Instant Bill Evans Sound

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[@chrishuab2364]

Taking breaths between phrases like a horn player is actually kinda genius

[@ferminvargas359]

While learning bebop language in college I asked my piano teacher who I should listen to, expecting Garland, Monk or Harris, he told me to listen to a s- load of horn players and steal every little thing I could

[@spanzotab]

that's one of the first things I was taught (from youtube) when learning phrasing on guitar, incredibly useful tool. you can also think of it like singing

[@MACLima]

Just came here for this comment.

[@killakam3084]

Any piano teacher worth their salt teaches you proper posture and rhythmic breathing first lesson.

[@melchimichel3979]

Horn player here. I came here to make exactly this comment. In fact, it sometimes drives me crazy when horn players use circular breathing to play really long phrases. I find myself unsettled and gasping for breath.

[@G8tr1522]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who breathes like horn player while on the keys 😅😂

[@EvanWiederandersMusic]

No, pausing between phrases is a good thing. The space between the phrases can be as important as the phrases themselves.

[@killakam3084]

Many greats would murmur in time with their melodic lines. Similar effect to influence your phrasing in a positive way. I think of Oscar Peterson and Erroll

[@8BitsOfFun1323]

​@@killakam3084Monk does this

[@TheBLUETOOTHpoet]

Funny thing… I’m “Ha-ha-1/2ing” to RE~MBER 2 BREATH ! Period ! I’m in 2 LISTENING !

[@ravenger2445]

"Why'd you stop playing piano?" *"I ran out of air"* 💀💀💀

[@officalhumblefish565]

Taking breaths in-between phrases is brilliant. It's a technique I'll be using as a guitarist during my solos

[@liamouziel211]

John Mayer is a master of doing just that check out where the light is with off the solos are textbook perfect examples of that

[@abagz3919]

Ya I might have to try that on bass

[@ericoschmitt]

Step 1: mix flour and sugar Step 2: add milk and butter Step 3: serve the cake already baked.

[@Dabaiko]

As a former member of openstudio, I can confirm that step 3 is probably the most important.

[@AKOutback]

This was Bill's approach on a tune titled "Israel" from one of my favorite, if not my fav Bill records " Explorations."

[@brettbreet]

I knew the song from my favorite, Trio '65! :)

[@adriandelgado8709]

Bill Evans man… In my humble opinion one of the best pianists out there, not talked enough about… he had such a unique Melancholic sound to him

[@cursedswordsman]

Bill Evans isn't talked about enough? Really?

[@michaelsotomayor5001]

@@cursedswordsmanhe is obscure I had to stumble upon him while I already knew the many other famous jazz pianists.

[@seankeegan8285]

@@cursedswordsman I remember wanting to get into jazz and all i was told to listen to was Bill Evans by everyone studying jazz xD

[@bradleym8922]

I mean he’s on the most famous jazz record of all time lol

[@lewfarky]

bill evans is the greatest in my opinion among all the greats, i’m sure if oscar was alive today, he would acknowledge bill as one of the best…

[@jaycielle]

As a musician, jazz fan, & aspiring "not bad" jazz musician, this channel is such gold - I just learned that the self-comping style I've heard so often is called (at least here) "shadowing"

[@JosephRElder]

That is such an accurate description of what a cartoonish Bill Evans style would sound like and what it would take to get that sound. Fantastic. Well done.

[@Cantbuyathrill]

This is one of the most beautiful thingsIv heard on these SHORTS VIDEOS

[@alichamas63]

As a Bill Evans fan this is awesome!

[@carlbaumeister3439]

“Bill, meet Tom & Jerry.” “Tom & Jerry, Bill Evans.”

[@JoMajorSax]

This is quite insightful. Dang, this little short caught me off guard.

[@Jazzguitarguy]

crazy how much that sounded like Evans, such a great breakdown of his thing

[@AllIn1Studio]

You’re brilliant, sweet, humble, generous and super-inspiring!!! Thank you 😊 💛 🎉

[@Cdaddyhudsoc]

WTF that was surreal I never noticed that about bill Evans style

[@collinsingleton4815]

I love the fact that his breathing can be heard with the timing. A very effect learning tool for non-wind instrument players to hear and develop.

