I love jazz. Kind of grew up with it, as my dad played it all the time. Didn't really start to appreciate it until about 10 or 15 years ago.
I've got Evans' Sunday at the Village Vanguard, which was recorded on the same weekend as the one you mention. I want to get the companion piece that you mention, with Waltz for Debbie on it - that may be the name of the CD as well, IIRC.
As you likely know, 10 days after that weekend, his bass player, Scott LaFaro died in a car accident. That was one of the best bands Evans worked with; they just seemed to know what each other was doing intuitively.
It's so hard to pick a favourite pianist, but Bill Evans is certainly on the short list, along with Thelonious Monk, Herbie Hancock, Keith Jarrett, Michel Petrucciani, McCoy Tyner, and I could go on and on!
Just listening to Roy Hargrove's "Family" now (got it at a used store yesterday, along with Courtney Pine's first one - both excellent CD's!).
cheers, frank
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From: Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Quite OT: Bill Evans Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2003 21:05:16 -0800
Hi Frank ...
I've quite a few of Evans' albums and CD's. Especially fond of the 1961 sessions at the Village Vanguard ... Waltz for Debby included,
iirc. Great piece.
Didn't know you were a jazz aficionado ...
shel
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