![]() He plays this first A of the head out rubato and generates a big sound out of the piano with an active LH, warm shell voicings, and a lot of inner voice movement.Bill modulates down a major 3rd again, this time from G major to Eb major for the head out.Drop 2 voicings (where you take the 2nd voice from the top and “drop it” down an octave) provide a warmer, fuller, more “open” sound because it usually contains the interval of a 10th.However, without the warmth of the bass in a solo piano setting, Bill reverts to drop 2 voicing block chord soloing.In a trio format Bill would be more likely to revert to “locked-hands” double lead block chord soloing (where the melody is doubled an octave apart, and the other 3 voices are played within the octave).Block chord soloing is a technique where you harmonize a melody, almost like a sax soli, with all 4 or 5 voices are in the rhythmic unison.In the second chorus of his solo, Bill gives us yet another orchestration color with drop 2 voicing block chord soloing.Rhythmically in his LH, Bill creates a perfect balance between hitting on down-beats and off-beats to keep it syncopated without losing the ‘feeling of 1’ in the absence of bass & drums (who usually provide a constant presence of the quarter-note for the listener).Breaking up the shells allows for a 3rd layer of accompaniment and more movement in the LH. He orchestrates the first chorus of his solo with RH bops lines while the LH is playing broken shells.Bill modulates from B major down a major 3rd to G major and goes into double time to keep it fresh for the solo.In the second A of the head in, Bill adds more motion with his LH.Bill establishes a 3rd layer of accompaniment through inner-voice movement.In the first A, Bill achieves a full sound by orchestrating the melody with spread voicings.Bill sets the tempo as a slow swing (quarter note = 72).First, Bill Evans starts out rubato with a brief pedal on F# to set up the first statement of the melody in B major (the head in). ![]() Today we are going to tie it all together by looking in-depth at a solo piano arrangement of Bill Evans on “Here’s That Rainy Day”.įollow along with the audio and the transcription as we examine how Bill orchestrates this arrangement: If you haven’t checked that out yet, click here Last time we looked at some orchestration techniques and the main challenges involved in playing solo piano.
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