Bill evans was the pianist in miles davis group in 1958, and after a few tracks recorded and less than a year touring with the band, left to form his own trio and expand his career. See new and popular bill evans songs, uploaded by musescore users, connect with a community of musicians who love to write and play music. Print and download in pdf or midi blue in green voicing miles davis bill evans. The tight and almost telepathic musical communication between the musicians, the strong repertoire six evans originals, a pair of ballads and so what and the appreciative.
Chords are pure evans, melody could have been miles or not. I planned that album around the piano playing of bill evans, davis admitted in 1989. Apr 25, 2019 evans influenced davis outlook and guided his taste, introducing him to a host of modern classical composers. Many of the real books reference miles as the author and so i included here it for easy reference. Download for free in pdf midi format, or print directly from our site. Blue in green sheet music for piano, bass, percussion download free in pdf or midi. According to many sources, miles concept for the modallyconceived tunes of the sessions was indeed based on the playing. Several accounts suggest that it was actually composed by bill evans, but. Jazz piano transcriptions recommended jazz advanced piano. Pianist evans, bassist eddie gomez and drummer marty morell had been playing regularly together since 1969 gomez had joined the group back in 1966. Blue in green is an iconic jazz ballad from miles davis 1959 album, kind of blue. If you are looking for a specific solo that you cant find here or in these other sites,please do not ask me if i know where you can find it,because i obviously dont. B maj7 5 a7 9 dm9 d 11 7 cm7 f7 9 b maj7 5 a7 dm6 9 e7 9 e7 5 am9 dm9 b maj7 5 a7 9 dm6 9 ballad ending 1 blue in green miles davis.
That session became kind of blue, generally held to be the greatest jazz album ever. Blue in green is a ballad allegedly written by miles davis for his famous hit record kind of blue. Evans blue halo official video ft live footage from the machine shop duration. Bill evans, miles davis, charles mingus, art farmer, bob brookmeyer, george russell, the eddie costa quartet, lucy reed, frank minon, jimmy cobb bill evans. Bill evans eventually left miles partly because of the racial tensions among the band members, but went back for a studio session once when miles asked him to. Lets examine how bill evans could use a very few amount of notes to evoke an immense amount of emotion. Very much a spontaneous set it was recorded after the rhythm section made part of a record accompanying trumpeter chet baker the group runs through a few. Along with mccoy tyner and oscar peterson, he was the force behind the biggest evolution in jazz piano since art tatum and bud powell.
The version on evans trio album portrait in jazz, recorded in 1959, credits the tune to davis evans. Apr 12, 2012 blue in green is a ballad allegedly written by miles davis for his famous hit record kind of blue. Evans influenced davis outlook and guided his taste, introducing him to a host of modern classical composers. The great jazz standard blue in green for jazz guitar now with audio and pdf with. Blue in green from the album kind of blue by miles davis. Bill evans live at the trident, 1964 bill evans how my heart sings, from album. Download and print blue in green sheet music for piano solo by bill evans from sheet music direct. Download sheet music for bill evans and print it instantly, and sync your digital sheet music to the free musicnotes pc, web and mobile apps. Bill evans transcriptions pdf viewer valleysoftzone. Blue in green from the jazz pianists ultimate guide to. Im aware that bill evans often spoke vehemently of blue in green being his. Miles davis takes credit for this tune but many think it was more bill evans. T1824 or evans blue, often incorrectly rendered as evans blue, is an azo dye that has a very high affinity for serum albumin. Learn how to play bill evans songs for piano and bass online.
Blue in green kind of blue miles davis bill evans one day at miless apartment, he wrote on some manuscript paper the symbols for gminor and aaugmented. Blue in green is a 10measure circular form following a 4measure introduction. May 09, 2019 if the melody of blue in green is taken to be the line that bill evans plays in the first chorus on portrait in jazz, then it appears most clearly in the final piano statement on kind of blue, and miles first theme statement is related but not very literal. In our catalog, you can find bill evans sheet music for piano, drums, flute, saxophone, trumpet, guitar and almost any other instrument. Bill evans blue in greenthe concert in canada amazon. You can print the sheet music, beautifully rendered by sibelius, up to three times. The concert in canada is a live album by jazz pianist bill evans with eddie gomez and marty morell recorded in camp fortune, gatineau, quebec, canada in 1974 and released on the milestone label in 1991. Print and download blue in green sheet music in pdf.