[@rickspyder6159]

Wow .... Best episode EVER ... YOU GUYS ROCK

[@onedividedsoul]

Beautiful stuff. Really appreciate the transcription too

[@nobutternotes]

Man I really love this sound haha, it is cartoonishly silly but very accurate

[@user-qv9dz1mh1g]

You nailed his sound. That’s so impressive holy shit.

[@lfakroll]

I love those last chords!

[@Zanarkand_0]

I am struggling so much with independence in my left hand so watching this is blowing me away with how complicated it is.

[@dragon32210]

Wish Bill lived longer so we have more of his music 😢

[@brandoncarter360]

Me too…. 😔

[@rebeccaleek3852]

Oh my gosh…the end! DUDE!!! That sounds just like him!

[@anyandeverything15]

Pretty good, I would add little more harmonic simplicity in the left hand. Bill Evans was big on keeping the left hand relatively simple to bring out the melody when he was soloing, lots of 5ths and drop 2s, compared to when he was playing a more through composed section where hed get much more dense. This is really cool though

[@sparkplugrecs.official]

Thst last lil lick was quite funky

[@glp.1337]

I don't know who invented this kind of playing/music, but I admire him/her for finding listeners for it.

[@johngibson6825]

Thanks!

[@fattmusiek5452]

Achievement Unlocked: Sounds Like Bill (Nice!)

[@jimihendrixx11]

Bill was a genius😊

[@seatyourself7082]

perfect post

[@noahkapley7190]

Super cool!

[@DihelsonMendonca]

You are right. Bill did that specially at the beginning of his career. But I think his last years harmony was amazing. I play several Bill Evans pieces. He's my all time jazz favorite. Btw, your piano has an amazing sound, which resembles Bill's piano sound. 🎉❤

[@johngibson6825]

Love this stuff

[@antmanmusic]

Brilliant analysis!! Thanks so much!

[@shop970]

It's quite an effective lesson! Love it !

[@Neoanalogism]

Very accurate

[@MaxNaar]

Wow you nailed this one

[@Suspense1376]

I don’t know if it was intentional but each count in is in fairly close to being in time with the others. Just keep counting when he stops to talk until the next count. Pretty cool

[@emmanuelsaridakispiano]

Good job!

[@SvenHild]

Spot on I would say

[@Marco-bh9im]

THE ENDING, A TUT ON THAT PLEASE

[@traderjoestar]

Bill also does a ton of rhythmic displacement, so he'll comp on like, +of 1 instead of +of4 where you might expect, and then shift some stuff around. Always trying to throw off your inner pulse lol

[@user-sg5jg6eh9c]

Great master 😊

[@JohnChristopher3]

Great lesson analyzing one of the GOATs

[@MotifMusicStudios]

Oh that is just TOO fun! Great tips!

[@SameBrittDifferentDay]

Im currently learning Bill Evans "A Time For Love" and these triplets and rhythm is taking me out! Lol! But its do beautiful, im determined to learn it!

[@brandoncarter360]

That’s one of my super favorites from him!!!! In the Key of D.

[@marcelomollomusica7737]

Que bueno poder ver, analizar y tomar la esencia del sonido de Bill Evans. Gracias..

[@jamesdeancav]

I have to say you are probably my favourite teacher because I only have a 30 second attention span 😂

[@Da_Xman]

✨EXCELLENT✨...!!!

[@StormtrippyMusic]

ok but can we just appreciate how beautiful that steinway is

[@marcelomollomusica7737]

Great!!!!

[@musomuzo]

wow that is so cool

[@jayswitzer9871]

I'm a member, but you need a mobile app so I can just launch it and have everything OpenStudio in one spot, I can save all my fav piano shorts and play them back, maybe even play them back slower tempo, and A-B repeat? It's complicated using web pages and links to track all the clips and tips i like.

