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Bill Evans: 'Waltz for Debby'

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Marc Myers
Mar 06, 2024
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Bill Evans performed his composition Waltz for Debby at dozens of clubs and concert halls and recorded it several times in the studio between 1955 and 1980. In my opinion, he aced it only once. [Photo above of Bill Evans by (c)Jan Persson/CTSImages]

Waltz for Debby sounds deceptively easy to play but it isn't. Having played Bill Evans transcriptions in m…

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