Master arranger written by super user on 10 august 2017. Bill, in fact, penned blue in green though the writers credit still usually goes to miles, the miles davis estate has finally admitted in 2002 on the official website, that evans wrote the tune and his piano sound is so much a part of the ambience of this historic album. Im aware that bill evans often spoke vehemently of blue in green being his own composition. Although the composers credit went to davis on the album, the piece was actually composed by pianist bill evans the miles davis estate has acknowledged this fact. Bill evans kahn, ashley, kind of blue, the making of the miles davis. Miles gave evans the opening gm6 and asked him to compose a tune which started with. If the melody of blue in green is taken to be the line that bill evans plays in the first chorus on portrait in jazz, then it appears most clearly in the final piano statement on kind of blue, and miles first theme statement is related but not very literal. Bill evans on miles davis and kind of blue allan chase. A couple of the songs for nenette and my bells are presented in easier keys, as well as in the. He then played catalyst toand cocomposer of much of the material onthe modaljazz masterpiece kind of blue. You can either print the sheet music from our website, or from playgrounds mac and pc applications. Though miles has been given credit for the tune, it has long been speculated that pianist bill evans actually wrote the tune. Yes the chords have bill evans written all over them, perhaps miles had some say in the melody.
One of two ballads on the lp the other being flamenco sketches, the melody of blue in green is very modal, incorporating the presence of the dorian, mixolydian, and lydian modes. This fake book would not be complete without blue in green dating from bills time with miles davis by miles and a tune from the tro catalogs, denny. Bill evans a stepbystep breakdown of the piano styles and techniques of a jazz legend by brent edstrom ro. Bill evans with paul chambers 3 philly joe jones bill evans with paul chambers 3 philly joe jones on green dolphin street. Blue in green comprises a canadian concert by the bill evans trio. Pianist evans, bassist eddie gomez, and drummer marty morell had been playing regularly together since 1969 gomez had joined the group back in 1966. Blue in green sheet music for piano, bass, percussion. It has long been speculated that pianist bill evans wrote blue in green, even though the lp and most jazz fakebooks credit only davis with its composition. Transcriptions more information home about fji departments. He was called back to play on the now legendary kind of blue album in the spring of 1959. Bill evans blue in green piano and bass sheet music.
Blue in green is the third tune on miles davis 1959 album, kind of blue. Blue in green milestone by bill evans 25218918527 cd. Bill evans blue in green take 2 transcription youtube. The canada concert is one of my favorite bill evans albums. This is the only song on which cannonball adderley sits out it has long been speculated that pianist bill evans wrote blue in green. The tight and almost telepathic musical communication between the musicians, the strong repertoire six evans originals, a pair. Search our free piano sheet music database for more. Quite a bit of the album consists of ballads, the two lonely people, what are you doing for the rest of your life and of course the title track blue in green, but there are also a few jams as well. I didnt really know, but i went home and wrote blue in green. Excellent source for bill evans compositions, made a bit more manageable. First appearing on miles davis classic jazz album kind of blue in 1959, the song is often attributed to jazz piano hero bill evans though miles davis is credited as the composer, many believe bill evans played a large role in the composition of this song. Bill evans trio 65, 1965 bill evans i got it bad and that aint good, from album.
With playground, you are able to identify which finger you should be using, as well as an onscreen keyboard that will help you identify the correct keys to play. Rare transcriptions 2 song recording 1i hear a rhapsodywith jim hall undercurrent 2. Blue in green tutorial bill evans chords, voicings, pdf. In his autobiography, davis maintains that he alone composed the songs on kind of blue. I already play piano and know music theory, but i am new to jazz. Blue in green, the best of the early years 195560 music. Bill evans sheet music free download in pdf or midi on. Download and print blue in green sheet music for piano solo by miles davis in the range of f3a6 from sheet music direct. Solo transcriptions piano bill evans rare transcriptions. The minimalist written by super user on 16 january 2017. This page lists 228 piano solo transcriptions that are available somewhere on the internet here you can find more about the best web sites that offer free and paid solo transcriptions. The beautiful jazz ballad blue in green is a jazz piano staple.
An obscure bill evans trio set with bassist paul chambers and drummer philly joe jones, on green dolphin street went unissued until the mid70s, when the pianist decided that it was worth releasing as a fine example of chambers work. The 10measure form is much shorter than most jazz standards and so its repeated numerous times in a performance. It was a sound investment for miles while bill evans never got the credit or read more. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Free pdf piano sheet music for blue in green bill evans. The tight and almost telepathic musical communication between the musicians, the strong repertoire six evans originals, a pair of ballads, and so what. Blue in green bill evans free download as pdf file. This cd reissue contains a canadian concert by the bill evans trio.
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