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Jack Reilly’s book on The Harmony of [this musician] notes the absence of dominant 7th chords on a modal standard by this artist. Eddie Gómez plays bass on this musician’s posthumously-released album You Must Believe in Spring. This musician would often play “I Loves You, Porgy” as a solo in concert after the death of a bandmate in a car accident. This musician recorded “Peace Piece” on a 1959 solo album titled (*) Everybody Digs [this artist]. Though uncredited, this musician wrote the track “Blue in Green” from Miles Davis’ album Kind of Blue, on which this musician played piano. (-5[2])This pianist’s trio, which included drummer Paul Motian and bassist Scott LaFaro, recorded the live album Sunday at the Village Vanguard. For 10 points, name this classically-trained jazz pianist who wrote “Waltz for Debby.” (10[3])■END■

ANSWER: Bill Evans
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Vinu HariharStanfordBerkeley A98-5
Vinu HariharStanfordBerkeley A98-5
Swapnil GargBerkeley AStanford13210
Swapnil GargBerkeley AStanford13210
Shahar SchwartzBerkeley PastBerkeley B13210