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"Waltz for Debby" is a jazz standard composed by pianist Bill Evans, which became "his most famous tune." [1] He first recorded it as a brief solo piano piece on his debut album, New Jazz Conceptions (1956). Lyrics were added about six years later by Evans's friend Gene Lees. [2] "Debby" in the composition's title refers to Evans's then 3-year ...
Waltz for Debby is a live album by jazz pianist and composer Bill Evans and his trio consisting of Evans, bassist Scott LaFaro, and drummer Paul Motian. It was released in 1962. It was released in 1962.
Waltz for Debby is a 1964 album in English and Swedish by the trio of American jazz pianist Bill Evans and the Swedish singer Monica Zetterlund.Evans met her on a tour of Sweden and was "bowled over" by her EP recording of "Waltz for Debby" with a Swedish text titled "Monicas Vals."
Evans played three extremely brief solos: Duke Ellington's "I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good," Richard Rodgers's "My Romance," which would remain an integral part of Evans's repertoire and be recorded by him many times in trio settings, and the original version of his own most widely recognized and recorded composition, "Waltz for Debby." [4]
The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, 1961, a three-CD box set released in 2005, marks the first time the entire Bill Evans Trio's complete sets at the Village Vanguard on June 25, 1961, have been released in their entirety (outside of the 12-disc set containing Evans' complete Riverside recordings).
Waltz for Debby: Venus: Trio, with George Mraz (bass), Billy Drummond (drums) 2000 The Classic Trio, Vol. 2: Sharp Nine Trio, with Peter Washington (bass), Louis Hayes (drums) [4] 2000 Senor Blues: Venus Trio, with Peter Washington (bass), Louis Hayes (drums) 2000 Pearls: Venus Trio, with Peter Washington (bass), Joe Farnsworth (drums) 2001
This album with Bennett also features a version of Evans's most famous original, "Waltz for Debby," which Bennett had previously recorded in 1964, [11] much to Evans's delight. [12] This is the only time that Evans recorded it with the lyrics by his friend Gene Lees; previously, he had recorded the Swedish version with Monica Zetterlund. [13]
Waltz for Debby is the name of: "Waltz for Debby" (song), a 1956 jazz composition by Bill Evans later made into a song; Waltz for Debby, album by Bill Evans; Waltz for Debby, album by Monica Zetterlund and Bill Evans