The Bill Evans Trio – Waltz For Debby (2LP, 45RPM, Box set, UHQR, 200g, Clear vinyl)
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Bill Evans – piano [click here to see more products featuring Bill Evans]
Scott LaFaro – bass
Paul Motian – drums
Written by Bill Evans (A2), Victor Young (A1), Ned Washington (A1), Lou Carter (B), Herb Ellis (B), Johnny Frigo (B), Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart (C), Leonard Bernstein (D1), Betty Comden (D1), Adolph Green (D1), Miles Davis (D2)
2 LP, Box Set
Limited to 5,000 numbered copies
Original analog Master tape : YES
UHQR
Heavy Press : 200g
Clear Vinyl
Speed : 45 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Live
Record Press : Quality Record Pressings
Label : Analogue Productions
Original Label : Riverside Records
Recorded live at The Village Vanguard, New York City, June 25, 1961
Recorded by Dave Jones
Produced by Orrin Keepnews
Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio
Originally released in 1962
Reissued in July 2024
Tracks:
Side A:
- My Foolish Heart
- Waltz for Debby
Side B : Detour Ahead
Side C : My Romance
Side D :
- Some Other Time
- Milestones
Reviews:
“Recorded at the Village Vanguard in 1961, shortly before Scott LaFaro's death, Waltz for Debby is the second album issued from that historic session, and the final one from that legendary trio that also contained drummer Paul Motian. While the Sunday at the Village Vanguard album focused on material where LaFaro soloed prominently, this is far more a portrait of the trio on those dates. Evans chose the material here, and, possibly, in some unconscious way, revealed on these sessions -- and the two following LaFaro's death (Moonbeams and How My Heart Sings!) -- a different side of his musical personality that had never been displayed on his earlier solo recordings or during his tenures with Miles Davis and George Russell: Evans was an intensely romantic player, flagrantly emotional, and that is revealed here in spades on tunes such as "My Foolish Heart" and "Detour Ahead." There is a kind of impressionistic construction to his harmonic architecture that plays off the middle registers and goes deeper into its sonances in order to set into motion numerous melodic fragments simultaneously. The rhythmic intensity that he displayed as a sideman is evident here in "Milestones," with its muscular shifting time signature and those large, flatted ninths with the right hand. The trio's most impressive interplay is in "My Romance," after Evans' opening moments introducing the changes. Here Motian's brushwork is delicate, flighty and elegant, and LaFaro controls the dynamic of the tune with his light as a feather pizzicato work and makes Evans' deeply emotional statements swing effortlessly. Of the many recordings Evans issued, the two Vanguard dates and Explorations are the ultimate expressions of his legendary trio.” AllMusic Review by Thom Jurek
UHQR :
UHQR pressing is inspired from JVC Japan, which 30 years ago was the pinnacle of high-quality vinyl. Each UHQR vinyl is pressed, using hand-selected vinyl, on a manual Finebilt press with attention paid to every single detail of every single record. The 200-gram records feature the same flat profile that helped to make the original UHQR so desirable. From the lead-in groove to the run-out groove, there is no pitch to the profile, allowing your stylus to play truly perpendicular to the grooves from edge to center. Every UHQR is hand-inspected upon pressing completion, and only the truly flawless are allowed to go to market.
Ratings :
AllMusic : 5 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.95 / 5 ; Michael Fremer, Tracking Angle : Music 11/11, Sound 11/11