Waltz for Debby (song)

"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
Released1956 (1956)
GenreJazz
Length1:20
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):

On Waltz for Debby (1961):

Renditions

By Evans

By others

Notes

  1. Alexander, Charles; Carr, Ian; Fairweather, Digby; Priestley, Brian (2004). The Rough Guide to Jazz (3rd ed.). Rough Guides. p. 249. ISBN 1-84353-256-5.
  2. Sakta vi gå genom stan – Det bästa at Allmusic - retrieved on 26 May 2009
  3. Don Sebesky awards at Allmusic - retrieved on 26 May 2009
  4. 51st Grammy Awards winners Archived October 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine at grammy.com - retrieved on 26 May 2009
  5. Gioia, Ted (2012). The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire. New York City: Oxford University Press. pp. 444–446. ISBN 978-0-19-993739-4.
  6. "Standards overview". Allmusic.com.
  7. "Heroes overview". Allmusic.com.
  8. "Heroes : David Benoit : Concord Music Group". Concord Music Group.
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