"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" 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):

• Bill Evans – piano

On Waltz for Debby (1961):

• Bill Evans – piano
• Scott LaFaro – bass
• Paul Motian – drums

Renditions

By Evans

• New Jazz Conceptions (1956)
• Waltz for Debby (1961) (The track also appears on The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, 1961, along with an alternate take)
• Know What I Mean? (1961, Cannonball Adderley with Bill Evans)
• Waltz for Debby (1964, with Monica Zetterlund)
• You're Gonna Hear From Me (recorded 1969, released 1988)
• The Bill Evans Album (1972)
• The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album (1975, with Tony Bennett)
• His Last Concert In Germany (recorded 1980, released 1989)

By others

• Cannonball Adderley – Know What I Mean? (1961)^[5]
• Johnny Hartman - The Voice That Is! (1964)^[6]
• Earl Klugh - Earl Klugh (album) (1976)^[5]
• David Benoit - This Side Up (1985), Standards^[7] (2006) and Heroes (2008)^[8][9]
• Chick Corea and Gary Burton – The New Crystal Silence (2008)^[5]
• John McLaughlin – Time Remembered: John McLaughlin Plays Bill Evans (1993)^[5]
• Oscar Peterson – Affinity (1962)^[5]
• Don Sebesky – I Remember Bill: The Tribute to Bill Evans (1999)^[5]
• Ralph Towner – Open Letter (1991)^[5]
• Ellyn Rucker - This Heart of Mine (1989)^[10]