Scott LaFaro
Dave Green joins Alyn Shipton to explore the recording career of bassist Scott LaFaro.
Jazz Library · BBC Radio 3
February 5, 201133m 44s
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Show Notes
Killed in a car accident aged just 25, Scott LaFaro was widely regarded as the most technically gifted bassist of the 20th Century. His records with Bill Evans are among the finest jazz trio discs ever made. Bassist Dave Green joins Alyn Shipton to pick the highlights of these, and to trace the other significant records in LaFaro's brief but brilliant career.