This is vital music that will be accessed often by anyone willing to invest in the set, so the box set should have been designed with that in mind. Steve lacy interviewed by brian case for the wire no. Out of the cool, released in 1960, was the first recording gil evans issued after three straight albums with miles davis sketches of spain being the final one before this. But with summer now at full tilt, george gershwins enduring ode to the season. The album features arrangements by davis and collaborator gil evans from. The sound of summertime in six notes its an extraordinarily simple song from a work initially met with indifference. Download for free in pdf midi format, or print directly from our site.
Priestess is a live album by jazz composer, arranger, conductor and keyboardist gil evans recorded in 1977 and performed by evans with an orchestra featuring david. Evans s arrangement centers around a repeated line or riff, which changes color and texture throughout as davis. Tomes are available annotating the importance of this recording. The complete columbia studio recordings is a box set of music by jazz musicians miles davis and gil evans originally released on cd in 1996 and remastered and rereleased in 2004. Gil evans was born to ian ernest green and margaret julia mcconnachy on may, 1912. Shop our newest and most popular miles davis sheet music such as so what, flamenco sketches and all blues, or click the button above to browse all miles davis sheet music. Summertime by miles davis score and parts sheet music for. The music for summertime, of course, comes from porgy and bess, and that album is a deserved classic. Originally named ian ernest gilmore green, he would eventually change his name from green to evans, taking the name of his stepfather, john evans. Evans had learned much from davis about improvisation, instinct, and space the trumpeter learned plenty, too, especially about color, texture, and dynamic tension. The complete columbia studio recordings box set only magnifies the refulgence of porgy and bess.
Porgy and bess cl 1274 is a studio album by jazz musician miles davis, released in march 1959 on columbia records. Still, summertime is such a wellconstructed song that even when an artist takes liberties with the song, it retains its basic character. Gil evans arrangement of my ship w transcription jazz. The life 19121988 and career of gil evans paralleled and often foreshadowed the quickly changing world of jazz through the 20th century. Or the emotive bass and tuba duet that runs throughout buzzard song. Gil evans was way ahead of his time when he hooked up and did a number of albums with miles davis.
At you can buy big band arrangements and scores for big band online. A blog supreme the controversial gershwin opera has long been an inspiration to jazz musicians. But with summer now at full tilt, george gershwins enduring ode to. A selftaught musician, evans started his first band in 1933, first. Youll find a wide selection of gil evans sheet music, songbooks, and music books at sheet music plus. Gil evans arrangement of my ship w transcription by jim martin in uncategorized may 1, 2014 gil evans was way ahead of his time when he hooked up and did a number of albums with miles davis.
Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. The complete columbia studio recordings is filled with so much visionary and beautiful music it makes the slight flaws in packaging forgivable. Miles davis gil evans the complete columbia studio. Gil evans was born on may, 1912 in toronto, canada as ian ernest gilmore green. Miles had an uncanny ability for choosing the best people to extend his sound and vocabulary, and gil evans might have done more to contribute to that legacy than anyone. Print and download boplicity sheet music by miles davis arranged for piano. See new and popular bill evans songs, uploaded by musescore users, connect with a. Summertime by miles davis score and parts sheet music. Modern big band, fusion cd gil evans svengali 1973. Perhaps a better example of this is miles davis and gil evans elegant reading from 1958, which emphasized both the songs dual origins as folk song and symphony, all within a distinctly jazz setting. Learn how to play gil evans songs for piano online. Internet sources for big band arrangements fredonia.
Rem genre jazz rem date 1973 rem discid 4c098e06 rem comment exactaudiocopy v1. Gil evans porgy and bess score pdf pdf pro downloader. That said, this album is a miracle in itself, the result of a big gamble on the part of columbia records, who put together evans and davis, who hadnt worked together since recording. His arranging style was like no other arranger around. However, the most efficient method of extricating the rhetoric and opining is to experience the recording. All of the gil evans scores for daviss columbia albums were there, as well as extracted parts used at.
