Search for: Search. HOMETOWN Newark, NJ, United States of America BORN April 3, 1936 Similar Artists Paul Motian. You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. In 1959, after working with trumpeter Chet Baker, bandleader Stan Kenton, vibraphonist Cal Tjader,[6] and clarinetist Benny Goodman, LaFaro returned east and joined Bill Evans, who had recently left the Miles Davis Sextet. It was an idyllic childhood. All that listening to the trio had another effect on me. By City News Service. He was in his second year at college to study music when he joined Buddy Morrow's band and went on a cross country tour. Tales are told of how much John Coltrane practiced, but you could say the same about the bassist from Newark. 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. The car, tree and garage all caught fire. Once he got the gig, his college days were over. He told Helene that Scott lived for the bassHe was looking all the time to play. Put one way: Scott LaFaro was up for it. The 25-year old Scott LaFaro's death in a car accident shortly after was a major shock to the jazz world. April 3, 1936 in Newark, NJ. The portion of Linden Street that runs from Seneca Street to South Exchange. 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. After that touch of piano, he really started to enjoy music and develop a keen awareness of what it was all about. Places to dine, drink, stay near the Smith Opera House, A word of caution about buying tickets on the secondary ticket market. 1950s - 1960s. 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. Like Evans, Kuhn, whod arrived on the New York scene in 1959 as a 21-year-old Harvard grad, was being managed by Helen Keane. Dad (Joe LaFaro) never forced us to play music. 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. It was then he fell in love with the tenor saxophone. 1.1 Gloria's Step [Take 2] 1.2 My Man's Gone Now 1.3 Solar 1.4 Alice in Wonderland [Take 2] 1.5 All of You [Take 2] 1.6 Jade Visions . [My] early years at the university were thoroughly engaging intellectually but were also a time of deep introspection. Each year during the first week of April, The Smith hosts the Scott LaFaro Day Celebration concert that features a contemporary bass player. 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. 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. But you always knew that Read More Kelly Sill, Several years ago, one of Danilo Prezs students was suffering from tendinitis. It is still so wild to me that he was so influential. Performers: Bill Evans, p; Scott LaFaro, b; Paul Motian, d. 7 May 1960. See all our current specials here. This page was last edited on 24 February 2023, at 08:03. 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. He proved to be a natural for the instrument, which obsessed him, and early in his sophomore year he went on the road with Buddy Morrows orchestra. Later in high school, kids would go to the movies with their friends, or boyfriends, or girlfriends. Taking a tip from Red Mitchell, he trained himself to pluck the strings of his bass with his index and middle finger independently. LaFaro-Fernandez: 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. Bassist Scott LaFaro of Geneva had already achieved acclaim when he died in a car accident at the age of 25. It originally appeared as a solo piano piece on Evans' debut album, New Jazz Conceptions. LaFaro-Fernandez: On Sundays our family would go to church, then go to the movies in the afternoon. 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. ", https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIzbINNrqcQ. On Sundays our family would go to church, then go to the movies in the afternoon. Pianist Walter Norris described him as a "wild fire," and said "he never used any stimulants to enhance life, but his every moment was seriously lived to the fullest." You may additional context in comments. 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. LaFaro took the opportunity, and he was the trios helmsman. My sense has always been that the music of this slipstream space needs him, all but knocks on his door and asks the helmsman to come out again. Shortly after, their collaboration began. It wasnt until he left for Ithaca College, where music majors were required to play a stringed instrument, that he first played bass. 1998 Kevin Crosby. Often controversial, always entertaining, JazzTimes is a favorite of musicians and fans alike. Evans stopped performing for several months. Grit is not a LaFaro staple, but that does not mean texture isnt. We were like brothers., Six months before the session with Kuhn, LaFaro recorded with trumpeter Booker Little on April 13 and 15. 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. 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. 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. [14] On April 4, 2014 a ceremony to rename a downtown street Scott LaFaro Drive took place. we do worse! Is that a jazz thing? Does anyone have pictures of this bass, or have you seen it in person? The BMW then struck a fourth car which was traveling south on Corbin Avenue. "[3], It was voted number 465 in the third edition of Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums (2000).[10]. We never got to enjoy it as a concert venue in our day, unfortunately. Killed in a car accident aged just 25, Scott LaFaro was widely regarded as the most technically gifted bassist of the 20th Century. 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 Scott Yanow, All-Music Guide Scott LaFaro's life and career were cut short in July of 1961. 