From 1941 to 1948, he worked as an arranger for the claude thornhill orchestra, gerry mulligan and charlie parker. Evans had learned much from davis about improvisation, instinct, and space the trumpeter learned plenty, too, especially about color, texture, and dynamic tension. Scores list composing for jazz orchestra music and. I was assigned by my mentor ed nuccilli to write it from score for his orch. Arranged by gil evans edited by rob duboff and jeffrey sultanof full score from the original manuscript jlp8499. So what from the album kind of blue by miles davis.
I would be glad to make those items available to you. I purchased the original gil evans and miles davis score and wrote. The two were part of a group of artists who sought to explore a new style of jazz playing which escaped the bounds of the bebop idiom, which was popular at the time. Doctor of musical arts performancejazz studies, may 2016, 51 pp. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, miles davis recorded a series of albums with gil evans, often playing flugelhorn as well as trumpet. These were produced with the permission of the gil evans estate, who gave truesdell access to these scores and materials. My ship youtube miles davis bags groove full album 1957 duration. When stephanie stein crease was a child, and her older brother started bringing home records by gil evans and miles davis, her world turned.
Gil evans arrangement of my ship w transcription jazz. See new and popular elvis presley songs, uploaded by musescore users, connect with. It would seem, then, that a more appropriate credit would be composed by gil evans. Sketches of miles davis and gil evans it is may 1957 and the tape is running in columbias 30th street studio. The gorgeous lilt of evans still startling original arrangements for horns is preserved, not in the aspic of academia but in the living, breathing performances of a group of new yorks finest musicians such as evans might have selected himself. Evans found in davis his ideal interpreter, an artist whose strengths served as a focus for evanss most profound musical statements. May 01, 2014 i purchased the original gil evans and miles davis score and wrote the parts out in finale and then to pdf. The uniquely creative collaboration between miles davis and gil evans has already resulted in two extraordinarily evocative columbia albumsmiles ahead cl 1041 and porgy and bess cl 1274cs 8085. After a period in obscurity, evans wrote for a helen merrill session and then collaborated with davis on miles ahead. Born in toronto, canada, he was a jazz composer, arranger and pianist. Gil evans, essential jazz arranger, at 100 famous for his collaborations with miles davis, evans brought orchestral colors and textures to jazz, and was a pioneer of the cool sound.
Gil evans porgy and bess score pdf pdf pro downloader. His innovative work as a composer, arranger, and bandleaderfor miles. By participating in this project, you will receive a study score for each of the previously unavailable works you select from the participant offers section. 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. Goldsteins career split off in another direction in the 80s when he took an assignment to score an abc afterschool special, summer switch, which was also the directorial debut of ken kwapis the sisterhood of.
A scan of a page from the original manuscript in gils own hand downloadable pdf format. The gil evans collection by popular request, the study scores by legendary gil evans are finally available. Study composition at the university of the arts in philadelphia. Evans wanted daviss permission to arrange daviss composition donna lee for the thornhill band. The life 19121988 and career of gil evans paralleled and often foreshadowed the quickly changing world of jazz through the 20th century. Gil evans sheet music and music books at sheet music plus. Composed by illinois jacket, bob russell, and sir charles thompson. Major works by gil evans and chuck owen and a new work by aaron hedenstrom. Out of the cool gil evans orchestra, gil evans songs. May, 2012 gil evans, essential jazz arranger, at 100 famous for his collaborations with miles davis, evans brought orchestral colors and textures to jazz, and was a pioneer of the cool sound. Study scores for gil evans newly rediscovered, original arrangements are now available exclusively through artistshare for the first time. Davis wanted to look over gils scores, which were considered as the first fresh bigband inventions to come along since the great ellington concertos of 193942.
