Alice in Wonderland
Context
Track 4 of the album Sunday at the Village Vanguard (Riverside), recorded live on 25 June 1961 at the Village Vanguard in New York by the Bill Evans trio. The album, the trio's last concert with Scott LaFaro, who died eleven days later, uses take 2 here (8 min 34 s); take 1 appears as a bonus on the CD.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Modal, Cool (Birth of the Cool). Among the origins and influences of Modal: Cool (Birth of the Cool), Hard bop, Bossa nova, jazz samba.