Be like Gil Evans in 5 (not so) easy steps | s c o r e s t u d y 0 5
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- Who doesn't want to write music like Gil Evans- the brilliant arranger behind such classic records as Miles Davis' "Sketches of Spain" and "Porgy and Bess?" Well, I called on Ryan Truesdell to see if he could help me crack the code... and realized along the way that in order to write like Gil, we need be try to be like Gil.
0:00 - Intro
2:22 - 1. Defy Conventions
9:39 - 2. Be Open to New Musical Developments
15:28 - 3. Use Unusual Instruments
19:12 - 4. Be Spontaneous
21:57 - 5. Be Anti-Commercial
The Gil Evans Project plays 'Concerto de Aranjuez': • GIL EVANS PROJECT: Con...
I made the beats in this video using samples of one of Gil's few original compositions, "La Nevada": www.amazon.com/Out-Cool-Gil-E...
The underscoring throughout this video is my song, "Memphis," from my 2019 album "liddle": bigheartmachine.bandcamp.com/...
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[If you're interested, my whole 3-hour long interview with Ryan Truesdell is available on my Patreon page. He showed me(/us) a lot of Gil's handwritten sketches and original scores that I couldn't include in this video because of copyright law and all that good stuff.]
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Sources:
Chinen, Nate. “Rediscovering a Tune Unplayed Since 1942”
Crease, Stephanie Stein. “Gil Evans: Out of the Cool”
Porter, Eric “Dizzy Atmosphere: The Challenge of Bebop” American Music
Schuller, Gunther. "The Swing Era"
Sidran, Ben. "Talking Jazz" [interviews]
Truesdell, Ryan. "Centennial" [liner notes]
Truesdell, Ryan. "Birth of the Cool: Back Where It All Begins" JazzTimes
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Just curious: What’s your favorite Gil Evans arrangement?
Yo dawg, I'm going to be honest, when I first read the title I was like: "Wait, wasn't him called Bill Evans?".
Lol, thanks for educating the youtubes and the unwashed peasants like myself, keep up the lit work 🔥🔥
@@tu_nonna_emiliana haha that's hilarious, thanks for letting me know
Moon Dreams, baby!
If he arranged Prayer Oh Doctor Jesus from Porgy and Bess, then it's that one 100%. It's so moving and powerful. That entire album is wonderful. My Ship and Boplicity are others that come to mind that I really enjoy.
@@bobbyspellman yea... I mean, that one is just pure magic from start to finish. maybe mine, too! Initially, my idea for this video was just to transcribe moon dreams and analyze it, actually, but it was too much of a challenge!
To be in Gill’s band was a great honour. My five years with him that were the most important. To play with Gill means that you become a disciple. Anything you play afterwords has a piece of Gill in there. At our first rehearsal, he tore up sheet of manuscript paper into parallel pieces and put a note at the beginning. He handed out these strips and said to each member quietly “this is your note, if you don’t like it, you can change it”.
Gil was also a sweetheart of a man. I used to go hear his band most Monday nights when I was studying classical composition at a conservatory in NYC. I would grab brief moments with him between sets to talk to him and show him a few things I was working on. He was so gracious with his time and comments on my work.
Here via Adam Neely, thank you for your service - quite excellent!
Glad you dug it, Lyle!
Excellent video, thanks
Thank you for this great survey of Gil Evans career! Kudos!
More than 60 years have passed since the stunning, revolutionary works of Gil Evans (inspiring my work since 1957, after after the release of Miles Ahead). I don't think we've yet realized the full value of Gil's contribution to new thinking for large orchestra arrangements. He undeniably paved the way from the traditional big band to the Modern Large Jazz Orchestra. Not for dancing and entertainment, but for Reflection, like after reading a good novel, which, in my opinion, is very much appreciated for a person's spirituality.
Man, this is such an amazing video! Wish it had more views, but I'm sure that will come. Thanks Brian!!
Super-interesting! I need to get some Gil records!
so great. You are a quarantine hero
My favourite Gill story is how if you went to his place you might find some of your favourite players listening intently to Alban Berg
Your videos are fantastic!! Keep up the great work!
i surely don't and will not pretend to know all of his works. But on the basis of my somewhat limited knowledge, I love Blue in green (in spite of the controversy surrounding this piece). Thanks!
That's a great Video, man!
Thanks, Niklas! Trying to get better at this...
Thank you
This is great! A beautiful tribute to a beautiful artist!
Thank you, David! Gil's music is just... *impossibly* gorgeous.
Wow, where did you get that arrangement of How About You? Was it from Ryan? It's not available for purchase anywhere. I'd love to get a look at it for my blog! Gil Evans: Inside Out
Thanks Brian, i now have a whole new level of understanding and respect for Gil's work.
Glad to hear that, Jos. I do, too, after making this video!
I love your channel, Brian.
Likewise, Markus! Thanks for the encouragement my friend.
Fantastic video. Thank you!
Thank YOU for watching.