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. He lives in Boston and has contributed toJazzTimessince 2006. An investigation is underway after two people were killed in a crash involving a big rig along the . Scott Yanow, All-Music GuideScott LaFaros life and career were cut short in July of 1961. We also spent time at the First Presbyterian Church choir. I was 19 and working. Your IP: Nearly six decades later, Helene LaFaro-Fernandez continues to keep her older brothers flame alive. So they were constantly trying for fresh approaches and fresh improvisationsAnd Bill told me, I remember it exactly, If I played the same lick on a tune two nights in a row, the next time I playe dit Scott would play it with me in harmonyhe would actually harmonize it so that at that point it was time for me to get rid of that lick and move on to something else.Is that what LaFaro was trying to bring to Getzs attention at the Blackhawk? Bill Evans Trio. My mom was still pregnant with my last sister. "[12], In 1988, Insights label of RVC Corporation in Japan released Memories for Scotty. 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. 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. Later in high school, kids would go to the movies with their friends, or boyfriends, or girlfriends. This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. 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. Beginning in 1955, he was a member of the Buddy Morrow big band. Bud Powell. He was visiting some friends west of Geneva and was driving home late when he crashed. Yes, the Evans dynamic provided him with a perfect setting. LaFaro-Fernandez, Helen; Ralston, Chuck; Campbell, Jeffrey R.; Palombi, Phil (2009). Cool Modal Music Post-Bop. 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. 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!. All rights reserved. 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. 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 went on to perform with Victor Feldman, Chet Baker, Benny Goodman, Stan Kenton, Stan Getz and Ornette Coleman. Scott died instantly and the world lost a talented andinnovative musical voice. We had to have a strong rhythm section and he was definitely of that caliberHe was a dedicated personintolerant of anyone who wasnt giving his best., https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ngs04EXtDwk. 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 group attended the funeral in Geneva, which Kuhn adds was closed casket., LaFaro's death was devastating to Bill Evans. 1926). Other times, its distilled into a moment that seems to transcend itself, and thus it went for Paul Gonsalves, hero of a Newport afternoon. It was released in 1962. 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. RE: Person I Knew is a tribute to bass legend Scott LaFaro, who died tragically in a car accident 50 years ago this year at the age of 25.Phil Palombi plays the EXACT bass that made Scotty a legend on the Bill Evans Trio, Live at the Village Vanguard Sessions!. LaFaro was honored in 2012 in Geneva, where a street was renamed Scott LaFaro Drive and an annual Scott LaFaroDay was inaugurated. Those six numbers with LaFaro making up what became the Booker Little album are a masterclass in postbop bass. On March 5, 2014, the Geneva (New York) City Council approved making April 3 Scott LaFaro Day. Helene makes no secret of LaFaros exacting standards and competitive personality, and she quotes many who testify to the same. As was, really, LaFaro. The 25-year old Scott LaFaros death in a car accident shortly after was a major shock to the jazz world. Today would be the 78th birthday of the great Scott LaFaro, who died in a car accident in 1961. Fellow bassist Red Mitchell taught him how to pluck strings with both the index and middle fingers independently. 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]. 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. Bassist Scott LaFaro would die in a car accident just ten days after this album's recording, at the age of 25. After three months at Ithaca College, he concentrated on bass. 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 . Free Jazz did that kind of splicing and segmenting for you, as part of, neatly enough, its original integrated sonic package. 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? Scotty also befriended the pianist-composer Victor Feldman, and recorded with him and drummer Stan Levey in January 1958. Scotty grew up in Geneva, where his father Joe, whod played with the Paul Whiteman and Dorsey Brothers orchestras, earned a living as a violinist and shared his fondness for both classical music and big band jazz with his children. Tom Reneys writings delve into the history and mystery of jazz, blues, and beyond. 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. He would practice for hours: he had all these Sonny Rollins solos he had written out in bass clef! LaFaro is a potent cup of teaa brilliant future is in store for this youthful bassist from Geneva, N.Y., (Film footage ofLaFarois extremely rare. ", 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. Published since 1970, JazzTimesAmericas Jazz Magazineprovides comprehensive and in-depth coverage of the jazz scene. He stuck with his new hire, offered Scotty the option of plane fare to New York or L.A., and showed him the door. Mangione remembersLaFaro calling Baker an American tragedy, and says, Over the years, [Scotts] using the term an American tragedy still strikes me as incredibly ironic and portentous [given what happened] that night., At about 1:45 on the morning of July 6, LaFaro apparently fell asleep at the wheel and veered off Route 5-20, hitting a tree and killing himself and Ottley instantly. 