Waltz For Debby ()

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"Whether the Village Vanguard group could have topped or extended the achievements of June 1961 is a matterfor empty conjecture only. Evans continued to make great music for almost two more decades, but he must have known deep down that the summit was behind him." - Penguin Guide To Jazz

"Sadly, this is the final testimony of a group that would end with the sudden death of Scott LaFaro a few days after these recordings were taped. Waltz for Debby is one of those albums that allows you to discover something new with each listen." - Jazz Magazine

Bill Evans: piano

Scott LaFaro: bass

Paul Motian: drums

Recorded live at the Village Vanguard, New York, June 25, 1961.

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An exclusive collectors' LP edition of Bill Evan's iconic album Waltz For Debby issued with a 7" single on coloured vinyl featuring further versions of songs from the Waltz for Debby LP; unaccompanied piano versions of "My Romance" and "Waltz for Debby", plus a quartet reading of "Waltz For Debby" featuring Evans with Cannonball Adderley.

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THE COMPLETE LP + BONUS TRACKS 180-GRAM VIRGIN VINYL - LIMITED EDITION. SPECIAL LINER NOTES BY WRITER AND BBC BROADCASTER BRAIN MORTON.

Portrait in Jazz, recorded on December 28, 1959, was Bill Evans' third album as a leader, and Evans' first LP with the talented bassist Scott LaFaro. The Evans-LaFaro-Motian trio would record a second studio album, Explorations, on February 2, 1961, followed later that year with their legendary live recordings from the Village Vanguard in New York.

A selection of pieces from the Village Vanguard session were chosen by Evans himself and originally presented on two albums: Sunday at the Village Vanguardand the one presented here, Waltz for Debby.