Lesson #22: Bill Evans ii-V-I Transcription in 12 Keys I really enjoyed working on this transcription (more like adaption) of Bill Evans. It's an excellent example of. 5 Bill Evans transcriptions taken from the ‘Letter from Evans. Aebersold bill charlap bill evans bob berg Bob James Brad Mehldau cedar walton chris potter Dave Brubeck David Hazeltine ebook eric alexander Freddie Hubbard hank mobley Herbie Hancock JazzPianoOnline joe sample john coltrane joshua redman keith jarrett kenny barron kenny drew.
Here’s a random list of very useful resources for the jazz musician….
Books
- if you’re playing jazz and DON’T have Mark Levine’s Jazz Theory Book then you’re dafter than Vic Reeves’ pants. Unless you’re already a jazz-master, it’s a must purchase regardless of your instrument. It ain’t exactly cheap, but sometimes the best things aren’t.
- Bert Ligon, who teaches jazz at the University of Carolina, has written several jazz educational books. If they’re as good as his transcriptions, they will be excellent.
Licks, Patterns etc.
- Steve Neff’s II-V-I ebooks are the best I’ve come across for improving your chops and – since they’re written for all keys – generally getting comfortable playing jazz’s most useful pattern in the most awkward signatures. There’s a book for major II-V-I’s and a book for minor II-V-I’s. I think Steve sells from both his website above and also via ebay (where I got my copies from). The quality of the licks are excellent and at $10 is superb value. The only downside is they’re PDF’s so you’ll have to print out the pages yourself.
Online resources
- Online Realbook: what’s great about this site, is that you can alter the key of all the tunes (or have the changes as ‘romans’). No melodies however, just the chords. Very very useful , and lots of non-jazz charts which makes it good for all kinds of muso’s. Oh, you’ll need to be registered – and have Java enabled – to view the charts.
- Create your own realbook leadsheets – top stuff, especially if you’re needing to transpose etc.
- Ralph Patt’s vanilla book has been going strong for years now. Again, it’s an online jazz-changes archive, very useful.
- OK, so the jazz muso ideally would not have to write anything down, but for the time when you do, I’ve found that the Free Staff Paper site very handy for when there wasn’t any manuscript lying about….
- For years now, Jamey Aebersold has made his Jazz Handbook available free of charge. Get it from this page, each chapter comes in it’s own pdf file.
- Not really a ‘learning resource’, but I’ve recently come across www.jazznote.co.uk which is run by a nice chap called Andy (here in the UK) who will transcribe for you, delivered via a PDF, and for a reasonable fee. Well done Andy.
- The Musician’s Library is truly excellent.
- Play Jazz Now offers downloadable jazz playalongs
- James Mahone has got a really good site with transcriptions, lead-sheets and audio clips – excellent study tools.
- Alleged artists lessons is obviously run by a guitarist, but it was some good practice resources and transcriptions etc that’ll be useful regardless of your instrument.
- Free Jazz Lessons is a really good site, including practice charts, reharmonised charts and transcriptions.
Software
- PG Music’s Band in Box program and related ‘add-ons’ (especially the realtracks) offer the jazz beginner a really valuable learning tool. And as you progress this great program will come into it’s own, as you can build your very own backing tracks to practice along with.
- While many professional audio editing tools (eg. Soundforge, Adobe Audition etc) give you the ability to slow down music without changing its pitch Seventh String’s Transcribe software is probably the best at doing what it does, and its a light usable application.
