The Bill Evans Guitar Book

Description

In this book/online audio pack, Musicians Institute instructor Sid Jacobs, who organized the school’s Jazz Guitar elective, translates the playing of quintessential jazz pianist Bill Evans for guitarists to enjoy. Includes music, instruction and analysis of 14 Evans’ pieces, all in their original keys and with full demonstration tracks. The price of this book includes a unique code that provides access to audio tracks online, for download or streaming. The tracks include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right – available exclusively from Hal Leonard. Songs include: Funkallero · Laurie · Letter to Evan · My Bells · Orbit · Peace Piece · Peri’s Scope · Remembering the Rain · A Simple Matter of Conviction · Time Remembered · Turn Out the Stars · The Two Lonely People · Very Early · Waltz for Debby. Sid’s marvelous transcriptions of Bill Evans’ tunes for solo guitar have just raised the guitar to a new level. This is contemporary guitar at its harmonic best. – Joe Diorio