LaFaro died in an automobile accident on July 6, 1961 in Flint, New York on U.S. Route 20 between Geneva and Canandaigua,[REF] four days after accompanying Stan Getz at the Newport Jazz Festival.
LaFaro's death took an emotional toll on Bill Evans, who was, according to drummer Paul Motian, "numb with grief", "in a state of shock", and "like a ghost" after LaFaro's death [REF].