FAKE BOOK = BILL EVANS ssBill Evans Fake Book transcribed and edited by Pascal Wetzel from Bill Evans’ recordings FOREWORD To make these leadsheets, I have used, whenever possible, the following material: Bill Evans’ original leadsheets, published sheet music, and transcriptions from recordings. ‘Some compositions have been recorded several times and were part of the Bill Evans Trio’s reper- toire over a period of time. In this case, the leadsheets generally follow the latest recording to show the evolution of the tune and the maturation of the artist. To point out the harmonic richness of Evans’ music, I chose to be more precise than usual for a leadsheet, adding counterlines, codas, extensions of chords as well as some passing chords and alter- nate chords (Bill Evans would often simplify the chord changes for improvisation). Each tune is written in the original key, but please note that some compositions such as “Letter to Evan” and “Song for Helen” were played in several keys during the same interpretation. ‘Transposition was one of Evans’ favorite devices to add interest and contrast. T would like to dedicate this work to the memory of the great artist that Bill Evans was Pascal Wetzel August 23, 1996 LUDLOW MUSICEditor’s Note: In addition to Pascal Wetzel’s leadsheets, this book includes seven unrecorded manuscripts composed between 1965 and 1967 as well as lyric versions of ten of the tunes which appear side by side with the originals. Bill wrote lyrics for two more. This fake book would not be complete without “Blue In Green” dating from Bill’s time with Miles Davis (copyright by Miles) and a tune from the TRO catalogs, Denny Zeitlin’s “Quiet Now”, performed and recorded by Bill Evans throughout his career. Many of the Bill Evans tribute recordings by musicians all over the world as well as the compositions written in his honor have been listed in previous issues of Letter From Evans now on the Internet. As we go to press, Jean Yves Thibaudet, the French classical pianist, has just finished recording an Evans tribute album, and Bernard Maury’s Bill Evans Piano Academy announces its opening as of October 1, 1996. This academy has flexible courses of study on three levels ranging from 5 to 20 hours per week spread over 33 weeks a year for both jazz pianists (professional or amateur) and teachers as well as those with classical training interested in jazz and musical improvisation, For further information please contact the school at 6 rue Damiens, 92100 Boulogne Billancourt, France, Tel: (331) 46 21 40.95 Fax: (331) 46 21 74 54, credits and acknowledgments editor: Judy Bell vocal editor: Nancy Marano piano arrangement “Quiet Now”: Jed Distler art and design: Tee Design & Advertising front cover photo: K. Abe back cover photo: Louis Ouzer interior photos: collection of Nenette Evans (with the exception of contact prints by Louis Ouzer, 1977) Special thanks to Nenette Evans for her encouragement and interest and 10 Pamela Bendich, Director Music Licensing / Business Affairs, Fantasy Inc. ‘for permission 10 include the Orpheum Music tunes: Comrade Conrad, TET andl. 0 "TRO ©Copyright 1996 Ludiow Music, Ie, New York, NY Intemational Copyright Secured Made in US. AIT Rights Reserved