It was an idyllic childhood. Genre. Free Jazz did that kind of splicing and segmenting for you, as part of, neatly enough, its original integrated sonic package. Elsewhere, a legacy is a reflection on what might have been, based on a limited amount of what was. [10] Obsessively he played "I Loves You Porgy", a song that had become synonymous with him and LaFaro. Mr. Berg, whose career encompassed free jazz, soul jazz, jazz rock, and straight-ahead playing, was driving east on Route 27 with his wife when Our Dad was from here. In fact, the tune Glorias Step, was an outgrowth of his interest in those chords. He also recalls getting the call from Scotty to spell the ailing Evans for a couple of nights at the Jazz Gallery. Freidman, LaRoca, and LaFaro recorded a demo session in 61 thats now available in a companion CD to the biography,Pieces of Jade. The 25-year-old Scott LaFaro's death in a car accident shortly after was a major shock to the jazz world." Scott Yanow. 1998 Kevin Crosby. There is a grave mistake a prospective listener can make with LaFaro, and when I say what that is, I may come off as somewhat risible, but one must do what is right: loving the Village Vanguard recordings so much that you sleep on the rest of what he achieved as a certain kind of jazz genius. Grit is not a LaFaro staple, but that does not mean texture isnt. Later we moved to Elmwood Place, and during the summer we would spend many of our days at the Brook Street Playground. Yes, the Evans dynamic provided him with a perfect setting. LaFaro went on to perform with Victor Feldman, Chet Baker, Benny Goodman, Stan Kenton, Stan Getz and Ornette Coleman. Performers: Bill Evans, p; Scott LaFaro, b; Paul Motian, d. 7 May 1960. He took up bass because he was required to play a stringed instrument at Ithaca College. Performers: Hampton Hawes, p; Harold Land, ts; Scott Lafaro, b; Frank Butler, d. 14 Mar 1958. 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 . There is also a street off of Seneca Street, just across from the Smith Opera House, that has been renamed Scott LaFaro Way. We think of LaFaro as a jazz bassist with leanings toward classical music; its the lan, I think. [1] For a time, Haden and LaFaro shared an apartment. Performers: Victor Feldman, p, vib; Scott LaFaro, b; Stan Levey, d. 22 Jan 1958. Composer: Mercer / Kosma / Prevert Lets call it the chimerical voice of the rhythm sectionas well as what could often be the lead instrument when LaFaro was in your band. Scott LaFaro was born 64 years ago . On March 5, 2014, the Geneva (New York) City Council approved making April 3 Scott LaFaro Day. My father passed away (from a heart attack) in 1957. Many believe that Evans never fully recovered from the loss, as well as that it contributed to his pattern of heroin usage, an addiction that would later kill him. Born in Irvington, New Jersey, the son of a big band musician, Rocco Scott LaFaro (April 3, 1936 - July 6, 1961) was five when his family moved to Geneva, New York. Your IP: At age 12 he was recommended for the Ithaca Conservatory of Music, where he was classically trained in violin. [5] He left that organization to work in Los Angeles. LaFaro is one of those players who register to the ears like more than one man, generating a huge amount of sound with ostensibly little effort, and that sound resonating as direct, controlled, economical; this is part of the reason why. Motian operated the same way; if anything, he was even more of a painter than the leader. By. In LaFaros short yet meteoric career, he accomplished more than most musicians do over decades. Composer: Gillespie To top it off, the old cars didn't have self-sealing gas tanks and as in the case of LaFaro's accident, if they ruptured, frequently resulted in fire. LaFaro began by practicing his fingers off. ~ Scott Yanow. 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. LaFaro burned like a meteorite, rising to the top rank of bassists in a few short years and working with a Whos Who ofjazzgreats in the compressed time frame preceding his death at age 25. Stan was playing a melody, and Scott began doubling it. (, This page was last edited on 15 February 2023, at 23:36. 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. It was there his career exploded. This article is about the 1961 Village Vanguard recordings. When Evans returned to the trio format later in 1962, it was with Motian and bassist Chuck Israels.[2]. 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. Joining Palombi on this date are Don Friedman and Eliot Zigmund. Composer: Hammerstein II / Kern Ornettes group with Don Cherry and Ed Blackwell played the Village Gate for three weeks in August and September followed by engagements in Philadelphia and Detroit. After three months at Ithaca College, he concentrated on bass. 1926). The album included five tracks recorded in New York City during 1961 with pianist Don Friedman and drummer Pete LaRoca.