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**New 180 Gram Audiophile Press!
Recorded at the Village Vanguard in 1961, shortly beforeScott LaFaro‘s death, Waltz for Debby is the second album issued from that historic session, and the final one from that legendary trio that also contained drummerPaul Motian. While theSunday at the Village Vanguardalbum focused on material whereLaFarosoloed prominently, this is far more a portrait of the trio on those dates. Evans chose the material here, and, possibly, in some unconscious way, revealed on these sessions — and the two followingLaFaro‘s death (MoonbeamsandHow My Heart Sings!) — a different side of his musical personality that had never been displayed on his earlier solo recordings or during his tenures withMiles DavisandGeorge Russell: Evans was an intensely romantic player, flagrantly emotional, and that is revealed here in spades on tunes such as “My Foolish Heart” and “Detour Ahead.” There is a kind of impressionistic construction to his harmonic architecture that plays off the middle registers and goes deeper into its sonances in order to set into motion numerous melodic fragments simultaneously. The rhythmic intensity that he displayed as a sideman is evident here in “Milestones,” with its muscular shifting time signature and those large, flatted ninths with the right hand. The trio’s most impressive interplay is in “My Romance,” after Evans’ opening moments introducing the changes. HereMotian‘s brushwork is delicate, flighty and elegant, andLaFarocontrols the dynamic of the tune with his light as a feather pizzicato work and makes Evans’ deeply emotional statements swing effortlessly. Of the many recordings Evans issued, the two Vanguard dates andExplorationsare the ultimate expressions of his legendary trio. -All Music Guide
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