For information concerning the finest in jazz education write to summer jazz. Out of the cool is the comprehensive biography of a selftaught musician whom colleagues often regarded as a mentor. Gil evans sheet music and music books at sheet music plus. Bill evans sheet music free download in pdf or midi on musescore. Musicnotes features the worlds largest online digital sheet music catalogue with over 300,000 arrangements available to print and play instantly. Miles davis flugelhorn gil evans arranger, conductor ernie royal. The album was recorded in four sessions on july 22, july 29, august 4, and august 18, 1958, at columbias 30th street studio in new york city.
Here are the instructions to enable javascript in your web browser. Find summertime, by composer performer, evans, gil, jazz ensemble big band and more at marina music to use this site, you must first enable javascript. Miles davis and gil evans had worked together on davis landmark 1949 album. Print and download in the good old summertime sheet music in pdf. The album features arrangements by davis and collaborator gil evans from george gershwins 1935 opera of the same name. Shop our newest and most popular gil evans sheet music such as boplicity, petits machins, or click the button above to browse all gil evans sheet music. Out of the cool gil evans orchestra, gil evans songs. Porgy and bess gershwin, george since this work was first published after 1924 with the prescribed notice, it is unlikely that this work is public domain in the usa. This gershwin classic has a refreshing sound as the chorale introduct. Download and print sheet music or learn how to play online.
Licensed to virtual sheet music by hal leonard publishing company. Summertime gil evans musical instruments african american music. Evans had a long and productive career but remains best known for his celebrated collaborations with trumpeter miles davis. Jul 18, 2008 the sound of summertime in six notes its an extraordinarily simple song from a work initially met with indifference. Svengali is a live album by jazz composer, arranger, conductor and pianist gil evans, recorded in 1973 by evans with an orchestra featuring ted dunbar, howard johnson, david sanborn, billy harper, richard williams, trevor koehler, and hannibal marvin peterson. High quality and interactive, transposable in any key, play along. George gershwin summertime sheet music for piano solo pdf. Gil evans in the good old summertime piano sheet music. The film is a portrait of the music and career of steve lacy, as told to us in his own words and in performances of his music. Publication date 2002 topics evans, gil, 1912, jazz musicians publisher. Mar 16, 2020 gil evans, canadianborn composer and arranger who was one of the greatest orchestrators in jazz history.
The scores and parts will be sent to your email inbox as pdf files. Gil evans was one of the most important arrangers in the history of jazz. Summertime and the livin is easy fish are jumpin and the cotton is high yo daddys rich and yo mamas good lookin so hush little baby, dont you cry one of these. Gil evans porgy and bess score pdf porgy and bess cl is a studio album by jazz musician miles davis, released in march on columbia records. It collects work from 1957 through 1968 at columbia records recording studios.
Ian ernest gilmore gil evans ne green may, 1912 march 20, 1988 was a jazz pianist, arranger, composer and bandleader the gil evans orchestra, active in the united states. The musical and social impact of miles davis, his collaborative efforts with gil evans, and in particular their reinvention of george gershwins porgy and bess are indeed profound. Part of analogue productions series of 25 of the rarest and best sounding prestige titles recorded by rudy van gelder, this important reissue dates to 1957 and presents for the first time on vinyl in stereo gil evans debut as both the leader of his own recording session as well as the pianist. Download miles davis porgy and bess 1959 2019, mfsl. Summertime by composer performer, evans, gil, jazz. Evans s arrangement centers around a repeated line or riff, which changes color and texture throughout as davis improvises over the melody. Born may 1912 in canada, he passed away on 20 march 1988 aged 75 years old. With its contentious depiction of racial stereotypes, the opera porgy and bess seems to have experienced the ebb and flow of acceptance over the years, but even its cultural detractors will recognise it. No doubt it is true that the essenials of bop and the par ticular rhythmic and harmonic ad vances implied by it are not as. He played an important role in the development of cool jazz, modal jazz, free jazz and jazz fusion, and collaborated extensively with miles davis gil evans was. John coltrane, junior cook, eddie lockjaw davis, bill evans, joe farrell, bud. George gershwin ira gershwin dorothy heyward dubose heyward personnel.
This album is perhaps most significant for the process it set in motion the collaboration between gil evans and miles davis that would produce porgy and bess and sketches of spain, two of davis best albums. Each tune is written in the original key, but please note that some compositions. Bill evans trio summertime 19 mar 65 2 of 11 duration. Best transcriptions sharepoint, interactive exercises to enhance musical expression, technique and creativity.
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