Waltz for Debby

• THE JEAN-PIERRE LELOIR COLLECTION

• 3-PANEL DIGIPACK EDITION

• 5 STARS PENGUIN GUIDE TO JAZZ

On June 25, 1961, the Bill Evans Trio recorded one of their performances at the celebrated Village Vanguard jazz club in New York. At that time, the trio consisted of Evans, Scott LaFaro on bass, and Paul Motian on drums. This formation is considered the best of the pianist’s trios, and one of the best trios in jazz history. A highly praised virtuoso on his instrument, LaFaro would die in a car accident soon after on July 6, 1961, at the tender age of 25. Most of the pieces recorded at the Vanguard were issued on two highly successful albums: Sunday at the Village Vanguard, and the one presented here, Waltz for Debby (Riverside RLP9399). Ten tracks from Evans’ debut album as a trio, New Jazz Conceptions (Riverside Records RLP12-223), including unaccompanied piano performances of two songs from our primary album, “My Romance” and the title tune, have been added as a bonus.

PERSONNEL:

• BILL EVANS, piano
• SCOTT LaFARO, bass
• PAUL MOTIAN, drums

Live at the Village Vanguard, New York, June 25, 1961.

• (*) BONUS TRACKS:
• [7-14]: Same personnel except Teddy Kotick (bass) replaces Scott LaFaro.
• New York, September 27, 1956.
• [15-16]: Bill Evans, unaccompanied piano. New York, September 18, 1956.

TRACKS:

• 01 MY FOOLISH HEART
• 02 WALTZ FOR DEBBY
• 03 DETOUR AHEAD
• 04 MY ROMANCE
• 05 SOME OTHER TIME
• 06 MILESTONES
• 07 I LOVE YOU (*)
• 08 FIVE (*)
• 09 CONCEPTION (*)
• 10 EASY LIVING (*)
• 11 DISPLACEMENT (*)
• 12 SPEAK LOW (*)
• 13 OUR DELIGHT (*)
• 14 NO COVER, NO MINIMUM (*)
• 15 MY ROMANCE (*)
• 16 WALTZ FOR DEBBY (*)

• TOTAL TIME: 77:47 Min.