Bill Evans Jazz Piano Solos Series Volume 19 by Bill Evans Piano Solo - Sheet Music

Anonymous

Dec 17, 2025

I absolutely love diving into this Bill Evans collection! Playing these arrangements of classics like 'Alice in Wonderland' and 'My Foolish Heart' makes me feel like I'm really capturing the Bill Evans vibe. The 'intermediate to advanced' level is a fun challenge for my weekend playing, and the arrangements are truly beautiful. It's a great way to relax and enjoy some iconic jazz piano.

Anonymous

Dec 16, 2025

This Bill Evans solo collection is a fantastic resource for understanding sophisticated jazz harmony and voicings. While primarily piano solos, Brent Edstrom's arrangements offer rich, nuanced textures and excellent voice-leading that are invaluable for any collaborative pianist or vocal coach. The left-hand voicings are particularly illustrative, providing a solid harmonic foundation that could easily inspire creative accompaniment for a singer, even if adapted from the solo format.

Anonymous

Dec 15, 2025

As a working pianist, having reliable charts is key. This Bill Evans collection delivers solid, intermediate-to-advanced arrangements by Brent Edstrom for a strong repertoire. The included chord symbols are accurate and helpful for improvisation on standards like 'My Foolish Heart.' My only quibble is the binding makes page turns a bit tricky mid-gig; a spiral-bound option would be ideal for practical use.

Bernice C.

Jun 28, 2023

Great arrangement by a great mind!

Anonymous

Oct 24, 2016

After receiving and going through this one, I have and understanding why every great jazz pianist pays so much respect to Bill Evans. The arrangements look easy visually, but are complex and beautiful insights into each piece - reqlly happy to have gone there

Tom M.

Jan 15, 2015

There are a couple of phrases that don't sound quite right to me - a missing flat for instance, a note too dissonant for the intended voicing - but the arrangements are indeed lovely. If you compare these to actual *transcriptions* that the same arranger has made you'll see why I say this is a simplified Bill Evans. Not dumbed down, but different. One of the most elusive qualities of his playing are the innumerable tempo changes, which are not reflected here. But a wonderful compilation.

Jms

Jul 23, 2014

I agree with Peter Kay's comment about the binding used by the publisher. Very annoying trying to keep a 96-page book open on the piano. Why not use a spiral? I'd gladly pay a couple of bucks more for the convenience. Otherwise, great collection and arrangements.

In T.

Jun 23, 2012

Spectacular arrangements of familiar American Songbook gems.

Peter K.

May 23, 2012

Excellent intelligent arrangements and well worth having. But why do music publishers persist in publishing music books like this where the pages won't fold flat and keep closing while you're trying to play. I believe the trade name for this type of book binding is 'Perfect Binding' but it's anything but perfect.

Anonymous

May 9, 2012

This is a beautiful compilation of songs, and what's more, it is beautifully arranged. Brent Edstrom has done an outstanding job here, and I find myself going back time and time again to this collection of songs.

Larry H.

Jan 24, 2012

Another excellent volume in the Hal Leonard Jazz Piano Solo series. Captures much of the essence of the Evans style. The left hand voicings are very typical as are the inner voice movements and right hand lines. The chords are fully notated such that the arrangements would be well suited for using with a bass and drums for a full Evans trio treatment. Contains many standards covered by Evans and one original, namely Letter To Evan. An excellent introduction to the Bill Evans style.