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. That left air and spaceand timewhich could do with some filling, some shaping. He played sessions at the Lighthouse in Hermosa Beach, and roomed with fellow bassist Charlie Haden, who recalled the first time LaFaro mentioned Bill Evans. LaFaro was killed in a car accident near his hometown of Geneva, N.Y., at age 25. ~ Scott Yanow. While driving home late one night his car went off the road and struck a tree. The last day was recorded for two albums, Sunday at the Village Vanguard and Waltz for Debby.[8]. 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.. By. Evans, LaFaro, and Motian were committed to the idea of three equal voices in the trio, working together for a singular musical idea and often without any musician explicitly keeping time. . [5] He left that organization to work in Los Angeles. We were the kind that played a fraction, a millimeter behind. Kuhn remembers hearing that it was a St. Christopher medal that LaFaro always wore that helped to identify his badly burned body. It remains what is likely Evans' most well-known song,[citation needed] one that he would play throughout his career. 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.. LaFaro continued to divide his time between Getz, Ornette, and Evans in 1961. He played in a trio or quartet at Belhurst from the time he got back until he died. Composer: Mercer / Kosma / Prevert Also included is "Porgy", originally omitted for lack of space.[]" 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. Scott was already playing like that with Bill., Recorded on November 29, 1960, the four-song session wasnt officially released until 2005. 52.119.1.55 John Tynan wrote inDownbeatthat the rhythm duo [LaFaro and Billy Higgins] were the baddest cats on the date. This is the best piano player Ive ever heard. It was Evanss 1956 debut album,New Jazz Conceptions. Advice and guidance to those interested in building a library of jazz recordings. That is what so many families Sunday ritual were like. 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. It will be observed on his birthday anniversary, April 3. Chuck and Gap Mangione were among the locals hanging out that night, andJade Visionsincludes Gaps recollection of listening to Chet Bakers recording of Grey December with Scotty. I suppose technically, yes, though its also far more, and thats a LaFaro thing. July 6, 1961 in Seneca, NY. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. Composers. We think of LaFaro as a jazz bassist with leanings toward classical music; its the lan, I think. But we LaFaros have staying quality, and my husband and I just celebrated our 60th year in this house. Los Angeles Fire Department crews were called to the scene to extinguish the blaze. I remained close friends with Scotty in New York, and would go over there to see and admire them, and Scotty and Paul would come over to the Five Spot, too. In addition to hosting Jazz la Mode since 1984, Tom writes the jazz blog and produces the Jazz Beat podcast at NEPM. He would be playing in the hotel room and hit a quadruple stop that was a harmonious sound, and then set the bass on its side and it seemed the sound just rang and rang for so long. Former Major League Baseball pitcher Scott Erickson has been charged in connection with a hit-and-run crash in Westlake Village that killed two . Other birthdays Monday: Jimmy McGriff, 64; Harold Vick, 19361987; and Eric Kloss, 51. May 23, 2021. 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. 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. New England Public Media | Bill Evans came to hear Scotty in New York City, and since he was needing a bass player and Scotty was then playing at a nearby club, he stopped in to listen. Bassist Scott LaFaro of Geneva had already achieved acclaim when he died in a car accident at the age of 25. ai! She recalls that Zoot Sims so impressed her brother that he was impatient for the intermission to end, and that bassist Leroy Vinnegar hummed all the while he was playing, a habit Scotty later developed as well. Helene says he talked about seeing Duke Ellington for weeks, shaking his head in disbelief of howthey could fool with the melody and make it so much more. As for religion, she says that whenever shes asked, I always answer, We went wherever the music was best. That was Dads criterion, be it a mass at a Roman Catholic church or Friday evening Shabbat dinner at the cantors home., Scottys first instruments were piano, clarinet, and tenor saxophone. I adored him, and I was thrilled to be able to work with him. Tom was honored by the Jazz Journalists Association with the Willis Conover-Marian McPartland Award for Career Excellence in Broadcasting in 2019. Death. 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. When we were in junior high school, Godfrey Brown, the head of the high school music department, would come there to recruit for positions they needed to fill in the band and orchestra. 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. 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. Here is a verbal snapshot of that conversation, edited for clarity. Then wed go home and have dinner and ice cream. Its the top of the sheet, instead of the coarseness of the winter blanket. The 25-year-old Scott LaFaro's death in a car accident shortly after was a major shock to the jazz world. The university were thoroughly engaging intellectually but were also a time of deep introspection, 7... 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