Brian Krock how could I NOT watch? Your insight is always amazing, you always make the videos so engaging and entertaining, and you’re a fantastic musician! You’re one of my favorite channels to watch!
This was such a good episode. I loved the U talkin' U2 to me reference. My favorite episode is Stained Glass with Todd Glass.
Great video! I've been listening to some of Evan's work for years without knowing the context and story behind it, and you do a great job of teaching the history. I'm glad I learned about your channel a few months ago. This is good stuff!
Thanks Tristan- I’m glad you’re getting something out of the videos. I appreciate the comment- it’s sometimes hard to gauge if people are digging the subject matter!
Very touching and inspiring video, thank you Brian for your dedication! I hope you will be able to make it through this crisis...
Thanks nadelique! I wish the same for you. Losing gigs is hard, but it doesn’t compare to the more serious tragedies happening around the world. I’ll be okay!
wow.... totally changed how I feel about Gil Evans.
I didn't know your channel, and I can't thank you enough for the effort you put in to produce this video. It's more than entertaining or informative, it's epiphany inducing, if I can put it that way haha. Subscribed!
RYAN!!!!!!!!
Yeah, Brian! This is awesome!
Thanks my dude!! (I should’ve mentioned your nonet when talking about the BotC instrumentation!)
The 1st moment I heard Gil Evans and those like Maria Schneider or Jim Knapp of Seattle I knew something profound was up.
His collaboration with Jimi Hendrix would have been very interesting
Guys this was amazing, thanks so much for this insight! Brian, do you perhaps know where I could find the arrangement to Sketches of Spain, I mean the actual chart as I would like to study some aspects of it but cannot find it anywhere online. Thanks!
I’m sorry to say that I don’t know!!
@@BrianKrock transcribing it is!
great video about a great artist.......of course it is each generations opportunity to push the boundaries.....bu the way gil and all of us are not "anti-commercial".we are not anti anything....we do not oppose anything or anyone.... we are pro creativity. I know you know that.. be your own prototype....!
Hi Adam! I really appreciate you watching the video and taking the time to comment. Honestly, I look back at these older videos of mine and find many mistakes/poorly chosen words/etc... and I just have to be at peace with that fact and try to do better in the future. "Pro-Creativity"- or, ambivalence about commercial success- is exactly what I was talking about. Thanks man!
@@BrianKrock i hear you...! I really appreciate you bringing focus, knowledge and love to a conversation about Gil. Such a great artist. the idea for us now is to push ahead..no matter how much we love those who inspired us..we have to move ahead. That is the biggest lesson they taught us and I love the quotes you mentioned about gil kind of saying the same thing! How is that book about gil by the way?
Hi Brian,
I have no idea if you like to drop down into your comments and take a look, but I'd like to ask you something either way. I think you're a really smart and capable musician and person. As an autodidact myself (to no degree as successful or talented as Gil), I'm wondering if you have any tips on learning and internalizing music theory better.
See, I can get certain concepts, I can kinda read sheet music (kinda, started working on that recently), I have a big whiteboard above my PC with the circle of fifths, the modes, 7th chord formulas and so on. But where you, trained musician and lovely folk, start talking about all of these things with a high degree of facility, I tend to freeze up and not quite catch up on everything.
Any tips for an aspiring wannabe musician, who's looking to both improve and make music?
Thank you very much and best regards.
Keep making these cool videos :)
Hey Svetislav- thanks for the encouraging comment, I appreciate it! Would you mind if I save your question for my next Q&A video, and answer you publicly? I think it’s a great question, but it’s a little hard to answer in the short span of a TH-cam comment.
@@BrianKrock I understand completely! It's a very broad subject and I am completely open to giving you permission to use it as a question, I am flattered!
One more thing I'd like to add:
Music educators on TH-cam deserve more than they'll ever get sadly. People like you, Adam Neely, Braden Holmes, David Bruce and many others are doing such huge things for humankind providing us with the power to music.
As a person who's loved music ever since my ears could hear, I'd love to learn a bit more about the way you guys do the bothersome things that might look impossible on the outside.
A friend of mine is an amazing musician, trained in double bass from the age of 12. I love him to bits, and I recognize a lot of incredible traits in musicians of all shapes, sizes, nationalities and backgrounds. I am truly humbled to be a part of a community so great.
Thank you so much for your time and I hope you get more questions that inspire you!
Lots of love
Based Krock
where'd you get the original manuscript sketch?
I think Adorno would appreciate Gil Evans. I know I definitely relate to him. Cool video...just a pesky side note: “irregardless” is a funny word because it means the same thing as “regardless”, so the prefix “ir” is meaningless - @26:03
Haha yea, that is true, which is kinda what I love about the word irregardless. There are some other words with redundant prefixes but I can’t think of any off the top of my head right now.
@@BrianKrock Thought i might have seen a little twinkle of awareness in your eyes as you said it. Enjoying your channel a lot btw..
Whats the difference between Gil and Bill in respect to Miles?
11:09 who the hell is Doug?
haha not gunna lie, this comment confused the shit out of me for a second.