BILL EVANS WALTZ FOR DEBBY LP UK 1961 ORIG RARE JAZZ

	£		143
	$		189

Item :

BILL EVANS TRIO ~ WALTZ FOR DEBBY LP

Original 1961 U.K. mono pressing released on the rough textured Riverside label RLP 399.

Description :

Rare and hard to find legendary Bill Evans Trio album.

In 1958, Evans was hired by Miles Davis, becoming the only white member of Davis's famed sextet. Though his time with the band was brief (no more than eight months), it was one of the most fruitful collaborations in the history of jazz, as Evans's introspective scalar approach to improvisation deeply influenced Davis's style. At the time, Evans was playing block chords, and Davis wrote in his autobiography, "Bill had this quiet fire that I loved on piano. The way he approached it, the sound he got, was like crystal notes or sparkling water cascading down from some clear waterfall." Additionally, Davis said, "I've sure learned a lot from Bill Evans. He plays the piano the way it should be played."

Evans's desire to pursue his own projects as a leader (and increasing problems with drug use) led him to leave the Davis sextet in late 1958. Shortly after, he recorded Everybody Digs Bill Evans, documenting the wholly original meditative sound he was exploring at the time. But Evans came back to the sextet at Davis's request to record the jazz classic Kind of Blue in early 1959. Evans's contribution to the album was overlooked for years; in addition to cowriting the song "Blue in Green", he had also already developed the ostinato figure from the track "Flamenco Sketches" on the 1958 solo recording "Peace Piece" from his album Everybody Digs Bill Evans. Evans also penned the heralded liner notes for Kind of Blue comparing jazz improvisation to Zen art. By the fall of 1959, he had started his own trio.

At the turn of the decade, Evans led a trio with bassist Scott LaFaro and drummer Paul Motian. This group was to become one of the most acclaimed piano trios of all time. With this group, Evans's focus settled on traditional jazz standards and original compositions, with an added emphasis on interplay among the band members that often bordered on collective improvisation, blurring the line between soloist and accompanist. The collaboration between Evans and the young LaFaro was particularly fruitful, as the two achieved a remarkable level of musical empathy. The trio recorded four albums: Portrait in Jazz in 1959; and Explorations, Sunday at the Village Vanguard, and Waltz for Debby, all recorded in 1961. The last two albums are live recordings from the same recording date, and are routinely named among the greatest jazz recordings of all time.

Condition ~ Vinyl :

Side one of the super clean vinyl is in EXCELLENT condition with just a couple of small light surface marks.

Side two is in gorgeous NEAR MINT condition.

Plays beautifully throughout.

Condition ~ Sleeve :

The laminated sleeve is in EXCELLENT condition with just light ageing on the rear and a tiny nick on the front in the bottom right corner.

Condition ~ Labels :

Both rough textured labels are in EXCELLENT condition showing light spindle marks.

Matrix numbers :

Side one : RLP 399 1L 1//420

Side two : RLP 399 2L 1//420

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