Bill Evans Trio - Waltz For Debby - 19 Mar 65 (11 of 11)

London, March 19, 1965

Personnel:

Bill Evans - p
Chuck Israels - b
Larry Bunker - d

Set:

Part I

Five (theme)
Elsa
Summertime
Come Rain Or Come Shine
My Foolish Heart
Re: Person I Knew
Israel
Five (theme)

Part II

Five (theme)
How My Heart Sings
Nardis
Who Can I Turn To?
Some Day My Prince Will Come
How Deep Is The Ocean?
Waltz For Debby

Notes:

"Waltz For Debby" is an Evans' original, a musical portrait of his niece which originally appeared as a solo piano tune on Evans' debut album, NEW JAZZ CONCEPTIONS (Riverside Records, 1956).

This is the third incarnation of Bill Evans' great '60s piano trios, playing at a very high level. Chuck Israels' bass work, in particular, is nothing short of virtuosic. His playing shows the influence of Scott LaFaro -- especially in his use of counterpoint -- but he's supremely inventive.

Background:

Evans' first (and greatest) trio featured the irreplaceable Scott LaFaro on double bass and Paul Motian on drums. After LaFaro's tragic death in a car accident in 1961 (at age 25), Evans was so overcome with grief that he didn't play again publicly for almost a year. In early '62, he reformed his trio and hired Chuck Israels to replace LaFaro. Motian departed the trio in 1964, and was replaced by Larry Bunker.

If you're interested in hearing the greatest of all piano trios, here are the CDs to buy:

PORTRAIT IN JAZZ (1959)
EXPLORATIONS (1961)
THE COMPLETE VILLAGE VANGUARD RECORDINGS, 1961 (3-CDs representing the trio's complete five sets at the Village Vanguard on Sunday, June 25, 1961, 11 days before LaFaro's death).

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[jules0659]

Everything a piano trio should be, but few manage.

[kenjames64]

@jules0659 I might say "none."

[gilbert20]

When I was learning bass, this was the gold standard for me to practice. Of course I never even approached their quality.

[MartinaFromPoland]

mm ;) beautiful

[Flextones]

This is Bill's tune. He wrote it. Nice block chords. Scott works it very tightly with Bill. Scott breaks up the rhythm very well. They are slick as snot on a door knob.

[awildduck]

何時聴いても良い曲です。。

[tkdmaster3bd]

larry bunker looks SO badass from 00:18-00:21

[TallSomeone]

Miles knew what he saw in Bill.

[mscheller74]

this is music at its purest & finest IMHO

[ChungFat4eva]

@kenjames64 Fair enough, but I think Oscar Peterson did a fantastic job with it.

[Boldstrummer]

Out of this world. . . . So tight. . . listening and playing of the highest order. Very rare to hear this level of artistry. . . Thanks whoever posted this.

[olibo64]

@Obelisk2290

You are right. The bassist is actually Chuck Israels.

Very nice recording, I did not know it thank you kenjames64 !