Bill Evans - Waltz For Debby (Original Jazz Classics Series) Vinyl LP

Waltz for Debby captures Bill Evans at the height of his telepathic interplay with bassist Scott LaFaro and drummer Paul Motian, recorded live in 1961 at the Village Vanguard. The album distills everything singular about Evans’s approach—his impressionistic harmonies, quiet emotional intensity, and the floating rhythmic feel that became his signature. The trio moves with uncommon sensitivity, blurring the lines between soloist and accompanist as themes bloom and recede with conversational ease. On the title track, Evans transforms a simple, childlike melody into something tender and luminous, while the surrounding performances balance lyricism with exploratory edge. It remains one of the most intimate and affecting documents of small-group jazz, and a defining statement of Evans’s artistry.