Waltz for debby, from bill evans to classical guitar. All transcriptions pdf made in the 6 last months are only available for download to my patreon subscribers. Waltz for debby is a song composed by the great pianist bill evans, contained in the album whit the same name from evans trio with scott lafaro. Claudio farinone plays ralph towner by claudio farinone on. This great piece by bill evans beautifully arranged by ralph towner.
Includes comments by towner and full transcriptions for all ten pieces, plus an appendix of improvisational lead sheets for the last three. Ralph towner open letter ralph towner classical and 12string guitars, synthesizer peter erskine drums recorded july 1991 and february 1992 at rainbow studio, oslo engineer. He recorded it as a solo piano piece on his album new jazz conceptions 1956. Bill evans waltz for debby jazz guitar and classical guitar by dr. Download new jazz album by ralph towner open letter 1992 flac from ol.
Some of these players were out on the edge like david torn. My arrangement of the famous bill evans tune for solo guitar. Waltz for debby, a song by ralph towner on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Waltz for debby download free sheet music and scores scorser. Towner was so inspired by the classic evans trios version of the standard my foolish heartrecorded at the village vanguard in 1961 and released on the seminal waltz for debby that he made it the albums title track and only nonoriginal piece. Born in 1940 in chehalis, washington, towner is one of the most diversely talented musicians of the past halfcentury, and has made notable recordings of jazz, classical music, folk music, and world music. Search for library items search for lists search for. The snoozy noodlings of his former band oregon can be downright stupefying, but his solo work is often, though not always, quite a bit more interesting. Evans waltz for debby sheet music for voice, piano or guitar.
Towner teams up with jazz drummer peter erskine on this set, and while guitar and drums may sound like kind of a dry. Contemporary jazz, postbop ralph towner open letter. Waltz for debbie arr by ralph towner cover played by brian saxby brian saxby. Debby in the song title refers to evanss niece, debby evans. Guitar arrangement of ralph towner of waltz for debby bill evans guitar ramirez aniversario. All transcriptions page 8 francois leduc online library.
Ralph towner transcriptions by kalle table of contents amber captive 2 avenue 3 avenue v2 4 the bag man 50 beneath an evening sky 5 beppo 67 caminata 8 creeper 9 distant hills 1011 empty carousel 12 flutter step 14 gaya 15 green and golden 1617 green room 18 hand in hand 1920 if 2122 krusning 23 mingusiana 24. Green and golden, anthem, the reluctant bride, oleander etude, haunted, joyful departure, the silence of a candle, the sigh, tramonto, waltz for debby, and improvisational lead sheets for anthem, tramonto, and waltz for debby. Bill evans waltz for debby for guitar solo arranged by ralph. Waltz for debby for guitar solo, intermediate guitar sheet music. Ralph towner solo guitar works volume 1 by softcover. Waltz for debbie arr by ralph towner cover played by brian saxby.
He has made a beautiful version ralph towner album open letter, which is the transcript of the publications of towner. It is a very delicate piece that goes well with sweet tones of nylon strings. If the idea of using synthesizers and ddrums on some cuts doesnt scare you off, this is another worthwhile listen for fans. I first heard and saw towner playing with the paul winter consort in the seventies. Search results for ralph towner francois leduc online. Download and print waltz for debby sheet music for voice, piano or guitar by bill evans. Bill evans waltz for debby for guitar solo arranged by ralph towner. Critic john fordham suggested that the music mingles echoes of kenny wheeler, the classical guitar sound of ralph towner and the songlike one of pat metheny, plus the quickwittedness of the mid60s miles davis group. Hard to be precise because i caught pwconsort concerts a few times in those years, once or twice with towner and it seems to me with gene bertoncini one time as well. Votes are used to help determine the most interesting content on rym. It was only recently that i was made aware of the fact that he had created a lot of work specifically for nylon string guitar and after viewing his playing of some of them on youtube i knew i just had to include his music in my library hence my purchase of this publication.
Open letter is an album by guitarist ralph towner recorded in 1991 and 1992 and released on. Open letter by ralph towner 731451198021 cd barnes. Jan erik kongshaug produced by manfred eicher it might be tempting to dismiss this ralph towner effort as new age fluff, but the music is so gorgeous that any such considerations. Ive only the first part taken from a towner s book im searching this tab, someone can help me. Waltz for debby is a jazz standard composed by pianist bill evans.
This transcription is based mainly on the recordings from new jazz conceptions 1956, the two takes from waltz for debby 1961, and a bbc recording from 1965. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. My aim was to combine the best elements of these early recordings the most important changes are. Open letter walks both sides of the line, but succeeds more often than it fails. I had heard about ralph towner years ago but only knew of his work on the 12 string guitar which did not appeal to me. Open letter by ralph towner on amazon music unlimited.
Ralph towner sheet music, tabs and lead sheets jellynote. Consider subscribing to my patreon page to gain free access to all new transcriptions and patrons exclusive content for a modest contribution. Ralph towner waltz for debby francois leduc online library. Includes an high quality pdf file to download instantly. Gianpaolo ferrigno waltz for debby guitar arrangement. Listen to your favorite songs from claudio farinone plays ralph towner by claudio farinone now. Another worthwhile outing for fans of 12string guitar instrumentals, sometimes solo, sometimes with drum, adding electronics on some selections, mostly original compositions, but also beautiful versions of i fall in love too easily, and bill evans waltz for debby. Waltz for debbie arr by ralph towner cover played by brian saxby duration. Check out waltz for debby by ralph towner on amazon music. The silence of a candle ralph towner free download as pdf file. My arrangement of the famous bill evans tune for solo. Green and golden joyful departure waltz for debby and more. Waltz for debbie arr by ralph towner cover played by brian.
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