Sunday At The Village Vanguard
by Bill Evans Trio

Sunday At The Village Vanguard by Bill Evans Trio
(Live album)
Year: 1961
Release date: 1961-10-00
Overall rank: 1,617th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 205 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top 5 albums of 1961 (3rd)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (159th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,617th)

Listen on Spotify SPOTIFY
Product Details
Availability

eBay
eBay
Bill Evans Trio - Sunday At The Village Vanguard [New Vinyl LP] Colored Vinyl, G
Condition: New


eBay
eBay
BILL EVANS TRIO "SUNDAY AT THE VILLAGE VANGUARD" FEAT. SCOTT LAFARO ITALY TAPES
Condition: Ottime condizioni


eBay
eBay
BILL EVANS TRIO Sunday At The Village Vanguard JAPAN REISSUE LP 1984 RIVERSIDE
Condition: Used


  My favourite store:  

Bill Evans Trio bestography

Sunday At The Village Vanguard is ranked 2nd best out of 40 albums by Bill Evans on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Bill Evans is Waltz For Debby which is ranked number 1339 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,270.

Bill Evans Trio album bestography « Higher ranked (1,339th)
Waltz For Debby
This album (1,617th)
Sunday At The Village Vanguard
Lower ranked (3,649th) »
Portrait In Jazz

(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).

Upcoming concerts

Apr
05
Sun
Quarters
Scoot Inn, Austin, United States. United States
Tickets from Ticketmaster Get tickets
 
May
02
Sat
Julien Doré
Lincoln Theatre, Washington, United States. United States
Tickets from Ticketmaster Get tickets
 
Apr
05
Sun
SatchVai Band Ft Joe Satriani & Steve Vai with Animals As Leaders
Grand Sierra Resort and Casino, Reno, United States. United States
Tickets from Ticketmaster Get tickets
 

Listen to Sunday At The Village Vanguard on YouTube

Loading content from YouTube...

Sunday At The Village Vanguard rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 1,617th | 1960s rank: 159th | 1961 rank: 3rd

Sunday At The Village Vanguard collection

Sunday At The Village Vanguard ratings

Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 205 votes)
  Ratings distribution Help Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AV
where:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.

Showing latest 5 ratings for this album. | Show all 205 ratings for this album.

Sort Sort by
RatingDate updatedMemberAlbum ratingsAvg. album rating
 
80/100
 
03/01/2026 16:56 sweetness  Ratings distribution  1,07279/100
 
90/100
 
02/27/2026 03:02 HoldenM  Ratings distribution  1,76283/100
 
80/100
 
02/14/2026 23:03 CellarDoor  Ratings distribution  8,32879/100
 
75/100
 
12/20/2025 00:29 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  8,09970/100
 
85/100
 
12/05/2025 17:01 Araldo  Ratings distribution  1,47180/100

Rating metrics: Help Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)

This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.2/100, a mean average of 77.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.2.

Please log in or register if you want to be able to leave a rating

Sunday At The Village Vanguard comments

Showing all 10 comments |
Most Helpful First | Newest First | Positive Sentiment First | Longest Comments First
(Only showing comments with -2 votes or higher. You can alter this threshold from your profile page. Manage Profile)

Rating:  
90/100
From 02/27/2026 03:02 | #313314
Stunning, although I'm pretty sure I hear someone hearing a sandwich.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
95/100
From 02/03/2022 21:15 | #280601
Some of my favorite piano playing. Bill Evans manages to make complex harmony sound like an easygoing pop melody.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
60/100
From 01/30/2021 14:19 | #265324
easy listening jazz. smooth pianist
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | -1 votes (0 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
Rating:  
80/100
From 11/17/2020 12:30 | #260944
Maravilha de piano!!
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
65/100
From 10/18/2020 23:56 | #259418
65/100

Best track: Gloria's Step
Worst track: All of You
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
85/100
From 01/08/2018 00:17 | #204950
Nice. Live is everything. Classic. Jazz 101.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
80/100
From 07/15/2016 16:10 | #171351
Recorded the same night as, waltz for Debby. It's lovely stuff, but haunted by the fact that bass player Scott Lefaro would sadly pass away within two weeks of this show.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
From 03/23/2015 23:02 | #137616
Fantastic old-school jazz album. Loved it the very first time I heard it. Pity music isn't made like this any more.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
From 09/11/2014 09:08 | #121697
I enjoyed this very much. Definitely up there with "everbody digs".
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
100/100
From 08/27/2010 02:11 | #14692
God on earth. Debussy, Ravel, Ellington..all is in Evans and Evans is in heaven. The best pianist of all time and not only in jazz. Gould, Rubinstein, Pollini, Horowitz..... yes, of course, but Bill Evans forever.

N.- Evans, LaFaro and Motian are THE TRIO.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +7 votes (7 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Please log in or register if you want to be able to add a comment

Your feedback for Sunday At The Village Vanguard

Anonymous
Let us know what you think of this album by adding a comment or assigning a rating below!
Log in or register to assign a rating or leave a comment for this album.
Best Albums of 1961
1. My Favorite Things by John Coltrane
2. King Of The Delta Blues Singers by Robert Johnson
3. Sunday At The Village Vanguard by Bill Evans Trio
4. Free Jazz by Ornette Coleman Double Quartet
5. Olé Coltrane by John Coltrane
6. Africa/Brass by John Coltrane Quartet
7. The Blues And The Abstract Truth by Oliver Nelson
8. Showcase by Patsy Cline
9. Two Steps From The Blues by Bobby Bland
10. Eastern Sounds by Yusef Lateef
11. This Is Our Music by Ornette Coleman
12. The Genius Sings The Blues by Ray Charles
13. West Side Story (The Original Sound Track Recording) by Various Artists
14. Someday My Prince Will Come by The Miles Davis Sextet
15. Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane by Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane
16. Djangology by Django Reinhardt
17. Lonely And Blue by Roy Orbison
18. A Night In Tunisia by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
19. Out Of The Cool by Gil Evans Orchestra
20. Time Further Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Back to Top