Explorations

180 -Gram Vinyl Limited Colored Vinyl- Contains specially liner notes by Brian Morton - *(*)All Music. Explorations (Riverside RLP-351), recorded on February 2, 1961, was Bill Evans' fourth LP as a leader and the second studio album by the pianist's legendary trio with Scott LaFaro and Paul Motian. Their first recording together had been the studio album Portrait in Jazz, taped in 1959. The Evans-LaFaro-Motian Trio would reach a climax with their June 25, 1961 club recordings at the Village Vanguard in New York. LaFaro would die in a car accident just ten days later, at the age of 25. THE COMPLETE ALBUM + 1 BONUS TRACK - Contains new specially prepared liner notes by Penguin Guide to Jazz's writer BRIAN MORTON and by Paris' prestigious JAZZ MAGAZINE - THE COMPLETE ALBUM + 2 BONUS TRACKS - 180-GRAM RED COLORED VIRGIN VINYL - LIMITED EDITION