Birth name: Bill Evans or William John Evans
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To order and download any original transcriptions by Bill Evans in PDF - contact us, we will provide the info to payment. | Bill Evans - 34 Skidoo, from album: 1962 - How My Heart Sings Bill Evans - A Sleepin' Bee, from album: 1968 - Bill Evans at the Montreux Jazz Festival Bill Evans - A Time For Love, from album: Alone, 1990 Bill Evans - All The Things You Are, from album: 1963 - The Solo Sessions Vol.2 Bill Evans - Alfie, from album: Relaxing Jazz Piano with the Bill Evans Trio, 2007 Bill Evans - Alice In Wonderland, from album: 1961 - The Complete Live At The Village Vanguard Bill Evans - Autumn Leaves vers.1, from album: 1959 - Portrait in Jazz, (track 10) Bill Evans - Autumn Leaves vers.2, from album: 1980 - The Final Vlg Vanguard - Turn Out the Stars Bill Evans - Autumn Leaves vers.3, from album: 1959 - Portrait in Jazz (track 2) Bill Evans - Blue in Green, from album: 1959 - Portrait in Jazz Bill Evans - But Beautiful, from album: 1974 - Since We Met Bill Evans - Come Rain or Come Shine, from album: 1959 - Portrait in Jazz Bill Evans - Come Rain Or Come Shine, from album: Bill Evans - Trio 65, 1965 Bill Evans - Danny Boy vers.1, from album: 1962 - Empathy Bill Evans - Danny Boy vers.2, from album: 1963 - Time Remembered Bill Evans - Dolphin Dance, from album: 1977 - I Will Say Goodbye Bill Evans - Easy to Love, from album: 1963 - Time Remembered Bill Evans - Emily, from album: 1969 - Complete Pescara Concert Bill Evans - Everything Happens To Me, from album: 1963 - The Solo Sessions Vol.1 Bill Evans - Funkallero, 1971 - The Bill Evans Album Bill Evans - Green Dolphin Street, 1959 - On Green Dolphin Street Bill Evans - Here's That Rainy Day, from album: 1968 - Bill Evans Alone Bill Evans - How Deep Is The Ocean vers.1, from album: 1961 - Explorations Bill Evans - How Deep Is The Ocean vers.2, from album: Bill Evans Live At The Trident, 1964 Bill Evans - How My Heart Sings, from album: Bill Evans - Trio 65, 1965 Bill Evans - I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good, from album: 1956 - New Jazz Conceptions Bill Evans - I Loves You, Porgy vers.1, from album: 1963 - The Solo Sessions Vol.2 Bill Evans - I Loves You, Porgy, from album: The Complete Live At The Village Vanguard, 1961 Bill Evans - I Love You, Porgy ver.3, 1968 - Bill Evans at the Montreux Jazz Festival Bill Evans - I Should Care, from album: The Secret Sessions at the Village Vanguard, 1966 - 1975 Bill Evans - I Will Say Goodbye, 1977 - I Will Say Goodbye Bill Evans - In A Sentimental Mood, from album: 1967 - California Here I Come Bill Evans - In Your Own Sweet Way, from album: 1963 - Time Remembered Bill Evans - Israel vers.1, from album: 1961 - Explorations Bill Evans - Israel vers.2, from album: Bill Evans - Trio 65, 1965 Bill Evans - Isn't It Romantic, from album: 1963 - At Shelly's Manne-Hole Bill Evans - It Might As Well Be Spring, from album: 1962 - Moon Beams Bill Evans - Love Is Here To Stay, from album: 1963 - The Solo Sessions Vol.2 Bill Evans - Lucky To Be Me, from album: 1958 - Everybody Digs Bill Evans Bill Evans - Make Someone Happy, from album: 1966 - Bill Evans At Town Hall Bill Evans - Medley - Autumn In New York / How About You, from album: 1963 - The Solo Sessions Vol.2 Bill Evans - Midnight Mood, from album: Bill Evans Alone, 1968 Bill Evans - My Foolish Heart vers.1, from album: 1961 - Waltz For Debby Bill Evans - My Foolish Heart vers.2, from album: 1980 - The Final Vlg Vanguard Bill Evans - My Man's