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If you’v ever heard Sid play Bill Evans arrangements for guitar, or read any of his books, you know what a treat you’re in for! If not, you’ll find out!!
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A Guitarist’s Approach to the Harmony of Bill Evans Class Content | Sid Jacobs
Discover the connection between jazz pianist Bill Evans and the playing of guitar greats like Lenny Breau, Jimmy Wyble, John Stowell and Sid Jacobs! In this enhanced version of the 2006 masterclass from Sid Jacobs, you will get to see how understanding guide tones, voice leading, counterpoint, melody and using open strings can create a unique sound for your jazz guitar playing.
Sid Jacobs shares his insights studying and dissecting important aspects of pianistic playing as applied to guitar. We’ve also included newly segmented videos which will allow you to revisit your favorite parts of this video quicker. The new Soundsliced versions of Sid’s arrangements will also help you work on his arrangements easier as you can slow down the audio, loop sections and even see fretboard visualizations of the notation and tablature.
Song examples includes classics from Bill Evans like My Bells, Waltz for Debbie and Very Early. In addition to seeing how Sid has translated Bill’s approach to guitar, you will also get to see the approach applied to other jazz guitar essentials like All The Things You Are, Stella By Starlight and the beautiful ballad Chelsea Bridge.
Sid also shares tips on how to maximise your practice time for his book, The Bill Evans Guitar Book which is becoming a modern classic for jazz guitarists interested in modernising their chord vocabulary. Prepare your guitar for new sounds you’ll be delighted to play and get this masterclass today!
- “Very Early” – arranged for guitar by Sid Jacobs
- “My Bells” – arranged for guitar by Sid Jacobs
- “Turn Out the Stars” – arranged for guitar by Sid Jacobs
Includes 15 Pages of PDF materials in standard notation and TAB.
- “Waltz for Debbie” – arranged for guitar by Sid Jacobs
- “Very Early” – arranged for guitar by Sid Jacobs
- “Turn Out the Stars” – arranged for guitar by Sid Jacobs
- Rootless voicings – a brief discussion with Sid Jacobs
- “My Bells” – arranged for guitar by Sid Jacobs
Full video is 1 hour 38 min.
| A Guitarist's Approach to the Harmony of Bill Evans | |||
| A Guitarist’s Approach to the Harmony of Bill Evans | 01:37:49 | ||
| Intro | |||
| Introduction | 00:01:34 | ||
| Opening Performance – Bill Evans Medley | 00:06:00 | ||
| Section 1 | |||
| Beyond Chord Melody | 00:02:15 | ||
| Playing 3rds and 7ths – Voice Leading | 00:05:01 | ||
| Adding Tensions | 00:02:42 | ||
| Section 2 | |||
| Counterpoint Before Harmony | 00:03:56 | ||
| Lenny Breau and The Guitar as An Orchestra | 00:02:49 | ||
| Blues Example and Beyond Movable Shapes | 00:04:32 | ||
| Clusters | 00:02:22 | ||
| Section 3 | |||
| The Sound of All The Things You Are | 00:03:46 | ||
| The Line Cliche, Counterpoint, Harmonic and Rhythmic Cadence | 00:04:55 | ||
| More Colors | 00:04:39 | ||
| Dominant Sounds | 00:04:24 | ||
| Song Examples | |||
| Stella By Starlight Example | 00:03:31 | ||
| Very Early Example | 00:03:56 | ||
| My Bells and Using Open Strings | 00:08:36 | ||
| Soundslice – My Bells | 00:05:00 | ||
| Waltz For Debbie | 00:04:36 | ||
| Soundslice – Waltz for Debbie | 00:05:00 | ||
| Soundslice – Turn Out the Stars | 00:05:00 | ||
| Question & Answer | |||
| Q and A – Omitting Roots | 00:04:55 | ||
| Q and A – Contrapuntal Improvising | 00:08:32 | ||
| Q and A – How to use The Bill Evans Guitar Book | 00:07:41 | ||
| Q and A – Chelsea Bridge Example and Dynamics | 00:04:42 | ||
| Outro | |||
| Closing Performance – Ask Me Now and Outro | 00:02:54 | ||
