bill evans midnight mood alone transcription

On this album, Wes' core rhythm section consisted of very familiar faces: Ron Carter(ac. I don't know at what point in time, arranger Claus Ogerman entered the picture, but unless he had heard Zawinul's recording or had heard a 'demo' of 'Midnight Mood' as a ballad, it is hard to imagine how this transformation happened.

For Wes to have played these unfamiliar melodies, and to have been able to personalize them so quickly, this is a tribute to his immense musicality and great artistry. Prior to recording an album for the Verve label, Wes was often given a number of tunes sent to him by Creed Taylor, most of which he probably would never have thought of recording and so, he had to conceptualize what the feeling was going to be for those pieces. In those days, usually the orchestrations were arranged and performed after the tracks had been recorded. Even back then, I did not know what the true story was about just how this Jazz waltz could have been transformed into a gorgeous ballad in 4/4. In 1999, I was afforded the privilege of being asked to write the liner notes for the 24-bit reissue of my great guitar hero's 'TEQUILA' album. What makes this so fascinating is that on Zawinul's own recording, ' MONEY IN THE POCKET'(Atlantic), recorded just one month before 'TEQUILA,' the tune is played as Jazz waltz that featured: Blue Mitchell(trumpet) Joe Henderson(tenor sax) Pepper Adams(baritone sax) Sam Jones(ac.

The album presented two spectacular ballads, one of which was ' Midnight Mood' which was composed by the brilliant Joe Zawinul. Originally recorded in March of 1966 and then released later that same year, Wes Montgomery's ' TEQUILA'(Verve) album contained so much beautiful music and playing, even if hard-core fans and critics yearned for the more open blowing sessions from his earlier albums.

Bill evans midnight mood alone transcription