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"Waltz for Debby" is a jazz standard composed by pianist Bill Evans. He recorded it as a solo piano piece on his album New Jazz Conceptions (1956). Lyrics were written by Gene Lees.[1] "Debby" in the composition's title refers to Evans's niece, Debby Evans.

"Waltz for Debby"
Song by Bill Evans
from the album New Jazz Conceptions
Released	1956 (1956)
Genre	Jazz
Length	1:20
Composer(s)	Bill Evans
Lyricist(s)	Gene Lees

"Waltz for Debby" is known in Swedish by the name "Monicas Vals"; lyrics were written by Beppe Wolgers; and in Finnish by the name "Ankin Valssi"; lyrics were written by Jukka Kuoppamäki.[2]

Awards

• Don Sebesky: Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement (from I Remember Bill: The Tribute to Bill Evans, 1999)[3]
• Gary Burton and Chick Corea: Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Solo (from The New Crystal Silence, 2008)[4]

Personnel

On New Jazz Conceptions (1956):

• Bill Evans – piano

On Waltz for Debby (1961):

• Bill Evans – piano
• Scott LaFaro – bass
• Paul Motian – drums

Renditions

By Evans

• New Jazz Conceptions (1956)
• Waltz for Debby (1961) (The track also appears on The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, 1961, along with an alternate take)
• Know What I Mean? (1961, Cannonball Adderley with Bill Evans)
• Waltz for Debby (1964, with Monica Zetterlund)
• You're Gonna Hear From Me (recorded 1969, released 1988)
• The Bill Evans Album (1972)
• The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album (1975, with Tony Bennett)
• His Last Concert In Germany (recorded 1980, released 1989)

By others

• Cannonball Adderley – Know What I Mean? (1961)[5]
• Johnny Hartman - The Voice That Is! (1964)[6]
• Earl Klugh - Earl Klugh (album) (1976)[5]
• David Benoit - This Side Up (1985), Standards[7] (2006) and Heroes (2008)[8][9]
• Chick Corea and Gary Burton – The New Crystal Silence (2008)[5]
• John McLaughlin – Time Remembered: John McLaughlin Plays Bill Evans (1993)[5]
• Oscar Peterson – Affinity (1962)[5]
• Don Sebesky – I Remember Bill: The Tribute to Bill Evans (1999)[5]
• Ralph Towner – Open Letter (1991)[5]
• Ellyn Rucker - This Heart of Mine (1989)[10]

Notes

External links

• "Waltz for Debby" at jazzstandards.com

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