Trumpeter miles davis began his collaboration with composer and bandleader gil evans in the late 40s. Historic collaborations, prefers the term big band to refer only to the traditional instrumentation of 35 saxophones, 24 trombones, 24 trumpets, and a rhythm section consisting of some. He possessed cultural secrets which i have tried to absorb and pass on further. May 01, 2003 the life 19121988 and career of gil evans paralleled and often foreshadowed the quickly changing world of jazz through the 20th century. In the 1950s to 1960s, he collaborated extensively with miles davis, recording and performing. 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. The first, miles ahead 1957, showcased his playing with a jazz big band and a horn section beautifully arranged by evans. Davis boplicity be bop lives sheet music for piano solo pdf. Gil evans spent his earliest years traveling around canada with his family, as they were regularly forced to move in order to follow the availability of mining jobs for his stepfather. Nov 20, 2016 trumpeter miles davis began his collaboration with composer and bandleader gil evans in the late 40s.
Out of the cool is the comprehensive biography of a selftaught musician whom colleagues often regarded as a mentor. 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. Gil evans was way ahead of his time when he hooked up and did a number of albums with miles davis. Composed by miles davis introduction allegedly composed by gil evans. Im using the original audio for educational purposes.
The album features arrangements by davis and collaborator gil evans from. Gil evans is ranked with good reason with ellington and basie. Download for free in pdf midi format, or print directly from our site. I purchased the original gil evans and miles davis score and wrote the parts out in finale and then to pdf. In the 1950s to 1960s, he collaborated extensively with miles davis. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Porgy and bess cl is a studio album by jazz musician miles davis, released in march on columbia records. A brilliant arranger, his lengthy recording career with miles davis is monumental, but he did other things, including a series of sessions in 1958 and 1959, with a large group including cannonball adderly, philly joe jones drums, art blakey drums, elvin jonesdrums, paul chambersbass, johnny coiles and ernie royal trumpet. 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 sanborn, arthur blythe, lew soloff, and george adams. 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. His innovative work as a composer, arranger, and bandleaderfor miles davis, with whom he frequently collaborated over the course of four decades, and for his own ensemblesplaces him alongside duke ellington and. Join facebook to connect with gil evans and others you may know.
Sketches of miles davis and gil evans university of toronto. And a new work by aaron hedenstrom unt digital library. Large ensemble of the year ryan truesdells gil evans project. Miles evans, gil s son, also led the gil evans orchestra for a centennial concert at new yorks highline ballroom, featuring many of the musicians heard in the orchestra during evans s lifetime. 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. He is widely recognized as one of the greatest orchestrators in jazz, playing an important role in the development of cool jazz, modal jazz, free jazz, and jazz fusion. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Download and print boplicity be bop lives sheet music for piano solo by miles davis. Dec 01, 2016 so what from the album kind of blue by miles davis. Evans and davis set up a trade that led to a lifelong friendship. In 1922 the family settled in berkeley, and it was shortly afterward that gil first.
Gil evans the complete pacific jazz sessions music. Miles evans, gils son, also led the gil evans orchestra for a centennial concert at new yorks highline ballroom, featuring many of the musicians heard. Evans found in davis his ideal interpreter, an artist whose strengths served as a focus for evans s most profound musical statements. First known as the awardwinning arranger for the claude thornhill orchestra, evans is perhaps best known as the arrangerconductor of four albums with miles davis, as well as for leading his own innovative orchestra. Davis biographer jack chambers described the album as a new score, with its own integrity, order and action. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Elvis presley sheet music free download in pdf or midi on. Canadian jazz pianist, arranger, composer and bandleader. A video in which ryan truesdell discusses the history of the chart and the story. Fascinated by the colorful orchestrations found on miles ahead, porgy and bess and sketches of spain, recorded between 1957 and 1960, crease began a life long affair with the music of evans, a man noted critic gary giddins has called one of the great. Youll find a wide selection of gil evans sheet music, songbooks, and music books at sheet music plus. The university of southern mississippi the aquila digital.
1685 295 1149 1616 749 486 1479 629 1194 193 1636 1684 1263 475 444 964 175 1510 701 887 1058 1631 1399 57 120 798 725 944 1341 1099 1371 911 876 1156