Pieces of Jade

Scott LaFaro, Scott Lafaro | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 8, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Resonance Records
• ASIN: B002JIH8I8
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #79,700 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Genre: Jazz Music
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Release Date: 0000-00-00
Media Type: Compact Disk

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Musical and historical Treasure, A++ Album, September 28, 2009

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R. Jacobs (Venlo, LB, Netherlands) - See all my reviews
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This album gives a great idea about the inside of the jazz players world, the rehearsal tape of LaFaro with Bill Evans makes both of them human and understandable, the interview is clarifying the way LaFaro and Evans were thinking.

All the tunes are beautiful and works of art by themselves, I want to pick out the outro tune 'Memories for Scotty' by Don Friedman. It is a beautiful solo piano tribute to his friend and colleague who died way to young. This album is a must have not only for Scott LaFaro and Bill Evans fans, also for Don Friedman fans - he is the main pianist on this album, and he's playing really great - and jazz lovers in general.

It's a musical and historical treasure of great value!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Scott Lafaro, December 1, 2009

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Scott P. Tamulinas "Scooter" (Pittsburgh) - See all my reviews
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Absolutely amazing documentation of Scott Lafaro prior to his work with Bill Evans. Everything that was to be with the Bill Evans Trio shows part of its genesis in each of the tracks. Each solo Scott takes is fresh & shows his constant experimentation with time, chords and melody.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars New musical gems and a glimpse behind the scenes of jazz history., August 3, 2010

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Perry Orfanella - See all my reviews

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I was as excited to hear these unreleased tracks as I was when all of those "undiscovered" Jaco tracks came out. While many of the "lost Jaco tapes" were often musically disappointing, these new LaFaro treasures are a thrilling addition to his too short legacy.

LaFaro is clearly the standout player on nearly every track, showing a maturity that he chronologically should never have attained. It is breathtaking to hear him again, seemingly resurrected and as fresh today as he was during his lifetime.

As great as the music on this CD is, it is the 20+ minutes of rehearsal patter between LaFaro and Bill Evans that captured me utterly. We get to "eavesdrop" as these two artists discuss the chord changes and arrangement of "My Foolish Heart" (which they went on to record several times creating several masterful masterpieces) in depth and at length. To hear LaFaro speak, sing falsetto along with his bass, and volley ideas with Bill Evans, was to this listener, a treasure beyond words. This track alone adds to the LaFaro mystique a level of humanity heretofore undocumented in the too few pictures and film clips that exist of this giant of jazz. This CD is a necessary addition to the library of all who marveled at the musical contributions of this jazz titan, whose career was cut tragically short.