Five CLASSIC Stars! Brilliant Bill Evans with one of his best trios. This Bill Evans Trio treasure trove from 23 October 1968 is a major discovery that captures the legendary piano virtuoso, the blazing bass of Eddie Gomez, and master drummer Marty Morell at Art D'Lugoffs "Top of the Gate" in vivid stereo sound with Evans' piano front and center. This 2-set recording includes songs from the great American songbook, 2 movie theme songs, Monk and Ellington classic ballads, and one of Evans' notable originals,..
Historic Performances Captured More Than 40 Years AgoArt D'Lugoff opened The Village Gate in 1958 with the idea of seeking out the the hottest talent, hosting prominent jazz artists, including Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Aretha Franklin, and Miles Davis, as well as the best in comedy, including Bill Cosby, Mort Sahl, Woody Allen, and John Belushi. he turned away Bob Dylan, but gave him practice space in the basement. He fired a young Dustin Hoffman for providing poor table service. Pla..
When I read about this "new" recording in the Wall Street journal about a week before it was released, I knew I had to have it. I pre-ordered it on this reviewer statement alone: "This is comparable to recordings". Well, VV is one of my favorite jazz recordings of all time and it didn't seem possible it could be duplicated, but I felt that even if Top of the Gate would only come close, it would still be a "must have" recording. I have to agree that this is comparable to, but not as good as, the VV recordin..
