frogman
The guy who wrote that article ,Kurtz, claiming LaFaro hijacked the Bill Evans Trio ,is either a troll trying to instigate others or is biased against bass players. LaFaro in no way tries to overpower or "hijack" the trio. In fact the counterpoint he plays is not loud and complements not contrasts with Evans. As you said that trio is historic for the opening up of the way trio members interacted. Listening to how the bass and drums were freed from the tinekeeping role and were able to play with nuance and shading adds to the listening experience, not detracts.
About his comment on Lennie Tristano read Chuck Israel's response. Israel played with both Evans and Tristano and preferred Evans. I own and have listened extensively to Tristano's style of music and it is quite different than bebop but is very interesting. BUT when listening to Tristano it is obvious he preferred a drummer & zbassist with straight timekeeping.
Using Tristano to bolster his theory is foolish due to his personal bias towards how he expected rhythm section players to play.
The guy who wrote that article ,Kurtz, claiming LaFaro hijacked the Bill Evans Trio ,is either a troll trying to instigate others or is biased against bass players. LaFaro in no way tries to overpower or "hijack" the trio. In fact the counterpoint he plays is not loud and complements not contrasts with Evans. As you said that trio is historic for the opening up of the way trio members interacted. Listening to how the bass and drums were freed from the tinekeeping role and were able to play with nuance and shading adds to the listening experience, not detracts.
About his comment on Lennie Tristano read Chuck Israel's response. Israel played with both Evans and Tristano and preferred Evans. I own and have listened extensively to Tristano's style of music and it is quite different than bebop but is very interesting. BUT when listening to Tristano it is obvious he preferred a drummer & zbassist with straight timekeeping.
Using Tristano to bolster his theory is foolish due to his personal bias towards how he expected rhythm section players to play.