Incloding Public Perfomance For roit,ea: ohn b ee eeB Minor Waltz (For Ellaine) BILL EVANS Slow Jazz Waltz Bm? Em? Bm? Em? Bm? EM 6 EF AB sus as Dus pb? G sus eo CID — GID BiSy, 7 gid B79) et) Qs) gal a Daw pt, gga? gH gat) BD chy) ptr) last time rit. ~~ GMa? gen Find) F7™) py? ghey git) pin) Solos on AB ® ohn 1108) 5 After solos D.C. al Coda cl F Bm ‘TRO © 1978 and 1961 LUDLOW MUSIC, INC., New York, NY.Bill’s Belle BILL EVANS Fn? BP sus BI) Ebytai? al? cm? ct) I ss Fro? Gn! A n(dtai7) Meus ph +79) i) —3 ren) @bstaj? BMai? Bh? ghia) Aba? Deus DI) GPs? 87 Bom? he 109) Abn? Bin? Bm(Maj’) E7sus E47 Maj? Doi? Chm? Fm? — 4 3 Bm (Am) GhnT@5) ch? Faia? (Em) DMaj4) ch? 1 Fi? Din? Gh? cle ernie a Bm? BP Am? o” Maj? CMa? Fm? B¥sus a7) EP Maj? a? Gm? oi) Gn! Cm? F7 Fie Gm? Cm! Fa! Gm! P53, Mai? Gm! Fal’) Bb+7 eb ‘TRO © 1996 LUDLOW MUSIC, INC., New York, NYBill’s Hit Tune BILL EVANS Medium Swing Gaus Gm) cme) abana? pats A re Ce otal Fins) Bm Bolg TRO 6 1979 and 1991 LUDLOW MUSIC, INC., New York, NYBsus G10) 1c Cm? Aba? 3 pms) Gus 7) emese Bo m7 Ee 3S commer Fm? BP sus BY E’Mai7 AbMiaj7 a) o%) 6 coast Aus A) Dm(Miaj?) Dm%E9 GH) us G7) Kc © m(nus) last time ritBlue In Green MILES DAVIS. oy Dm? phat) Last time to Coda As7d9) © 1959 WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. and ESTATE OF MILES DAVIS Copyright Renewed ‘Al Rights Administered by WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. ‘All Rights Reserved — Used by Permission.C Minor Blues Chase BILL EVANS Fast Swing Cn? Cm! Abyaj? (Gm’) Fn? 7) ca Abntaj7 ui) ‘TRO © 1996 LUDLOW MUSIC, INC., New York, NYCarnival BILL EVANS Medium Jazz Waltz Be Dit @? Maj? Be Dm? G? Maj? Cm® Feo? Em® Daj’ Bm? Em? ar D Maj? Gm? C7 ae F Maj? Cm! Fm? (B°) ‘TRO © 1996 LUDLOW MUSIC, INC., New York, NY0 Catch The Wind BILL EVANS Fai? Are) Dm (FP) Gm? Bln? BT An? Cm? FT Bisa” (An? Gm’) ¢7 F Maj? Ares) Da? Fle Gn? c7 Am? Bhai? Cm? Fv Biv? e7 Gn Bin? 75) FMaj7 ‘TRO © 1996 LUDLOW MUSIC, INC., New York, NYn Chromatic Tune BILL EVANS Cm? Bm® Bin? = AT) Aa? Rally F711) Fo ' Gn? Be Cm! 87 Bin? Bimoai) EY Alyiai? Fix! Flo Gn? Brn? D7 Givi? bm?) Baws ares, Dea? ict Bn! a GH sus oh? cin? Fh? Bn? gen) cha? FA oa 7 °° o? F905) et Ema? els TRO © 1996 LUDLOW MUSIC, INC., New York, NY2 Children’s Play Song BILL EVANS Moderately CMéaj7FMaj7Em? Am? | Dm? G+) Em? Am? | Dm? G7 Em? Am? | 07. Em? FMaj’G? Cai? FMaj7 Em? Am? | Dm? G9!) C9ms C7 | FMaj7 Bm’) Em? Am? | D7 G? 7 2, D.C.al Fine Solo on{B)as Intro ‘TRO © 1967 (renewed) LUDLOW MUSIC, INC., New York, NY. ie eeeBill Evans also wrote this as a duet for children, SS Ist player 2nd player To next strain Fine ~ 1 PD al Fine 2 rtp oP ( — —y = ( “ -y a ( a1 Sal“4 Comrade Conrad Medium Swing BILL EVANS Bin? EPs ghsTOS) Dhaai? ants x79 ao A Ie Dintaj? +79 Fm? Fale Dales) Gey Cm! Dates) Git cm? cna, a B' last time: rall. to Fine A’Miaj? Gi? Cm? Coes Ami) pata, Gnlt ——— 1. Quarter notes on may be anticipated. Fe 1st [A}starts on Cm7, 1st [Bon Gm7, 2nd) solos transpose each section on the ascending circle of Sths: Di, ete, t0 last chord of last chorus: Fmt - then D.C. al Fine. Note: “Sugar Plum” is built on the descending circle of Sths. We are unable to locate the publisher so cannot print i ©1971 ORPHEUM MUSIC Used