Scott LaFaro

double bass · 1936–1961 · Newark

Bassist born in Newark, died at 25 in a car accident on July 6, 1961, eleven days after the recording of Sunday at the Village Vanguard with Bill Evans's trio. There he develops a contrapuntal style, in constant dialogue with the piano.

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Styles

• Modal
• Free jazz

Landmark tracks

• Gloria's Step (1961)
• Jade Visions (1961)

Cited in 3 radio episodes

• Jan 16, 2026: Bill Evans, Scott LaFaro, Paul Motian, histoire d'un trio de légende, troisième partie (Pour qui sonne le jazz, TSF Jazz, in French)
• Jan 15, 2026: Bill Evans, Scott LaFaro, Paul Motian, histoire d'un trio de légende, deuxième partie (avec Laurent Briffaux) (Pour qui sonne le jazz, TSF Jazz, in French)
• Jan 14, 2026: Bill Evans, Scott LaFaro, Paul Motian, histoire d'un trio de légende, première partie (Pour qui sonne le jazz, TSF Jazz, in French)

Sources

• EN : Scott LaFaro
• EN : Sunday at the Village Vanguard

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