Blue in green is the third tune on miles davis 1959 album, kind of. 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. Blue in green is a 10measure circular form following a 4measure introduction. Blue in green comprises a canadian concert by the bill evans trio. The album features davis s ensemble sextet consisting of saxophonists john coltrane and julian cannonball adderley, pianist bill evans, bassist paul chambers, and. If you were a musician brought in to record with davis, you wouldnt be given sheet music ahead of time, or a rough demo recording to familiarize yourself with. Blue in green from the album kind of blue by miles davis. Blue in green miles davis, 1959 blue in green was first recorded on march 17, 1959 by trumpeter miles davis, pianist bill evans, drummer jimmy cobb, bassist paul chambers, and saxophonist john coltrane. The 10measure form is much shorter than most jazz standards and so its repeated numerous times in a performance.
Kind of blue is usually the first choice if you would like to listen to a jazz album, and were not exceptions to that. In this collection we see the fashioning of kind of blue, coming out of a fusion of live performances and studio explorations. The kind of blue sessions in honor of miles davis 50thanniversary kind of blue reissue, music writer ashley kahn looks at a few of. Blue in green is an iconic jazz ballad from miles davis 1959 album, kind of blue. The tight and almost telepathic musical communication between the musicians, the strong repertoire six evans originals, a pair of ballads, and so what. Watch the video for blue in green from miles davis s kind of blue for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Blue in green tutorial bill evans chords, voicings, pdf. The album is worth checking out if you havent already.
Unit 4 test unit 4 test 1 who composed blue in green with. Bill evans assumed cocredit with davis for blue in green when recording it on his portrait in jazz album and the davis estate acknowledged evans authorship in 2002. The practice of a band leaders appropriating authorship of a song written by a sideman occurred frequently in the jazz world. Blue in green by miles davis samples, covers and remixes. It is the third track, as well as one of two ballads, on davis kind of blue, released by columbia records on august 17, 1959. Blue in green is the third track on miles davis album kind of blue which is the bestselling jazz album of all time worth checking out if you havent already.
There is a gil evans miles davis book like this, but not one for kind of blue. This album launched the modal era of jazz and its accessibility has made it the highestselling jazz album of all time. 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. Jazz guitar lessons online, printable pdf ebook methods with tabs and audio. Frequence analysis of so what the sessions monday, march 02, 1959. This series of videos of jazzy piano pieces of moderate difficulty is in response to viewers requests. Blue in green is the third track on miles davis album kind of blue which is the bestselling jazz album of all time. Pianist evans, bassist eddie gomez, and drummer marty morell had been playing regularly together since 1969 gomez had joined the group back in 1966. Flamenco sketches miles davis trumpet bill evans piano wynton kelly piano jimmy cobb drums paul chambers. Download and print blue in green sheet music for piano solo by miles davis in the. It also the only other ballad on the album along with flamenco sketches. He was called back to play on the now legendary kind of blue album in the spring of 1959.
A fresh look at miles davis blue in green in honor of miles davis 80th birthday friday, writer and poet quincy troupe discusses the song blue in green, from davis classic 1959 album kind of. Julian cannonball adderley alto saxophone except on blue in green john coltrane tenor saxophone. What do you think is the meaning of the title to the miles. Miles davis kind of all blues blue in green flamenco sketches freddie freeloader so what hal leonard. Evans influenced davis outlook and guided his taste, introducing him to a host of modern classical composers. Print and download in pdf or midi blue in green voicing miles davis bill evans. Blue in green from the jazz pianists ultimate guide to the real.
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. Blue in green was written in 1959 for the miles davis classic, kind of blue. May 26, 2006 a fresh look at miles davis blue in green in honor of miles davis 80th birthday friday, writer and poet quincy troupe discusses the song blue in green, from davis classic 1959 album kind of. I planned that album around the piano playing of bill evans, davis. Miles claims in his autobiography that he wrote all of the tunes on kind. After the kind of blue sessions, there was a mass exodus from miles daviss band.
The harry fox agency songfile, used for research on mechanical royalties, lists blue in green by miles davis as of 2012, not by bill evans. 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. Mar 02, 2017 blue in green was first recorded on march 17, 1959 by trumpeter miles davis, pianist bill evans, drummer jimmy cobb, bassist paul chambers, and saxophonist john coltrane. Blue in green is a ballad allegedly written by miles davis for his famous hit record kind of blue. Download and print blue in green sheet music for piano solo by miles davis in the range of f3a6 from sheet music direct. Why isnt there a complete score for this album, with all parts comping, bass, drumsnot just the solos transcribed and presented in score format, the same way that classical masterpieces are.
Flamenco sketches miles davis trumpet bill evans piano wynton kelly piano jimmy cobb. Blue in green by miles davis discover this songs samples, covers and remixes on whosampled. Bill evans on miles davis and kind of blue allan chase. Suggested listeningmiles davis kind of blue album released in 1959. Kind of blue reissue with john coltrane, cannonball adderley, bill evans, wynton, kelly, paul chambers, jimmy cobb tracks. Miles davis and john coltrane 14720 views february 08, 2017 12 comments sandbox the saker one of my favorite jazz compositions ever, blue in green, by my favorite jazz composer, bill evans miles davis played it on the album kind of blue, but he did not compose blue in green, evans did. Kind of blue in 1959, seven nowlegendary musicians in the prime of their careers went into the studio to record five simple compositional sketches. I planned that album around the piano playing of bill evans, davis admitted in 1989. Jun 09, 2010 this jazz standard is the first tune on miles davis classic record, kind of blue. This was miles davis approach to recording on most of his albums, including the legendary kind of blue.
