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10 songs that feel like Waltz for Debby

Matched to Waltz for Debby by Bill Evans on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Waltz for Debby
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Waltz for Debby
Bill Evans
safe 31/100 intensity 112 BPM
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Dizzy's Business — Dizzy Gillespie moderate 115 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same feel and lands at almost exactly the same energy (31/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (115 BPM).

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Can You Feel the Love Tonight — Elton John moderate 68 BPM

85% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100). Same smooth texture.

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Something — The Beatles safe 67 BPM

Keeps the same serene pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (31/100). Measured 84% alike.

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Something — George Harrison safe 67 BPM

Measures 84% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (31/100). Same smooth texture.

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Heaven on Earth — The Platters safe 70 BPM

A 83% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (28/100).

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Naima — Lee Morgan safe 110 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (27/100). Same smooth texture.

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I Could Fall in Love — Selena safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same romantic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100). Measured 89% alike.

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In a Silent Way — Miles Davis moderate 90 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (29/100). Same smooth texture.

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Someday My Prince Will Come — Miles Davis safe 100 BPM

A 89% feel-match — carries the same romantic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (32/100).

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Con Alma — Dizzy Gillespie moderate 100 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (34/100). Same smooth texture.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Waltz for Debby” by Bill Evans?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Dizzy's Business” by Dizzy Gillespie, “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” by Elton John, “Something” by The Beatles — the top match scores 99% alike. Matching is by how the songs actually move (intensity, dynamic range, texture, tempo, predictability, vocal force), not by genre tag or popularity.

How intense is “Waltz for Debby”?

It measures 31/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 112 BPM.

How do you decide which songs are similar?

Every song in our catalog is measured on 8 dimensions — intensity, dynamic range, tempo, sudden changes, texture, predictability, vocal force and fine sound detail. Similarity is the distance between two songs across those measurements, so matches cross genres and eras. Shared mood tags break ties.

By the numbers: how this song compares

Computed from this song’s place among the 19,209 songs we’ve measured.

Where it sits in 19,000 songs

This sits near the calm end of everything we've measured — gentler than 80% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 31/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and instrumental. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is deep calm: more extreme on that axis than 80% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on full chaos — sudden changes, huge quiet-to-loud swings, and relentless energy — the kind of track this one is the counterpoint to.

Feels almost identical to

Closest matches by feel across all 19,209 measured songs — not by genre or artist, by how they actually move.

What it’s good for

Sleep7/10
Focus10/10
Workout2/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype4/10

Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.

1961 in context

The 55 songs we’ve measured from 1961 average a dynamic range of 5.8/10. At 7/10, this track is louder and more dynamic than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity31
Dynamics67
Tempo40
Surprise0
Density0
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load0

The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.

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