LearnJazzPiano.com archives: Bill Evans

elwapo -- 07/24/2007, 05:33:43 -- #36048

This link is a detailed analysis of one of his performances with study aids / links at the bottome of the page. http://www2.selu.edu/orgs/34skid//BEJF4/Clear_Day/

Brotherdavies -- 07/25/2007, 05:43:53 -- #36048

Thank you for this. Very helpful. Something I picked up on was the description of 'Locked fourths style'. Now I often use what can be called a 'diatonic fouth' pattern in my right hand. e.g. C - F - B. I will move this pattern about on the white keys, keeping my right hand fingers 'locked'. I will catch melody notes with the highest note or just ascend or descend randomly. Sounds good against C and diatonic modes and great against A7 in the left hand. Now, of course I want to take this into other keys as well but is this how fourth chords are used in practice by players like Bill? I realise that the pattern, when moved around on the white keys, covers perfect fourth and tri-tone intervals BUT I CAN'T 'GET' PERFECT FOURTH VOICINGS THAT MOVE IN A PARALLEL FASHION! Who plays these? Bill? Anyone? Help me bust through that wall, built up of parallel fourths!!!! Cheers Bro' (stuck in a world of diatonic fourths)

7 -- 07/25/2007, 09:21:11 -- #36048

You might take a look in the room here called "Quartals"

smg -- 07/25/2007, 12:52:31 -- #36048

Here's some more great BE stuff online... http://www2.selu.edu/orgs/34skid//html/comrade_conrad1.html http://www.creativekeyboard.com/backissues/aug03/essential.html

tune -- 07/26/2007, 10:30:26 -- #36048

very cool thanks

elwapo -- 07/26/2007, 10:45:46 -- #36048

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