<aside> 💿 Waltz for Debby is a live album by jazz pianist and composer Bill Evans and his trio consisting of Evans, bassist Scott LaFaro, and drummer Paul Motian. It was released in 1962.
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<aside> 💿 《黛比的華爾滋》 这张专辑是比尔·埃文斯爵士钢琴三重奏1961年6月25日在纽约前卫村酒吧的现场演出录音。由Bill Evans演奏钢琴、Scott Lafaro演奏贝斯、Paul Motian担任鼓手，三位乐手可能受到酒精或药物的影响，整场演出带有迷幻气息，比尔的钢琴不急不徐地弹奏情歌；鼓手保罗的演奏以钢刷为主，让节奏精巧地轻灵摆动；贝斯手斯考特明显的弦声不干于背景舖陈，无论是独奏的片段，或是在比尔略放空档的音符间隙里与钢琴交叉对话，一个节奏组三重奏，皆是动人的无可比拟。
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“Life is a process of constantly letting go.”
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– Bill Evans, from All About Jazz
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The album was the fourth and final effort from the unit—LaFaro died in a car accident just ten days after the live date at the Village Vanguard from which Waltz for Debby and its predecessor, Sunday at the Village Vanguard, were taken. The loss of LaFaro hit Evans hard, and he went into a brief reclusion. When Evans returned to the trio format later in 1962, it was with Motian and bassist Chuck Israels.
The title track, a musical portrait of Evans' niece, became a staple of his live repertoire in later years. It originally appeared as a solo piano piece on Evans' debut album, New Jazz Conceptions. It remains what is likely Evans' most well-known song he would play throughout his career.
The CD reissue of the album contains several outtakes. The entire day's recordings were released in 2005 as The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, 1961.
这张专辑满注了比尔·埃文斯爵士钢琴三重奏三位成员之间的创意交流，尽揽了往后数十年爵士乐的风格变化。Evans、LaFaro及Paul Motian的演奏总是那般自由奔放，却又不会过火，同时又美态十足。节奏感及感情投放都充份展现三人的音乐理念，四十年后还是魅力依然。演奏的曲目包括了数首情歌，如《My Foolish Heart》、《Waltz for Debby》以及《My Romance》，都是比尔·埃文斯在他的演奏生涯里常弹的曲子。在这张专辑中的现场版本，则比之前的录音室作品成熟许多，结构已达完美，日后许多版本都不及这个版本的完美。
专辑中一个值得注意的乐手，是贝斯手Scott LaFaro，他特别的演奏方式，为往后的贝斯演奏树立了另一种典范。可惜在专辑录制完后的十天，他便传奇性地因车祸过世，使广大乐迷为之惋惜，Bill甚至说过他再也没有遇过像Scott这样才华洋溢的贝斯手。此外，专辑的录音品质也是极佳，虽然在Village Vanguard现场录音，但音质细腻清晰，音场效果也很立体，在诸多的现场录音中绝属上乘之作。
William John Evans (August 16, 1929 – September 15, 1980) was an American jazz pianist and composer who worked primarily as the leader of his trio. His use of impressionist harmony, block chords, innovative chord voicings, and trademark rhythmically independent "singing" melodic lines continue to influence jazz pianists today.
Bill Evans一向是一位辨识度很高的钢琴乐手，他优美华丽的旋律，古典味浓厚的和弦弹法，以及惯用三重奏编制等个人特色，从50年代末期一直延续到80年初期他过世前为止。目前爵士乐坛中许多重量级的钢琴手如Herbie Hancock、Keith Jarrett、Chick Corea等人都深受他的影响。而Bill Evans个人的录音作品也多达七、八十张，但公认最具代表性的则是他在Riverside公司所录制的作品。
The album is widely considered to be one of the best in the Evans canon, and the type of emotive interplay between the musicians that at some points seemed almost deconstructed has served as a model for piano trio play.
AllMusic critic Thom Jurek wrote: "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... Of the many recordings Evans issued, the two Vanguard dates and Explorations are the ultimate expressions of his legendary trio."