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BILL EVANS - WALTZ FOR DEBBY (180g LP)

BILL EVANS/WALTZ FOR DEBBY (180g LP)

One of Evans' Best Recordings and One of the Best Live Albums Ever Recorded!

Recorded at the Village Vanguard in 1961, shortly before Scott LaFaro's death, Waltz for Debby is the second album issued from that historic session, and the final one from that legendary trio. While Sunday at the Village Vanguard focused on material where LaFaro soloed prominently, this album is a portrait of the trio playing. Evans was an intensely romantic player, flagrantly emotional, and that is revealed here in spades on tunes such as 'My Foolish Heart' and 'Detour Ahead.' There is a kind of impressionistic construction to his harmonic architecture that plays off the middle registers. The rhythmic intensity that he displayed as a sideman is evident here in 'Milestones,' with its muscular shifting time signature and those large, flatted ninths with the right hand. Motian's brushwork is delicate, flighty and elegant, and LaFaro controls the dynamic of the tunes with his light as a feather pizzicato work and makes Evans' deeply emotional statements swing effortlessly. Of the many recordings Evans issued, the two Vanguard dates are the ultimate expressions of his legendary trio.

Tracks
1  My Foolish Heart 4:58 
2  Waltz for Debby 7:00 
3  Detour Ahead 7:37 
4  My Romance 7:13 
5  Some Other Time 5:11 
6  Milestones  6:30