Bill Evans & Monica Zetterlund Waltz For Debby 45rpm LP

The inventive jazz pianist and noted Miles Davis collaborator Bill Evans made lasting impact from the mid-1950s. After a New Jersey childhood disrupted by his father's alcoholism, Evans obtained a scholarship to study composition in Louisiana. Arriving in New York in the '50s, he bagan working with the compser and multi-instrumentalist George Russell, releasing his debut solo album, New Jazz Conceptions in 1956. Evans' true breakthrough came through his membership of Miles Davis' sextet where his intense and melodic playing helped make Kind of Blue an outstanding landmark, during a time when he was also contributing to Chet Baker's self-titled LP. Following collaborations with Cannonball Adderley, Shelley mann, and Gary McFarlane, the 1964 Swedish release Waltz For Debby saw Evans backing Swedish actress and vocalist Monica Zetterlund on a lovely collection of cool, smooth jazz ballads. Zetterlund's quietly soaring vocals add a stunning melodic contrast to Evans' playing, helped along by understanding rhythmic work from bassist Chuck Israels and drummer Larry Bunker.