This all fits together well, showing how much miles davis needed his sidemen, and how well he used them. Kind of blue is a studio album by american jazz trumpeter miles davis. The version on evans trio album portrait in jazz, recorded in 1959, credits the tune to davisevans. Bill evans, miles davis, charles mingus, art farmer, bob brookmeyer, george russell, the eddie costa quartet, lucy reed, frank minon, jimmy cobb bill evans. The 10measure form is much shorter than most jazz standards and so. Taking his place on the rest of the album was bill evans, largely because of the purpose he served in creating the sound davis was looking to achieve and his role in the lineup from the 58 miles. Introduction to jazz piano blue in green by miles davis youtube. He then played catalyst toand cocomposer of much of the material onthe modaljazz masterpiece kind of blue.
Introduction to jazz piano blue in green by miles davis. Bill evans blue in green take 2 transcription youtube. For the last time, miles called back the pianist who had just left his quintet, and it was evans harmonic conceptions, inspired by early 20th century european music, that dominated kind of blue. Miles davis, cannonball adderley, john coltrane, bill evans, wynton kelly, paul chambers, and jimmy cobb 2cd kind of. Although the composers credit went to davis on the album, the piece was actually composed by pianist bill evans the miles davis estate has. Miles davis kind of all blues blue in green flamenco sketches. It is also possibly the best record to date by miles davis.
It has long been speculated that pianist bill evans wrote blue in green, even though. This is full story of how miles davis, cannonball adderley, john coltrane, bill evans, wynton kelly, paul chambers and jimmy cobb made it. Play blue in green 1959, by miles davis chordmelody for guitar tab and chords recordings. Nardis is a composition by american jazz musician miles davis. 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. By late 1958, davis employed one of the best and most profitable working bands pursuing the hard bop style. Evans songs include a haunting blue in green a modal gem credited to miles davis but claimed by the pianist as his work with a touching lyric by meredith dambrosio, the mournful turn out the stars, a magical deliberate take of very early, and an enticing medley of two of evans ballads written in honor of two young ladies, waltz for. 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. All blues is a 68 12measure blues form that produces its mood through only a few modal changes and miles davis free melodic conception. The ensemble playing reaches new levels of subtlety and transcendence, and the work benefits greatly from the introduction of pianist bill evans, one of miles davis greatest collaborators. 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. As kind of blue turns 60, drummer jimmy cobb shares. Rare transcriptions 2 song recording 1i hear a rhapsodywith jim hall undercurrent 2.
Download your blue in green chord melody, solo, and more pdf here. The piece has come to be associated with pianist bill evans, who recorded it repeatedly. It was devastating for miles davis, tragic for the rest of us. Jun 01, 2015 kind of blue is usually the first choice if you would like to listen to a jazz album, and were not exceptions to that.
Its the top jazz album of all time as measured by sales. Blue in green is a 10measure circular form following a 4measure introduction, and played by soloists in various augmentation and diminution of time values. The great jazz standard blue in green for jazz guitar now with audio and pdf with. So what, freddie freeloader blue in green, all blues flamenco sketches music. It was written in 1958, during davis s modal period, to be played by cannonball adderley for the album portrait of cannonball.
It was recorded on march 2 and april 22, 1959, at columbias 30th street studio in new york city, and released on august 17 of that year by columbia records. As with most of the other tunes on the record, it is very modal. Miles davis blue in green kind of blue 1959 youtube. Davis amd evans fuse at a critical moment in time and the remarkable becomes accessible for us all. Blue in green is the third tune on miles davis 1959 album, kind of blue.
The track features miles davis, john coltrane, cannonball adderley, paul chambers, jimmy cobb and bill evans. Check out blue in green by miles davis on amazon music. Blue in green from the jazz pianists ultimate guide to. Bill evans chords explained, waltz for debby, piano tutorial duration. Blue in green is arguably the most beautiful piece of music on kind of blue. One of the most admired and influential pianists of the postbop era. Its sold over 20 million copies, and still sells about 5,000 copies a week.
The kind of blue sessions in honor of miles davis 50thanniversary kind of blue reissue, music writer ashley kahn looks at a few of the stories behind the scenes of the legendary. Blue in green kind of blue miles davis bill evans one day at miles s apartment, he wrote on some manuscript paper the symbols for gminor and aaugmented. Nonetheless, he created his most indisputable masterpiece, containing two of the most popular standards of modern jazz, so what and all blues on flamenco sketches, miles struck out to explore the harmonic realms of modal music, which he would radicalize ten years later. Flamenco sketches is a jazz composition written by american jazz trumpeter miles davis and pianist bill evans. The basic idea of the album is deceptively simple miles has prearranged things so that each soloist is thinking in terms of scales, short collections of consecutive notes which each have an emotional atmosphere, explains benny green in his informative sleeve notes. The beautiful jazz ballad blue in green is a jazz piano staple. Blue in green from the jazz pianists ultimate guide to the. My bill evans problemjaded visions of jazz and race. Miles davis sextet is an allstar band that deserves a lot of focused listening. Apr 12, 2012 blue in green is a ballad allegedly written by miles davis for his famous hit record kind of blue. Im using the original audio for educational purposes.
Listen free to miles davis kind of blue so what, freddie freeloader and more. Blue in green, the best of the early years 195560 music. Recorded at columbia 30th street studio, new york city on march 2, 1959 tracks and april 22, 1959 tracks 46. Blue and green by bill evans and toots thielemans 1979 reggae.
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