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Rocco Scott LaFaro (April 3, 1936 – July 6, 1961) was an American jazz double bassist known for his work with the Bill Evans Trio. 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 ...
Apr 2, 2017 · Scott LaFaro. 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. 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 ...
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Mar 27, 2019 · Tragically, LaFaro’s chance to see how far his talent would take him was cut short when he died in a car crash near Geneva in July 1961 at the age of 25. Nearly six decades later, Helene LaFaro-Fernandez continues to keep her older brother’s flame alive. In 2009 she published a biography about him, Jade Visions: The Life and Music of Scott ...
Apr 1, 2011 · Scott LaFaro was a driven and disciplined innovator who changed the role of the bass in jazz, and who stepped into jazz legend with a single day of recordings made with pianist Bill Evans, just ...
Nov 8, 2019 · The only known live footage of jazz legend Scott LaFaro, performing with the Richie Kamuca Quintet on the KABC TV Show "Stars of Jazz," April 7 1958.This foo...
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May 21, 2024 · Rocco Scott LaFaro (1936-1961) was a musician of the first order, who found his 'voice' in jazz in the mid-1950s. His played the double bass violin, better known today as the acoustic bass to differentiate this instrument from the electric (or electronic) bass. His life was cut short in an automobile accident in the summer of 1961 near Geneva ...
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Feb 13, 2018 · In October of that year, LaFaro, Motian and Bill Evans worked together on a session for clarinetist Tony Scott. This session has become known as “The first meeting of the Trio”. Two months later, on December 28, 1959, this famous incarnation of the Bill Evans Trio made its première recording for Riverside titled “Portrait in Jazz”.