[13]. Scott was already playing like that with Bill., Recorded on November 29, 1960, the four-song session wasnt officially released until 2005. One of the most substantial biographies I've read in recent years is the 2009 publication that Helene LaFaro-Fernandez devoted to her brother Scott. This is the best piano player Ive ever heard. It was Evanss 1956 debut album,New Jazz Conceptions. Composer: Rosolino My mom was still pregnant with my last sister. Q: What happened to your brother after Ithaca College? That huge sound and strength of attack is finger-sprung alone. Gleason commented, It is, however, as a vehicle for bassist Scott LaFaro that the LP really impresses. Later in the year, he toured and recorded with the Cal Tjader-Stan Getz Sextet. 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. My dad took Scotty to see anyone who came there, or to Syracuse or Rochester. 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. Pictures of people only please! LaFaro originally played clarinet and tenor before settling on bass while in college. So even a low speed accident which would be survivable in today's cars, would be a mess in an older car. He played in a trio or quartet at Belhurst from the time he got back until he died. Evans stopped performing for several months. There was great rapport. I remember one time Scotty came home with an LP under his arm. Though hed previously appeared onGolden Trombonewith Buddy Morrow,The Arrival of Victor Feldmanwas essentially the first LP that showcased his singular gifts. The album was the fourth and final effort from the unitLaFaro died in a car accident just ten days after the live date at the Village Vanguard from which Waltz for Debby and its predecessor, Sunday at the Village Vanguard, were taken. This Third Stream affair has jazz as a major tributary vein, and it has LaFaro to thank for it. Dont get fancy, no double beatsPlay whats written.LaFaro flew east, passed the audition, and signed on for a six-week tour of one-nighters with Goodman. I would love to see it. He remembered that Scotty was dressed up for the Newport appearance. Other times, its distilled into a moment that seems to transcend itself, and thus it went for Paul Gonsalves, hero of a Newport afternoon. Shortly after, their collaboration began. May 23, 2021. Composer: LaFaro LaFaro was taken from this world 60 years ago, on July 6, 1961, in Flint, New York, where he was involved in an auto accident a few days after playing with Stan Getz at Newport. The 25-year-old Scott LaFaro's death in a car accident shortly after was a major shock . Pianist Prez was then a professor at the New England Conservatory; his student, Read More Explaining the Taubman Approach, Everyone knows that Joe Williams sang the hell out of the blues, but do you know what else he sang the hell out of? 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. Labels. ), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gzwXQGvXgc, LaFaro signed on with Stan Kenton for a tour in the spring of 1959. He says they formed an immediate friendship, and that musically, Id never felt such an instant connection. According to Paul Motian, the death of LaFaro left Bill Evans "numb with grief", "in a state of shock", and "like a ghost". LaFaro was killed in a car accident near his hometown of Geneva, N.Y., at age 25. So help yourself to his more, if you will. Stan said fine. Kuhn and drummer Pete LaRoca were Scottys choices, but in the midst of a two-week engagement at the Sutherland Hotel on Chicagos Southside, LaFaro had got tired of LaRocas playing. In Jade Visionshe says, Scott wasnt what one would consider a big band bass player. He got his first professional experience playing bass at Belhurst (with my fathers group). 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. Died . ", In 1966, Evans spoke with George Clabinabout what he called his "complexand quick relationship" with Scotty, and said his technique was "built throughintuitive insightand fire, as some kind of a spark in him which took over and he would just grab the bass and he would work and work and work and work and he would just lay it down. Tom holds a BA from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where he majored in English and African American Studies. 