by Permission15 Displacement BILL EVANS Fast swing 4 = ca 144 Cm? Fm? Bh? Eee Abii ia a break (Pao fill) An? Dm Gn? c Fuji? | {FS break (Pno fill) Em? A%sus) Daaj7 Em! Fin? Fm? Baus EbMaj7 Fin? Gm? 4 —s DMaj? Bm? Em? Are) aT Bm? Gn? 7 An? Dm? Bin? e Gn? Fm? Dm) | | GT Cn? Fm? Bia? eB Abi? (n? =e?) ‘TRO © 1965 (renewed) and 1996 FOLKWAYS MUSIC PUBLISHERS, INC., New York, NY16 Epilogue BILL EVANS Freely — EE — a 3 @ 2 A 81, em? 8° a I real as bg-2-5 oo > pee 3 t 2 = — = = = 3 S| = ww Cm a eo = 0. o = o = oo =p: oO Melody on bar 8 & 9 may also be played in 6th’s (within Eb scale). ‘TRO © 1965 (renewed) FOLKWAYS MUSIC PUBLISHERS, INC., New York, NY"7 Lyric by Music by JANICE BORLA BILL EVANS Medium up Swing Gm? Cm? Fl Gn? Cm? Ft My song- is a sim-ple sto - ry con - cerns. nei- ther love nor glo - ry. Join us— in this mad af- flic- tion, ‘tome. to my pre- di- lec- ton e Gn? Cm? FH emg > I'm just— sing- ing four beats to five, four beats to five, four beats to five, four beats to to jux - ta- pose four beats with five, four beats with five, four beats with five. four beats with Qn? Cm? eM e Gun? Cm? oF ee oe five. You ask,— is this fact or fic- Why cause all this met - ric frie tion five. ws real - ly quite en - er - giz ing, once you. come to re - a - liz- ing + 7 7 apt bataj74 B im 'm (B’Maj G ©: F 2 * « 74) by just sing- ing four beats to five, four beats to five, four beats to. five, four beats to five? that you can sing four beats with five, four beats with five, four beats with five, four beats with five. Am p79) 7d Brnibd. pints) Sy — —— ray of swing- ing that-"ll_ move you to it; Onceyou find it, you can feel it Gm? 79 esr Oe ‘ 7 FAg769) 87 4 ry 4 Soon you'll find you'll have a mind to try it on what - ev- er tune might help you do it. Gn? Cn? eM cy Gn? Cm? Fu — pn And so— we are left to pon- der how much. more is left be- yond there. Gm? Cm? Fl ss ‘Once you have felt four beats with five, four beats with five, four beats with five, four beats with five. Recorded by Janice Borla / Lunar Octave DMP CD-3004 ‘TRO © 1967 (renewed), 1983 and 1996 FOLKWAYS MUSIC PUBLISHERS, INC., New York, NY18 BILL EVANS ‘Medium up swing 4 = ca 92 NC —s—, —s—, 2nd time only —s— ss ohn p79) e749) Alnte9 pat) 1s ‘ —«—, ‘TRO © 1967 (renewed), 1983 and 1996 FOLKWAYS MUSIC PUBLISHERS, INC., New York, NYSolos (“Rhythm” Changes) By qi? 7 Fal 7 a c7 FAT 87 An? p79) Dn? Qi Gm? ow Cm? F7d9) 87 eo fe eo ew o 7 After Solos D.C. al Coda poy —s——_, Bhra(niay7)20 In April Lyric by (For Nenette) Music by ROGER SCHORE BILL EVANS Ballad iE} Divi? Bm) Cn 1° ——— * == You feel the charm of spring in A some-things in the Your lie has “just” be - gm’ in A oye or Fn? B79) En? Asus OY e Any, De 3 ah “Io Ie — oe ft 2 SSS the worlds a ground swing in Apr Sud-den- ly_ the the tout Spe Peat one? He can mike a ain’ Fn? hatin) En? ou platy? htladas) — SS SS st = win - shine dit - clos = cs, soon there'll be ros - es ot = ‘tage er a eS flow = en 7 9, ° Hp 13) 13 (tnt 9, Gn sus Fr arty) edn) Was your heart pro. - pos = es twice nA. pil show > era B sta? 7 13 bgt P13, D’Maj Bp) E’m’ A’ Bus day. prise Fmil mag mag Love blos = sams al a= wound ip A note sin- gle toe SRT Ae on = game in nothing can” dom « Fa? Bru Bn? Bus Fol B° ——— at f Be ? f care, your tone - ly heart has founda home A [And in, the pure hon “ane = pd plans to) aim is Neth Then youl lake Recorded by Meredith d' Ambrosio Love Is Not A Game / Sunnyside SSC 1051D ‘TRO © 1978 and 1991 LUDLOW MUSIC, INC, and HAMPSHIRE HOUSE PUBLISHING CORP. New York, NY21 Bb’ ye Dai? Bh? bn? FG Bin? Bhn® “you're: pi % in a, ee ela rae ae ae gece of ae amin Be ok pu ee : Cintas? 