Waltz for Debby - Bill Evans

Waltz for Debby is a 1961 album by the Bill Evans Trio of Evans, bassist Scott LaFaro, and drummer Paul Motian. This was Bill Evans' first trio. 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, who went into a brief seclusion. When he returned to the trio format later in 1962, it was with Motian and noted 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, one that he would play throughout his career.

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[silverscape1]

Nope this is Scott Lafaro. Quote Wikipedia:

"aFaro died in an automobile accident in the summer of 1961 in Flint, New York on US 20 between Geneva and Canandaigua[3], two days after accompanying Stan Getz at the Newport Jazz Festival. It was also just ten days after recording two live albums from the same performances, Sunday at the Village Vanguard and Waltz for Debby with the Bill Evans Trio

[DrThiMarques]

Very well remembered, thank you for your words.

[elgordo420]

@lealtadperonista Despite the info for this video, those are neither Scott LaFaro nor Paul Motian - the bassist here is Chuck Israels and the drummer is Larry Bunker

[wayneshorter3]

it's larry bunker and chuck israels

[FinestxGB]

RIP Paul Motian....died yesterday. Thank you for all you have given to music

[VLuchansky]

In the full concert, which is also here: youtube .com/watch?v=aX7KkVanSEo , we can clearly hear that Humph names musicians in the beginning of the show. And - yes, this is not Scott.

[utubuser10]

@silverscape1 SO WHAT'S THE POINT? THIS IS NOT SCOTT LEFARO. GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT!!!!!!!

[spencerrich]

It's Israels and Bunker. LaFaro and Motian were Evans first regular trio, though he recorded with the unrelated Joneses that played on the Bud Powell album, Time Waits. Not sure who played on the debut album. There's no live Evans footage with LaFaro.

[YungShady01]

and the Scott and Paul trio wasn't Bill Evans' first trio, but the greatest, sorry

[lucabrasi123451]

@stretch54 Isreals was in no way a "fine substitute on bass" because this is indeed Scott LaFaro in the video!!!!

[lucabrasi123451]

Wikipedia is a JOKE!!!!! This is obviously Scott LaFaro IN THE FLESH!!!!@silverscape1

[lucabrasi123451]

Who is the idiot that wrote Scott LaFaro and Paul Motian in description?!? This is obviously Chuck Israels and Larry Bunker!!! Next you will be saying that Freddie Hubbard was Lee Morgan's GODFATHER!!!!

[lucabrasi123451]

You Guys are blind.... That IS Scott LaFaro!