The Bill Evans Sound (1st Edition)
Explore the harmonic and melodic ideas behind the Bill Evans sound through 33 focused piano drills. Develop upper-structure voicings, flowing arpeggios, inner-voice movement, and richer progressions, then study their application in an original arrangement of A Time for Love.
This 51-page PDF workbook explores Bill Evans-inspired approaches to jazz piano through 33 notated practice drills, progressing from simpler structures toward more advanced techniques. Topics include broken and open arpeggios, upper structures, rootless voicings, line cliches, passing diminished chords, tritone substitutions, and modal colors.
Extensive exercises take you through all 12 keys, while selected later drills invite you to transpose the material yourself. The emphasis is on understanding harmonic construction, developing left-hand flexibility, and turning chord structures into flowing melodic lines.
An original piano arrangement of A Time for Love by Ariel J. Ramos shows how these concepts work together in a complete musical setting. The workbook also links to a growing companion YouTube lesson series covering selected drills. All 33 drills and the arrangement are included in the workbook.