Gone Now, from album: 1961 - Sunday at the Village Vanguard Bill Evans - My Romance vers.1, from album: 1956 - New Jazz Conceptions Bill Evans - My Romance vers.2, from album: 1980 - The Final Vlg Vanguard Bill Evans - Nardis, from album: 1961 - Explorations Bill Evans - Never Let Me Go, from album: 1968 - Bill Evans Alone Bill Evans - Noelle's Theme, from album: 1979 - The Paris Concert Bill Evans - On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever), from album: 1968 - Bill Evans Alone, 1968 Bill Evans - One for Helen vers.1, Bill Evans At Town Hall, 1966 Bill Evans - One for Helen vers.2, from album: 1968 - Bill Evans at the Montreux Jazz Festival Bill Evans - Ornithology, from album: 1963 - The Solo Sessions Vol.2 Bill Evans - Peace Piece, from album: 1958 - Everybody Digs Bill Evans Bill Evans - Peri's Scope, from album: 1959 - Portrait in Jazz Bill Evans - Re Person I Knew, from album: 1962 - Moon Beams Bill Evans - Reflections in D, from album: 1978 - New Conversations Bill Evans - 'Round Midnight, from album: 1969 - You're Gonna Hear From Me Bill Evans - Santa Claus is Coming to Town, from album: 1963 - The Solo Sessions Vol.2 Bill Evans - Show-Type Tune, from album: 1962 - How My Heart Sings Bill Evans - Seascape, from album: 1977 - I Will Say Goodbye Bill Evans - Solar, from album: 1961 - The Complete Live At The Village Vanguard Bill Evans - Some Other Time, from album: 1963 - Time Remembered Bill Evans - Someday My Prince Will Come, from album: 1969 - You're Gonna Hear From Me Bill Evans - Spring Is Here, from album: 1959 - Portrait in Jazz Bill Evans - Stella By Starlight, from album: 1963 - At Shelly's Manne-Hole Bill Evans - Sweet And Lovely, from album: Explorations, 1987 Bill Evans - The Summer Knows, from album: 1975 - Montreux III Bill Evans - The Touch of Your Lips vers.1, from album: 1968 - Bill Evans at the Montreux Jazz Festival Bill Evans - The Touch Of Your Lips vers.2, from album: 1975 - Alone Again Bill Evans - Theme From MASH, from album: 1977 - You must believe in Spring Bill Evans - Time Remembered vers.1, from album: 1975 - Live In Switzerland Bill Evans - Time Remembered vers.2, from album: 1974 - Since We Met Bill Evans - Turn Out the Stars, from album: 1974 - Since We Met Bill Evans - Unless It's You (orbit), 1966 - A Simple Matter Of Conviction Bill Evans - Up With The Lark, from album: 1980 - The Final Vlg Vanguard Bill Evans - Waltz for Debby vers.1, from album: 1956 - New Jazz Conceptions Bill Evans - Waltz For Debby vers.2, from album: 1961 - Waltz For Debby Bill Evans - Waltz for Debby vers.3, from album: 1978 - Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz Broadcast Bill Evans - Waltz For Debby vers.4, from album: 1971 - The Bill Evans Album Bill Evans - What Is This Thing Called Love, from album: 1959 - Portrait in Jazz Bill Evans - What Kind Of Fool Am I vers.1, from album: 1963 - The Solo Sessions Vol.1 Bill Evans - What Kind Of Fool Am I vers.2, from album: 1975 - Alone Again Bill Evans - When I Fall In Love vers.1, from album: 1963 - The Solo Sessions Vol.1 Bill Evans - When I fall in love vers.2, from album: 1959 - Portrait in Jazz Bill Evans - Who Can I Turn to vers.1, from album: 1969 - You're Gonna Hear From Me Bill Evans - Who Can I Turn To vers.2, from album: 1965 - Trio 65 Bill Evans - Who Can I Turn to vers.3, from album: 1966 - Bill Evans At Town Hall Bill Evans - You Must Believe In Spring, from album: 1977 - You must believe in Spring At the moment this page is not available... 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