Miles Davis/Gil Evans charts

[bobn]

Does anyone know if there are published versions of the Miles "Porgy and Bess" or "Sketches of Spain" charts? Or know of a source to get scores?

Foothills Brass is working with Ingrid Jensen (trumpet), Christine Jensen (sax), and Jon Wikan (drums) in the new year and are thinking about doing versions like the Miles/Gil Evans to feature Ingrid. I've already done Summertime, but it'd be great to have a printed source, too.

By the way, we're also commissioning both Ingrid and Christine to write a new work for brass quintet. I'll keep you posted on that.

Thanks,

Bob

[JB]

Does anyone know if there are published versions of the Miles "Porgy and Bess" or "Sketches of Spain" charts? Or know of a source to get scores?

Bob

Transcribe.

[BVD Press]

Dear Bob,

You might some here:

http://www.halleonard.com/search/search ... les+davis+

Curious about the commissions?

Take care,

Bryan

[SPerry]

I'd be curious if there are published part. I had played this when I was a student at the Yale School of Music in the early '80's. Willie Ruff, a jazz french horn/bassist and teacher there, wanted to perform this with a contralto who was at the school at the time, in place of the trumpet. Willie was on the original performance done with Miles. He contacted Gil who told him that he had given the charts to Miles, so Willie gave Miles a call. (Willie told all of us this story) They greeted each other cordially, and then Willie asked Miles if he had the charts. Miles replied saying that they were in his music chest, and asked Willie if he thought that these charts were important. Willie told him how monumental they were, and that they really needed to be heard again. Miles replied that if he thought that they were that important, that those charts would stay right safe sound in his music chest. With that, Willie said, the expletives were unleashed from both sides until the phones were hung up.

There was a composer at Yale with me who had jazz piano chops and phenomenal ears. In roughly a weeks time, he transposed everything for the group. He was Michael Daugherty (http://www.michaeldaugherty.net/" target="_blank) of the opera "Jackie O" fame. You might be able to track down the parts through Willie Ruff at Yale. He's a great guy.

Good luck.