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Pieces of Jade is a posthumously-released album by jazz bassist Scott LaFaro.It consists of five tracks dating from 1961 featuring LaFaro in a trio format with pianist Don Friedman and drummer Pete La Roca, a 23-minute recording of LaFaro rehearsing with pianist Bill Evans in 1960, a 1966 interview with Evans, and a Friedman solo piano piece dedicated to LaFaro, recorded in 1985.
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. 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.
Resonance Records has also released recordings by John Coltrane, Bill Evans, Gene Harris, Scott LaFaro, Charles Lloyd, Charles Mingus, Wes Montgomery and Jaco Pastorius. Rising Jazz Stars Foundation was founded by George Klabin in 2005 in an effort to provide support and assistance to talented jazz artists.
Trio 1, with Scott LaFaro (bass), Pete LaRoca (drums). Trio 2, with Chuck Israels (bass), Joe Hunt (drums). Solo piano in 1985. Trio 1 tracks were reissued by Resonance Records in 2009 on Pieces of Jade. 1985-10-31 Stella by Starlight: Insights 1994 Solo piano; recorded Kukisaki Kenmin Center in Ibaraki Prefecture: 1987-04-16 Sweet View: Live ...
Bassist Scott LaFaro would die in an automobile accident just 11 days later on July 6. The album was deemed by the Library of Congress to be "culturally, historically, or aesthetically important" and added to the United States National Recording Registry for the year 2009. [ 4 ]
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