{"product_id":"bill-evans-waltz-for-debby","title":"Bill Evans - Waltz For Debby","description":"\u003cp\u003eRecorded live at the Village Vanguard on June 25, 1961, the same night as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSunday At The Village Vanguard\u003c\/em\u003e, this set rounded out what became known as an early \"full\" portrait of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBill Evans\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWaltz For Debby\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecaptures one of the most important and well-integrated piano trios in the history of jazz, working on a superbly inspired night.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is clear, listening to this record, that bassist\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScott Lafaro\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehad a very special rapport with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvans\u003c\/strong\u003e, and drummer\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaul Motian\u003c\/strong\u003e's subtle, improvised accompaniments and eccentric, quirkily quiet swing was the perfect engine for this subtle, impressionistic pianist. Check out the lovely, gentle \"\u003cem\u003eMy Foolish Heart\u003c\/em\u003e\", and the lively \"\u003cem\u003eMilestones\u003c\/em\u003e\" and, of course, \"\u003cem\u003eWaltz For Debby\u003c\/em\u003e\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery little in the annals of piano-trio jazz ever reached the clarity of execution that\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvans\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emade his own with the recordings from this single date. With bassist\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScott LaFaro\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand drummer\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaul Motian\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvans\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ereached a rapport that sounded whisper-intimate, rolling into gentle cascades and then rhythmically pouncing juts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the keys,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvans\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esounds at once completely walled-off and nakedly open as he takes on \"\u003cem\u003eMy Foolish Heart\u003c\/em\u003e\" and the title melody. The chords are voiced ever so oddly, as are the bass and drums. Coming as it did several months in the wake of the successful first episode in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvans\u003c\/strong\u003e's Vanguard,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWaltz for Debby\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ejust made it all the more obvious what a wonder the world had in this trio and its leader.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lasgo","offers":[{"title":"LP - Black Vinyl","offer_id":51502506049848,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0764\/5803\/3464\/files\/d2482ff5-cfce-4720-b8f0-705a7d11e532_thumbnail_4096.webp?v=1765528174","url":"https:\/\/www.deadsearecords.co.uk\/products\/bill-evans-waltz-for-debby","provider":"Dead Sea Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}