Waltz for Debby (song)




























"Waltz for Debby"

Song by Bill Evans
from the album New Jazz Conceptions
Released 1956 (1956)
Genre Jazz
Length 1:20
Composer(s) Bill Evans
Lyricist(s) Gene Lees

"Waltz for Debby" is a jazz standard composed by pianist Bill Evans. He recorded it as a solo piano piece on his album New Jazz Conceptions (1956). Lyrics were written by Gene Lees.[1] "Debby" in the song title refers to Evans's niece, Debby Evans.


"Waltz for Debby" is known in Swedish by the name "Monicas Vals"; lyrics were written by Beppe Wolgers; and in Finnish by the name "Ankin Valssi"; lyrics were written by Jukka Kuoppamäki.[2]




Contents






  • 1 Awards


  • 2 Personnel


  • 3 Renditions


    • 3.1 By Evans


    • 3.2 By others




  • 4 Notes


  • 5 External links





Awards




  • Don Sebesky: Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement (from I Remember Bill: The Tribute to Bill Evans, 1999)[3]


  • Gary Burton and Chick Corea: Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Solo (from The New Crystal Silence, 2008)[4]



Personnel


On New Jazz Conceptions (1956):



  • Bill Evans – piano

On Waltz for Debby (1961):



  • Bill Evans – piano


  • Scott LaFaro – bass


  • Paul Motian – drums



Renditions



By Evans




  • New Jazz Conceptions (1956)


  • Waltz for Debby (1961) (The track also appears on The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, 1961, along with an alternate take)


  • Know What I Mean? (1961, Cannonball Adderley with Bill Evans)


  • Waltz for Debby (1964, with Monica Zetterlund)


  • You're Gonna Hear From Me (recorded 1969, released 1988)


  • The Bill Evans Album (1972)


  • The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album (1975, with Tony Bennett)



By others




  • Cannonball Adderley – Know What I Mean? (1961)[5]


  • David Benoit - This Side Up (1985), Standards[6] (2006) and Heroes (2008)[7][8]


  • Chick Corea and Gary Burton – The New Crystal Silence (2008)[5]


  • John McLaughlin – Time Remembered: John McLaughlin Plays Bill Evans (1993)[5]


  • Oscar Peterson – Affinity (1962)[5]


  • Don Sebesky – I Remember Bill: The Tribute to Bill Evans (1999)[5]


  • Ralph Towner – Open Letter (1991)[5]



Notes





  1. ^ Alexander, Charles; Carr, Ian; Fairweather, Digby; Priestley, Brian (2004). The Rough Guide to Jazz (3rd ed.). Rough Guides. p. 249. ISBN 1-84353-256-5..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Sakta vi gå genom stan – Det bästa at Allmusic - retrieved on 26 May 2009


  3. ^ Don Sebesky awards at Allmusic - retrieved on 26 May 2009


  4. ^ 51st Grammy Awards winners Archived October 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine at grammy.com - retrieved on 26 May 2009


  5. ^ abcdef Gioia, Ted (2012). The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire. New York City: Oxford University Press. pp. 444–446. ISBN 978-0-19-993739-4.


  6. ^ "Standards overview". Allmusic.com.


  7. ^ "Heroes overview". Allmusic.com.


  8. ^ "Heroes : David Benoit : Concord Music Group". Concord Music Group.




External links



  • "Waltz for Debby" at jazzstandards.com








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