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The Bill Evans Trio - Volume 3 (1968-1974): Artist Transcriptions (Piano * Bass * Drums)

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Great Transcriptions. There is some important product information missing in the first 3 volumes - including the transcribers: Liam Noble (the piano and bass), Chris Baron (the drums) and Artemis Music Ltd.

And the Albums from which each track comes (A big setback I'm sure for anyone who has bought the books but does not own a lot of actual Bill Evans Recorded material)

These are the albums used in this volume:

Alfie - Re: Person I Knew

Emily - Re: Person I Knew

Funkallero - The Bill Evans Album

'Round Midnight - You're Gonna Hear From Me

A Sleepin' Bee - At The Montreux Jazz Festival 1968

Someday My Prince Will Come - You're Gonna Hear From Me

The Touch of Your Lips - At The Montreux Jazz Festival 1968

Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me) - You're Gonna Hear From Me

This 3rd volume of transcriptions is an essential purchase for the aspiring Jazz musician. The transcriptions are very accurate as far as I can tell. The Piano features on the top two staves, bass on the 3rd stave and the drums on the 4th.

These performances are all from the middle or late part of Bill Evans career and you will probably be able to find the actual recordings on CD if you hunt around. Sadly the book does not tell you from which recordings the transcriptions are taken.

A word of warning, these transcriptions are not for beginners, they are technically demanding and unless you are blessed with superb reading skills and a natural Jazz feel you will have to work hard to perfect these.