7S) Bin? ah Se Gas) exit) owt Pam! with —Juck you'll win it, bow - be ‘That hap ~ py. ‘ond - ing ts he “com: mene = et do bie par When you stare fall- Ing Fr? abt Ebn? os hv? a ove in A. pri that’ ill and April steals a= way. yourFor Nenette BILL EVANS Ballad (greet Dinai7B? Br9-5 ha? AIS Abo ANY, in? Bln? Bla? aN? Gh (E10), Fo? Bo BhI—*5 hn? ANS ABus AB DP Maj? Gb mé Fm? Bin? Eh? Buus 7) Do (Mai?) Daj? Gm? C%us 67° Fn? abt) eP5(e11) sup A3— APS pus APsT09) (e219) Diva? B? BIS ln? AIS A Bou AH, Fn? Bin? Ba? eG (eet Fo? pe Bma—HS gh? AIS Al Bas ale, Fall BP Bre ebnt 7% phoevej?) DPW? FATED Bln? Eb? Fa7b9) Bin? Abn Cle) GmI9 Ghat? RTO Bin? mn oP (Ae) Fo? BIRD BCI Bly? AIS As DOC, 0S? ‘TRO © 1978 and 1991 LUDLOW MUSIC, INC., New York, NYFudgesicle Built For Four BILL EVANS Medium up swing J = ea 192 @l Gu, 3S 3 ‘TRO © 1965 (renewed) FOLKWAYS MUSIC PUBLISHERS, INC., New York, NY28 Gn? e7 Gn? e7 Gn? Cm? Fv Bhs? EbMaj7 Cm? Am™e) p79 @m ir Em?) aT Dm? 87 Dm? abo Gn! 7b) Fai? Bhi? Ent aT Dm Ke BmIr) B79) Bm) exe) An? Die gs) Fm? Dm gate Cm? B7 Ami’ 769) “After Solos D.C. al Coda 7 by 7 by (ae) wy eo & el 6 e c To Vamp, solo and fade6 Fun Ride BILL EVANS Fast swing J = ea 210 Intro. (Piano) A’m? Gm? Gin? = Fm? En? bn? Dm? D'm? G = Bas in 2 forthe frst 10 bars Ca Bm) Bln? An? Bl) Gm Gin) Fe Em’ bo Dt pe Cm? D. E’Maj? F7sus m7) eet GM? bo ‘Rhythmic fill (bar 7) is also played in bars: 9, 25,27, 45,47, 49,51, 53,55. ‘*Rhythmic fill (bar 21) is played in bar 21 to 34 and bar 39 to 44 ‘TRO © 1971 FOLKWAYS MUSIC PUBLISHERS, INC., New York, NY27 Em) giver Dm? pk \ . e gio Fa Elm? p79) Bin? Fm? m7 a? Ant) pat Gn? fF Em) aT CmoMaj’) Cm? Dm? Gm? Cm? pet) Gm’ c7 cle Dm? Cm! Ff? BPMaj? (E'Ms;’ = Dm? Gm”)28 Funkallero BILL EVANS Medium up Swing — ie Saeol 5 oe we be G+? cma? eb AbMaj? DH Cm? = Fm? Solos prs) G+ cmt 7) Bhm? e Abviaj7 (0 Cm? Fm?) ® 659 Afier solos D.C al Coda (w/repeat) ‘Chords in parentheses are optional. TRO © 1971 FOLKWAYS MUSIC PUBLISHERS, INC., New York, NY29 Funny Man BILL EVANS Slow E'vaj7 Be Cm? Ee Fr? ct) Fu? BT 7 (E ) Gn? Fm? tata? BPS Bm? Bin? ACH) Aba? pnt’ gi Cm? 7b) Bin? et Bon? phs769) G'sai7 BMaj7 Fm? B? BP.us Be.7b9 Be Cm? oe Fr? xh Fr? Fito Gm? Cal BT En? Am™b op? Maj? C9411) Fin? ci Fin? Bb eos (ee Fm? By?) ‘TRO © 1967 (renewed) LUDLOW MUSIC, INC., New York, NYG Waltz BILL EVANS Medium up Jazz Waltz Goa? 3 68 Fiq7S) By emi, Estey, Aly oy, Ie 4 srs oo Wa a ‘TRO © 1991 LUDLOW MUSIC, INC., New York, NY31 Gyaj? : 63 : Fin?eD 7 GMaj? pio Am? v7 D Pedal After Solos D.C. al Coda Glau) Aad Db? Gai? it En? Ante9 FB Ap 8h Gn? Ebyiai71D) Cm? A’vai71D Gai? Fn? Em?2 Interplay L EVAD Medium Blues BILL EVANS Pro, (tacet Ist and last time) Solos (F minor blues) Fino Bia® Fn® F769 Gm7e9 ci? Fé Dm D’Maj? Maj? Last time, D natural for bassin bar 10 may be played as Nat. ‘TRO © 1963 (renewed), 1965 (renewed) FOLKWAYS MUSIC PUBLISHERS, INC.,. New York, NYIt’s Love - It’s Christmas Words and Music by BILL EVANS Ballad Go F7 7 a Dane - ing tothe. mu- sic low, the world cov - ered white with Am? 7 GMiai7 Bin? Ee = ~ + 2 = = 2 — snow; A kiss that wont let 0, its Abnaj? Bm? E? Ate DL. Ge love, ins Christ ~ mas. Jack Frost paint - ing win = dow Fr? a? An? 07 panes, a sleigh, San - ta atthe. reins; A 603i? Bin? eo fire, can = dy canes, its love, its Br’ E Am? —:——_, F9 bd” Christ ~ mas, Lov - ems watch - ing a sta, their dreams so near yet 80. far; Its love, the 9 v f ri 6 et of Cir om ‘TRO 1991 LUDLOW MUSIC, INC., New York, NY34 Knit For Mary F. BILL EVANS Medium Ballad 65 eb Fag? as? ahT aux G79 a ig Casi Elo FF hLULr oh °° 4 4 5 Gs 69 Bboy Foo 6 ts ea? Pax °° y eboy Fay? AMT aed gq? p79 Omi Ie J EP sus E79 £3 63) Am? p71) @m7 e711) Blast) Bl O13) EMai7 Bust) BB 6B) b by Eas? Arb 01 63) ae? pagh) gb 63) b * b, ‘TRO © 1980 and 1991 LUDLOW MUSIC, INC., New York, NYphstaj7 Bin? GPs) 68 én) Mai? Am? FiMaj7 CMa) Evo Dm? CMa Fm(Qtaj”) Foe Dn (Fm) a(t CMaj? Fill) Solos on AB After Solos D.C. al Fine36 Laurie Lyric by Dream Music by BOB DOROUGH (The 12 ) BILL EVANS Medium Ballad Bvaj? £7O%) sus E4709) Deep in a dream I stir and speak the name of Am 1 exist?) Ant ps7) amt her when 1 call Law rie. Is she real or cid) Cm) } Cm(Q4aj7) Cm” Fa7d9) is she just a name 1 dreamed of, Lau - rie? in? 4,749 bd 709, f . 8 b : be: See her come smil - ing! Charm - ing! Be - guil - ing! ‘Then T tum- ble Bhai? E709) esd) ~ oF — ° f = = he y . aS ji == Ss = down, ‘Out on the street. 1 hear the sound of tf = fie An | 1 Am(Maj7) Am ps7) Gm?9 while 1 look for lau - te. Search - ing ey) Cm? F749) owe . Cm | ! Smal face but still no trace = is there, =f Lau - tie, Recorded by Harold Danko-Bob Dorough/Alone But Not Forgotten/Sunnyside SSC 1033, TRO © 1979, 1990 and 1991 LUDLOW MUSIC, INC., New York, NY7 Fm? ———e = = iy 7 Sweet in - spi - ra - tion, in sweet © des. - pe - ta - tion 1 only loves =~ me38 Laurie BILL EVANS Medium Ballad Biv? EM) us E79) Am ff Am(Maj?) Am? — Doe) "2nd time only ened ord Cm / | Cmittaj?) Cm? FED Fm? B70) Ein? ah7d9) cha? cto cmd (7) Fra (Bsus) TRO © 1979, 1990 and 1991 LUDLOW MUSIC, INC., New York, NY39 For my son Evan on his 4th birthday, September 13, 1979 Letter to Evan Words and Music by Medium Ballad BILL EVANS FMaj™ Bn’) eFax) e7 Is there = a place that’ is, all will = ing? Am? patil) Dsus D9 Gsus G709)..5) Gus GAD (omit3) Is there =a sheat__________ that is all bem)? C9 sus co pc? Exai? Bo a eer] love thats ev = ty answer? 6 ver a he aly @7b9 “le is onl le "le § 1 write this Met - ter just once, my son, there, «= isn) more. Your CMmai745) BMaaas), pop Fai? Bm E ous «7 - minds the . Aa pxtit) D%usD? Gaus 679.5) Gm G49 You have the = heart that is all beau C%sus °° pest) ¢? Genta? You are the love. thats ev = ty ne eeer 6 bot, 7 4703) (May? c' Ig E D Io F Fm(Maj") Justis = tems mmm, There is but this, sone, —omu i En? e? Din? °° cs (Om? G?) Ev - an, you will = need. noth = er star ‘Chords falling on beat 4 fll on beat 1 for solos. Bar 1 of letters and (Bare simplified for solos the 2nd and 3rd changes are omitted. Solos swing, ‘TRO © 1990 and 1991 LUDLOW MUSIG, INC., New York, NY.