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. He heard what I was doing at the piano, and I heard what he was doing. [9], Writing for AllMusic, music critic Thom Jurek wrote of the album: "While the Sunday at the Village Vanguard album focused on material where LaFaro soloed prominently, this is far more a portrait of the trio on those dates Of the many recordings Evans issued, the two Vanguard dates and Explorations are the ultimate expressions of his legendary trio. ", https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-Z8KuwI7Gc, Jade Visionscredits the demo session that LaFaro made with Steve Kuhn and Pete LaRoca nearly a year later as one where this conversational approach to group dynamics was evident. Bill had first heard Scotty with Chet Baker three years earlierNot long after we were back off the Goodman tour, there was a call waiting for Scottythat Bill wanted him to work with him., The first meeting of what became known as the trio took place at a Tony Scott recording date on October 28 and 29, 1959. Q: Did you and your brother spend time at the Smith Opera House (which was Schines Geneva Theatre back then)? Youre freeboomto lock in on LaFaro, and I do that quite a bit. Active. According to Paul Motian, the death of LaFaro left Bill Evans "numb with grief", "in a state of shock", and "like a ghost". He was visiting some friends west of Geneva and was driving home late when he crashed. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZ_rZZusz90, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbTEgBEaEM4. He recorded with pianist Don Friedman as well. 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. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Ted Gioia, in his 1997 survey,The History of Jazz, said, "LaFarotook far greater chances, departing markedly from the traditional walking line, instead offering countermelodies and guitar-like phrases. Friedman relates inJade Visions,He used to play my piano, and was very interested in minor 7thchords with the flat 5th. He felt such a strong passion for the bass that he became obsessed with practicing, spending countless hours in the rehearsal rooms at Ithaca College. It was released in 1962. But its a moment were meant to be a part of, that both surrounds us and is for us. Put one way: Scott LaFaro was up for it. Q: Your family ended up following Scotty out to California. While his music education began in grade school with piano and then clarinet and tenor saxophone in junior high and high school, he didnt start playing bass until his senior year, and only because a string instrument was required for his enrollment at Ithaca College, where his intent was to major in clarinet and tenor saxophone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNqSL3xGW70, The Evans Trios appearance at the Village Vanguard opposite Lambert, Hendricks & Ross in June 1961 culminated with the legendary recordings made on the last day of the two-week engagement, Sunday, June 25. - The Absolute Sound Scott LaFaro's Pieces of Jade features long-lost material recorded in New York City shortly before the bassist's death in a car accident in 1961. Composer: Hawes The CD reissue of the album contains several outtakes. Let us be grateful that he didnt rest easy during what would prove to be the last Christmas season of his life, for in December 1960, he was called in for a couple of dates that we must look to every bit as much as the June 1961 Village Vanguard recordings to fully appreciate him. It is LaFaros bass that makes this thing go, such as it does go. jazz bass Another link(Born: April 3, 1936 in Newark, NJ, Died: July 6, 1961 in Geneva, NY)During his tragically short life, Scott LaFaro quickly developed into one of the most advanced bassists around, competing with Charlie Haden and Charles Mingus. 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. Brockton-born alto player and clarinetist Dick Johnson was also on the band. In addition to hosting Jazz la Mode since 1984, Tom writes the jazz blog and produces the Jazz Beat podcast at NEPM. We spoke with LaFaro-Fernandez by phone to give us a glimpse on her brothers formative years in Geneva. The loss of LaFaro hit Evans hard, and he went into a brief seclusion. In high school Scotty played clarinet and tenor saxophone, in spite of not being happy about a lip injury he got playing basketball at the Y. 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. Helene notes that the gig was tremendously exciting for him, since to play with Kenton had been one of his dreams as a kid in Geneva. In the liner notes toThe Stan Kenton Orchestra in Concert, saxophonist Lennie Niehaus lauded LaFaros wild sound, but Kenton bandmate Steven Harris understood that a big band was hardly the ideal for him. Press J to jump to the feed. Then wed go home and have dinner and ice cream. A master of the upright bass, he recorded with Bill Evans and Ornette Coleman before he died in a car crash at age 25. Brother man, I can all but hear Ornette saying, we are going to blow some minds tomorrow.. Everyone would say Dont go to the creek! but we did anyway, and would come home with red shoes. Bud Powell. The 25-year old Scott LaFaros death in a car accident shortly after was a major shock to the jazz world. Security video shows a crash in the Reseda neighborhood of Los Angeles which left a driver dead. Showing all 2 results. And youre out, Death letyou out, Death had the Mercy, youre done with your century, done with God, done with the path thru itAllen Ginsberg (b. Scotty had the concept for a trio to be conversational instead of the classic