BILL EVANS w/SCOTT LaFARO WALTZ FOR DEBBY RARE ORIGINAL '61 RIVERSIDE MONO LP

$ 225

$ 225 Sold For

May 13, 2013 Sold Date

May 6, 2013 Start Date

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Bill Evans Trio "Waltz for Debby" with Scott LaFaro and Paul Motian on Riverside RLP 399, blue label with silver text, "Reel and Mic" logo, deep groove, original 1961 first mono pressing. One of the holy grails of jazz, this is the legendary lp cut shortly before Scott LaFaro's untimely death. Lots of detail to cover here, so the "less good" news first: the cover is in VG shape due to damage to the spine, an approximately 3" split at the top right edge, and split on the bottom edge that has been repaired at some point with 3" tape. There is minor wear to front of the cover (please refer to the photos). On to the good news: the vinyl itself is in very strong VG++ shape and sounds better. The vinyl is very glossy with only a few superficial scuffs, nothing that is audible or that could be felt. Comes with original rice paper inner sleeve. This is a nice chance to own a very rare record for less than premium prices, due to condition. No reserve. Buyer pays shipping. Please see my other auctions for more rare jazz and soul.
From All Music:
Recorded at the Village Vanguard in 1961, shortly before Scott 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 drummer Paul Motian. While the Sunday at the Village Vanguard album focused on material where LaFaro soloed 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 following LaFaro's death (Moonbeams and How My Heart Sings) -- a different side of his musical personality that had never been displayed on his earlier solo recordings or during his tenures with Miles Davis and George 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. Here Motian's brushwork is delicate, flighty and elegant, and LaFaro controls 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 and Explorations are the ultimate expressions of his legendary trio.

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