Bill Evans (Piano): Waltz For Debby +4 (Ltd.Low-Price) on CD

»Waltz For Debby« ist das zweite Album, das während der Aufnahmen im Village Vanguard 1961 entstand. Während der Fokus des ersten Albums Sunday at the Village Vanguard auf Scott LaFaros Soloarbeit liegt, ist »Waltz For Debby« ein Portrait des Trios, das neben Evans und LaFaro aus Schlagzeuger Paul Motian bestand. Evans zeigt hier eine andere Seite als zum Beispiel in seiner Arbeit mit Miles Davis, sein Stil ist deutlich emotionaler. Das Zusammenspiel des Trios ist beeindruckend.

This is the second of two Riverside albums made up of selections recorded by the classic Bill Evans / Scott LaFaro / Paul Motian trio at their legendary liverecording session of June 25, 1961. Although originally issued a half-year later than Sunday at the Village Vanguard this was by no means an afterthought collection of lesser items: Evans and producer Orrin Keepnews had immediately recognized that there was more than enough material for two top-level records. The dozen chosen performances were subdivided to enable the first album released to feature LaFaro–who had died in an auto accident just ten days after recording. Thus, this second collection can fairly be said to present a more typical overview of this remarkable unit at work.
(concordmusicgroup. com)