structure, instead of bass and drummer just keeping time. [17], When I was in L.A., Scotty LaFaro and I roomed together. A professor encouraged him to audition for an open spot in the Buddy Morrow Orchestra. The music of Jazz Abstractions proceeds as a series of shadings, which tend to be called variants on the finished LP. As weve already noted regarding the time period right around his tragic death, LaFaro packed a lot of art into his days. Scott Yanow, All-Music GuideScott LaFaros life and career were cut short in July of 1961. We decided to move the family to California. LaFaro-Fernandez: On Sundays our family would go to church, then go to the movies in the afternoon. Its there for a reason, and thats not solely to complement the proof of the magic that occurred at a New York City club in late June 1961. Performers: Chet Baker, tp; Phil Urso, ts; Francy Boland, p; Larance Marable, d; Scott LaFaro, b. He used a Zen epigram in the closing of his letter to Gloria: Im trying to remember a bit of Zen I like so well: If you seek the fruits ofgood actionso shall they escape you. I try to smile everyday with that., https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uugimR8honE, When I asked Kuhn if Scotty had similar anxieties about touring with Getz, he said no, but he recalled a bandstand incident between the bassist and the tenor player whom Kuhn called extraordinarily paranoid. One night at the Blackhawk in San Francisco, he said, they clashed. 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. 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. Paul Motian was on drums, Nobby Totah on bass. On date night, people would end up at The Smith. LaFaro continued to play this bass until his death. In 2009 she published a biography about him, Jade Visions: The Life and Music of Scott LaFaro. A Dead Musician Directory Celebrity Page. Jade Visions: The Life and Music of Scott LaFarorecounts how three days after his appearance at the Newport Jazz Festival with the Stan Getz Quartet, hed driven to Geneva, NY to take care of some business related to his mothers home there. He was his own thing. We would explore all around our neighborhood on West Street our house was where the elementary school is. Following the Vanguard engagement, LaFaro played with Getz, Steve Kuhn, and Roy Haynes at Newport on July 2. Having followed him out to Los Angeles in the late 1950s along with the rest of the LaFaro family, LaFaro-Fernandez still lives in California and continues to answer daily inquiries about her brother, conduct interviews, and ensure his legacy will inform musicians and fans for generations to come. 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. Is that a jazz thing? 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. LaFaro's death took an enormous emotional toll on Bill Evans, who was, according to drummer Paul Motian, "numb with grief," "in a state of shock," and "like a ghost" after LaFaro's death. Tom Reneys writings delve into the history and mystery of jazz, blues, and beyond. 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. Lafaro's innovative bass playing, which combined virtuoso technique with a counter-melodic conception, was captured in all its glory at the Vanguard on June 25, 1961. It will be observed on his birthday anniversary, April 3. LaFaro took the opportunity, and he was the trios helmsman. The highlight of the session was Scotts original, Misery (to Lady Day). Evans biographer Peter Pettinger said of the dedication to Billie Holiday, Not much happens, but a wavelength is established. The young bassist was friends to other artists and art during his all-too brief sojourn upon the mortal coil. It wasnt until he left for Ithaca College, where music majors were required to play a stringed instrument, that he first played bass. I dont blame him, said Morrow. Fraternal guidance, in that this endeavor allowed fellow band members to do what they best did. He told Helene that Scott lived for the bassHe was looking all the time to play. We also spent time at the First Presbyterian Church choir. It is still so wild to me that he was so influential. 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.. Both Nat Hentoff and Ralph J. Gleason took note. She proposed the demo as something to shop around to record labels; alas, nothing came of it. ", https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIzbINNrqcQ. In his liner notes, producer Orrin Keepnews focused on the phenomenon of Bill Evans thepianist, but the lone paragraph devoted to the other members of the trio noted that they werent limited toconventional rhythmic backing, and cited Autumn Leaves, as a harbinger of things to come. Q: What were Scotts childhood and teen years like here in Geneva? Stan Levey. 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. 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. Composers. Today would be the 78th birthday of the great Scott LaFaro, who died in a car accident in 1961. 