The Artistry of Bill Evans: Piano Solos

There are two books by the same name, and this is the first volume. A test of the accuracy would be to play 'A Time For Love', and you will be convinced the transcriber really knows what it takes to bring out what Bill Evans so beautifully expresses in his playing.This is an excellent book, advanced however, with the following musical scores for both hands with chord symbols included. This is definitely NOT just a fake book rendition!***AlfieBut BeautifulDolphin DanceEmilyI Will Say GoodbyeNever Let Me GoSeascapeThe Summer KnowsA Time For LoveYou Must Believe In Spring***It also contains photos of Bill Evans, Eliot Zigmund (drums), Eddie Gomez (bass) in a few different scenes.The print is excellent which is important for such an advanced set of music which includes 32nd notes. All bars are perfectly legible, notes are perfectly legible, and the chord symbols are extremely detailed (i.e. C#m7(b5)). Important meter notes are included as are note interpretations for appropriate jazz rhythm which are introduced when the rhythm requires a slight modification, notes where bass enters, where to apply Ab pedal and spots where the beat needs important interpretations (such as two 8th notes at a quarter note rate of 184 should be a quarter note + a 16th played as a triplet).This work should provide months of practice material for a serious performer looking to see scores with 32nd notes interspersed throughout in true Evans style.

Any advanced player will enjoy this music. Between Bill's somewhat large hands, difficult rhythms, and numerous accidentals, I can barely make use of this, but the transcripts are accurate and easy to read and a good addition to anyone's library. When I remember to not be frustrated, I have fun with it.

yes, transcriptions are excellent but (as has already been noted) the publishers inexplicably left out info re: where the transcriptions were sourced from. for several of these tunes this is not an issue ('you must believe in spring' for example) but other tunes evans recorded multiple times ('alfie', 'but beautiful', 'emily').not sure why this was omitted. dumb error.

Excellent transcriptions. I find that reviewers of such material around "here" are too, too picky. Annoyingly picky.These scores are very close to the recording, and for me it is a great boost to hear Evans play the pieces--recordings are available one place of another. Follow along, score with recording, and that's an education in itself. Happy I bawt this book.

This is a great book with very accurate transcriptions. Highly recommended

Great arrangements...A joy to discover some of Bill Evans' techniques!

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These transcriptions of Bill Evans are superbly done, both accurate and of course very difficult. Evans was the most important modern Jazz Pianist whose influence can still be heard in large numbers of contemporary players.To play these pieces you will need to have good sight reading skills and technique or a lot of patience. Its one thing to play them off the page (if you are a brilliant reader) but to get that Jazz feel is another matter. The book contains the following transcriptions:EmilyAlfieI Will Say GoodbyeDolphin DanceNever Let Me GoBut BeautifulSeascapeYou must believe in SpringThe Summer KnowsA Time for LoveSadly the book does not tell you where the transcriptions are sourced from; other than that most of them are from the 1970's. If you are an Evans fan you might well have some of these transcriptions on CD. The trouble is Evans recorded some of these tunes many times.Since most of the transcriptions are from Trio performances after the theme statement most of the solos are of the comping left hand with right hand improvisation. This can sound a little empty without a bass player, but if you can get the solos up to a reasonable speed they will sound OK, but you will have to work hard to make them sound good. It would certainly help to have a like-minded bass player handy!

i wouldn't have found it but for traiilng through amazon. it was for my son who loves playing very avant garde classical music and i love bill evans take on jazz piano. he is delighted with it.

Fantastic transcriptions, though many of the songs were unknown to me beforehand. However each one really captures the soul and characteristic musical mood of Bill Evans. These scores are for advanced or semi professional pianists. In particular, Seascape, But Beautiful, A Time for Love and I Will Say Goodbye especially resonate with me. Very interesting to learn new chord voicings, progressions and alternate jazz hand "imprints" on the keyboard. Highly recommended if you enjoy Evans' musical style.

ビルエヴァンストリオ、ソロのピアノ譜のみの楽譜です。ドラムソロやベースソロ部分はカットされています。ほぼ完璧な楽譜ですが、細かい音や和音、音の表情など忠実に再現して演奏したい時は以下の音源を参考にしています。購入して良かったです。・Emily - Waltz For Debby Live In Pescara 69・Alfie - Montreux II・I Will Say Goodbye - I Will Say Goodbye・Dolphin Dance - I Will Say Goodbye・Never Let Me Go - Alone※・But Beautiful - Since We Met・Seascape - I Will Say Goodbye・You Must Believe In Spring - You Must Believe In Spring・The Summer Knews - Montreux III・A Time For Love - Alone※一曲で約14分ほどの演奏がこちらの楽譜ではコンパクトにカットされているので、ほぼ完璧に演奏したい場合はBill Evans alone Artist Transcriptions Pianoという楽譜がおすすめです。

収録曲は以下の通り。AlfieBut BeautifulDolphin DanceEmilyI Will Say GoodbyeNevew Let Me GoSeascapeThe Summer KnowsA time for LoveYou Must Believe In Springスタンダードとしてよく弾かれる曲は少ないです。でも、You Must Believe In Spring（同名のアルバムに収録）やA time for Love（Alone収録）、Dolphin Dance（I will say goodbye収録）など、名演の誉れ高い演奏が、それなりに正確に収録されています。これらの曲は、国内の楽譜にはあまり載っていなかったはずなので、エヴァンスのヴォイシングやフレージングを研究したい人にはお勧めです。

この曲ってこんなボイシングで弾いてたんだぁ。って見るだけでも楽しい。研究して2度楽しい。ものまねスタイルで弾けるようになって3度楽しい。ジャズって楽しいね！