Bill evans transcriptions uk
Pettinger, a concert pianist, is brilliant in describing, with a technical precision which is nonetheless accessible to the non-musician, what Evans was up to. "Pettinger is eminently qualified to assay Evan’s evolution as a pianist, and students of Evan’s music will no doubt enjoy the author’s references to Evan’s scores and academic excursions."- Publishers Weekly Recommended for jazz fans and music buffs."- Library Journal "Pettinger provides a portrait of Evans that will serve as a foundation for further investigation of this quiet jazz giant. has thoroughly researched Evans’s life, reading the available literature and tracking down the pianist’s associates for commentary, and he has listened assiduously to the Evans catalog, which is no small feat given its enormousness."-Adam Bresnick, Wall Street Journal
The making of every important Evans recording is discussed, and as he follows the extreme ups and downs of a career vexed by heroin addiction and other problems, Pettinger shows how the personal helped shape the artistic sensibility of this jazz innovator."-Tom Moon, Philadelphia Inquirer "Peter Pettinger sets out to catalog and explain Evans’ wide-ranging genius. shrewd critical commentary."-Terry Teachout, New York Times Book Review
"Peter Pettinger writes frankly in his fine new biography of what was no secret to Evans's appalled colleagues: The most influential jazz pianist of the past half-century was addicted to drugs-first heroin, then cocaine-for much of his adult life."-Terry Teachout, New York Times Book Review
This is an ideal companion for those who want to 'understand' Evans in the most important way, through listening."-Bob Blumenthal, Boston Globe "Pettinger understands what sets the pianist apart, and explains with a minimum of technical language and just enough musical transcriptions to get his key points across.