jazz. Both Nat Hentoff and Ralph J. Gleason took note. Composer: Porter: Search Music. May 23, 2021. Tracks. One of the most substantial biographies Ive read in recent years is the 2009 publication that Helene LaFaro-Fernandez devoted to her brother Scott. The 25-year-old Scott LaFaro's death in a car accident shortly after was a major shock to the jazz world. Find him on the web at colinfleminglit.com (where he maintains the unique online journal, the Many Moments Moreblog) and on Twitter @colinfleminglit. The highlight of the session was Scotts original, Misery (to Lady Day). 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