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. It remains what is likely Evans' most well-known song,[citation needed] one that he would play throughout his career. It was there his career exploded. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. The title track, a musical portrait of Evans' niece, became a staple of his live repertoire in later years. Brooklyn, NY The other day at school someone mentioned Red Mitchell taking the bass which was in the car crash that killed Scott LaFaro back to Kolstein's in pieces, and Kolstein, fairly recently, restored it. As was, really, LaFaro. Ornette Coleman, Eric Dolphy, and others were also featured, and LaFaro drew notice from Dan Morgenstern inMetronomefor a solo remarkable for its technical skill and musical weight. The piece was Schullers Variants on a Theme by John Lewis (Django), which he would also appear on in December when Schullers work was recorded for the Atlantic Records release,Jazz Abstractions. Scotty and I rented a house for Mom and the girls, I got married a few months later and (soon) we all moved into a new house in a new development in West Hills. Performers: Stan Getz, ts; Steve Kuhn, p; Scott LaFaro, b; Roy Haynes d. Newport, 2 July 1961. LaFaro was honored in 2012 in Geneva, where a street was renamed Scott LaFaro Drive and an annual Scott LaFaroDay was inaugurated. 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. In a December 29, 1960 letter addressed to his lover Gloria Gabriel, the dancer to whom he dedicated Glorias Step, he wrote, One important thing is that I realize day by day the true artist and musician is becoming more and more meaningless in terms of public comprehension. 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. LaFaro is heard soloing while George Duvivierplays the bass riff that Percy Heath had introduced on the first recordings of "Django" by the Modern Jazz Quartet. LaFaro broke new ground on the instrument, developing a countermelodic style of accompaniment rather than playing traditional walking basslines, as well as virtuosity that was practically unmatched by any of his contemporaries. Bassist Marc Johnson, who was with Evans between 1978 and his death in 1980, wrote in the liner notes forPieces of Jadethat the Vanguard performance was the highest measure of Scotts musical vision. InJade Visions, he says, I must have listened to those recordingsthousands of timesTo this day, I still dont see how Scott articulated his ideas with such startling clarity and velocity., Johnson also speaks for the continuing hold that the recordings have on listeners touched by their emotional richness. All rights reserved. Perhaps one thinks of the contrast, as I do: the balmy New England coast, sailboats alongside the bandstand, and then the hard, unforgiving asphalt of the interstate. Performers: Ornette Coleman, as; Don Cherry, c; Scott Lafaro, b; Ed Blackwell, d. New York City, 31 Jan 1961. His death came just ten days after recording two live albums with the Bill Evans Trio, Sunday at the Village Vanguard and Waltz . Genres. Beginning in 1955, he was a member of the Buddy Morrow big band. More on his story here. Also, the exertion of a formidable musical will to take what was there, in an act of guidance. He was visiting some friends west of Geneva and was driving home late when he crashed. But you always knew that Read More Kelly Sill, Several years ago, one of Danilo Prezs students was suffering from tendinitis. Friedman first heard LaFaro with Buddy Morrow, and then they worked together with Chet Baker. In 2007, 46 years later, Roy introduced Helene to the great bassist Christian McBride. That show typically includes stories about LaFaro, who forever changed the jazz worlds concept of what bass playing could accomplish with his counter-melodic style. LaFaro spent most of his days practicing his instrument. Remembering Geneva's jazz legend Scott LaFaro: An interview with his sister Helene LaFaro-Fernandez - Smith Center for the Arts Smith Center for the Arts CONTACT US 82 Seneca Street Geneva, NY 14456 315-781-5483 BOX OFFICE Tuesday-Friday 10am-4pm ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES by appointment boxoffice@thesmith.org Become a member and get exclusive access to articles, live sessions and more! His most recent books are an entry in the 33 1/3series on Sam CookesLive at the Harlem Square Club, 1963, a volume about the 1951 film Scrooge as the ultimate work of cinematic terror, and the story collection, If You [ ]: Fabula, Fantasy, F**kery, Hope. To learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts, https: //www.youtube.com/watch? v=RbTEgBEaEM4 was more! Years later, Roy introduced Helene to the movies in the spring of 1959 staple, but that does mean... Neighborhood of Los Angeles nights at the piano, and it has LaFaro to thank for it more Sill... 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