[@lexmusiclab]

Damn that ending was sick 😂🔥

[@eighty_ocho]

Mind: blown 👉🏾🤯

[@slippinndippin1421]

You thought you could trick us by playing a recording of Israel but I’m not buying it! But seriously what phenomenal playing! I’m working on Nardis right now and I’ll definitely steal some of these ideas for soloing.

[@34skidoo1]

Beautiful love! Great!

[@paulward1586]

Genius Adam!

[@wolfgangk1]

blows my mind every time

[@afoleite]

Wonderful!

[@robertogonzalez1494]

You sound just like him!

[@Maximus_sage]

Wonderful video!

[@reach5741]

This is crazy it’s so good

[@willmarkley]

Aaaaamazing

[@lauriekinder5248]

EXACTLY ❤

[@DJazium]

Nice!

[@RobBerks]

Very cool! And clever too 😅

[@brandonwilliams966]

Yep!!!!!!

[@isoEH]

Good take!! : ) Great vibe.

[@xyz.ijk.]

I don't know why you call a cartoonish, I thought that was quite excellent.😮

[@alexpavchinski]

Good stuff, thanks!

[@jorgeguerrero7533]

Duuude....that's so precise..❤

[@Sphereal]

This guy is an alien.

[@philipernstzen7702]

Pure genius 🎉🎉🎉

[@JeannieSargent]

mind blowing - very nice analysis on Bill's playing! Can you do one on Chet Baker's style please :)

[@Vashmata]

Looooool how is this so perfect

[@coltonshanley1921]

Sick

[@Sing4DLaughter]

This shorts are so well edited, congrats! This is a dificult one tho😅

[@gottafindacoolname]

Oh i wonder if this video will loop

[@nicolle2126]

the way i was struggling to hear how this was bill evans until the shadowing tip, and then the recognition hit me like a truck hahahaha

[@BestFitSquareChannel]

Brilliant!

[@joekerins9772]

I recognise this from "Israel", one of my favourites of his

[@user-qz4bn2ui5t]

I didn’t realise that I breathe like that when I play until I filmed myself and watched it back.

[@rgraham9792]

So true!

[@Robert_A_Keyboards4948]

Nice...........

[@JulianSarnoff]

Satie next? Very similar sounds

[@keystoanotherworld]

Lovely sir

[@ezrac704]

I feel that Bill Evans was maybe a bit more subtle and less percussive with his left hand, but that sounds amazing and I'm no expert!

[@Nn-uh2kb]

Bill was left handed

[@ezrac704]

@@Nn-uh2kb oops, I actually meant to say his left. His shadowing was more subtle is my point.

[@Tyrell_Corp2019]

I imagine that's why he humbly said: "cartoonishly". Even still... it's a FANTASTIC insight/lesson with actual staffed music illustrating it all in seconds. We are spoiled with so many great resources today.

[@inthejunglejim]

The most brilliant part of the short though was that the beginning was actually the end of the short (perhaps already foreshadowing the real start of the content at step 1... a type of "inception-like" twist 😂)

[@barnabasrsnags4828]

Very easy indeed

[@panzade]

Wow!…just wow!😮

[@JohnathandosSantos]

That was awesome!

[@sclogse1]

Since I knew Bill.played Baldwin, back then I assumed they had The Sound. Later I knew it was the sound engineer. So next step for you is how to get that studio album sound.

[@ben_jammin242]

Damn, bro! Thanks

[@michisolaris594]

ビルエバンスの曲は 一般的には詩的だとか、言われていて、それならばと弾いてみようという方が大変多いですが、。 ビルエバンスの演奏は やらねばと言うような使命感と 荒さと紙一重の切迫感が 伝わる演奏なんです。 その部分が大変難しい。

[@jazzfan7491]

Very sharp, as in insightful… but also, descending triplets

[@peter_castle]

more brilliant than cartoonish!

[@calebearaujotecladista]

😍🎹