Village Vanguard Sessions songs All surviving complete performances from the legendary 1961 Village Vanguard sets by the Bill Evans Trio presented in chronological order. Village Vanguard Sessions album It would be the last recording by this formation of the group, with Scott LaFaro on bass, and Paul Motian on drums, as LaFaro died ten days later in a car crash, on July 6, 1961, at the age of 25. Village Vanguard Sessions CD music Evans, who loved LaFaro's playing, would take a long hiatus before forming a new trio.