Dan Brown (1400020414), 1st year BMus (Jazz), Question number 1 Bill Evans emerge onto t!e s"ene as a ban#leaer in t!e late $0%s wit! t!e laun"! o& !is ebut album a'tly name ()!e *ew Jazz +on"e'tions% (1,$-). /s t!e title suggests !e introu"e a new a''roa"! to 'laying 0azz1 builing u'on t!e bebo' traition as well as borrowing elements &rom western "lassi"al musi". 2is musi" !as sin"e gone on to ins'ire a generation o& musi"ians, most notably /ny 3averne (w!o brie4y stuie wit! Evans) as well as Mi"!el 5atru""iani an /lan Broabent. 2e !as been integral in my evelo'ment as a 0azz 'ianist an is a ire"t in4uen"e in my 'laying. 6n t!is essay 6%ll !ig!lig!t t!e 7ey "ontributions Evans mae to t!e musi" an !ow t!ey !ave in4uen"e my own 'laying. Evans% !armoni" language was in"reibly avan"e &or t!e time1 !e s'ent a lot o& time stuying t!e musi" o& 8ren"! im'ressionist "om'osers su"! as Mauri"e 9avel an +laue Debussy. /rguably !is most signi:"ant "ontribution regaring !armony is !is evelo'ment o& rootless "!or voi"ings. ;!ilst t!ey originate in t!e 'laying o& 'ianists 9e t! (bot! &ormulae are s!own &or a +min, "!or in :g. 1i). Be"ause t!e root is omitte, t!e le&t !an is &reer to 'lay more u''er e?tensions o& a "!or. Below are t!e :rst &our bars o& Evans% ta7e on t!e 'o'ular stanar (2ow ee' is t!e o"ean% (:g. 2ii)1 it is an e?"ellent e?am'le o& !ow Evans% a''lierootless voi"ings in a trio "onte?t. Evans% su'erb use o& voi"e leaing is seen in bars 2 an =. 2ere !e limits t!e movement between voi"ings to 0ust a tone or semi#tone. *ot only oes t!is enable !im to 'lay t!roug! t!e "!anges wit! minimal e@ort it also ma7es t!e !armony more trans'arent. 2ere also !e !as "!ange t!e Auality o& t!e 66 "!or &rom !aliminis!e to ominant sevent! s!ar' nine, ma7ing t!e minor 66#B#6 soun more "ontem'orary. 6n bar 4 t!is is "onveye as !e 'lays 0ust t!e =rs an >t!s o& t!e "!ors rat!er t!an a "om'le? voi"ing. Evans was note &or t!is subtlety, an even w!en "om'ing be!in a soloist using two#!ane voi"ings !e% o&ten only use a ma?imum o& $ voi"es.iii ;!en 6 is"overe t!is it totally "!ange my a''roa"!, w!i"! u' until a &ew o& years agowas "entre more on Bu 5owell style roote voi"ings. 6n t!e same year as Bill release !is own 'ivotal re"oring, (Everyboy Digs Bill Evans%, 1,$, also saw Miles Davis% venture into t!e realms o& moal 0azz wit!t!e laun"! o& !is re"or (Cin o& Blue% w!i"! along wit! ;ynton Celly &eature Evans as a 'ianist. ;!ilst Celly 'lays a swinging bo' oriente solo on (8reie 8ig. 8ig. 2Dan Brown (1400020414), 1st year BMus (Jazz), Question number 18reeloaer%, it is Evans w!o really embra"es t!e iea o& moality o& t!e re"or. 2is 'laying on (Do ;!at% was 'arti"ularly revolutionary as !e introu"e a new voi"ing s!a'e t!at !as sin"e been wiely ao'te by 'ianists. )!e (Do ;!at% voi"ing (or Auartal#tertial voi"ing) "onsists o& a sta"7 o& = 'er&e"t &ourt!s wit! a ma0or t!ir on to'. 3i7e wit! Auartal voi"ings, t!ey "an be move iatoni"ally or "!romati"ally in 'arallel motion. 5rior to t!is 'oint, meloies were generally !armonise using