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Presents
the jeffrey sultanof master edition

la nevada
As recorded by gil evans

Arranged by gil evans

edited by jeffrey sultanof

full score
from the original manuscript

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Music by Gil Evans

Copyright © 1991 Bopper Spock Suns Music
All Rights Reserved Used by Permission

This arrangement has been published with the authorization of The Estate of Gil Evans.

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la nevada
Background:
Gil Evans made two albums for the World Pacific label in 1958
and 1959; these albums have been reissued many times over the
years. On the second of the two, the last track was an original
composition called La Nevada. In 1960, Evans put together a
band for an extended gig at a club called the Jazz Gallery, and La
Nevada was part of the book.

The Music:
One of the few original compositions that Evans wrote during
this period at the Jazz Gallery, La Nevada, as recorded on the
Impulse album Out of the Cool, is a different piece from its origi-
nal recording.While the World Pacific version was fully arranged
with improvised solos, the Impulse version is sketchier and looser.
The theme itself is arranged, but very little else is. Evans was
veering toward a more improvised ensemble music that would
evolve over many performances. The backgrounds on the re-
cording during solos or transitions were worked out on the
bandstand and not written down. Because Evans did not write
them, they do not appear in this publication.

Notes to the Conductor:

In all of its incarnations, La Nevada is made up of two chords: Gm7 to G (major), with an occasional F# as a
neighbor chord. In the World Pacific recording, these changes are used in the melody and the improvised solos. By
the time of the Jazz Gallery band and the Impulse recording, Gm7 was the only chord used for solos. The
arrangement is scored for a horn in F. Recognizing that not every band has a horn available we have included an
optional tenor saxophone 2 part that is an alternate part.

Obviously solos can go in many directions, but this piece is also an invitation for your ensemble to make this piece
your own by adding backgrounds, in between and under the solos themselves, and making it as long or short as
you wish. The piece lays a foundation for exploration and just plain fun, so go for it!

Jeffrey Sultanof
-August 2010

Photo © Anita Evans and

Bopper Spock Suns Music
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La nevaDa
Music by Gil Evans
Score Arranged By Gil Evans
Edited by Jeffrey Sultanof
[A] Rubato approx q = 100

Flute 1

Flute 2

Tenor Sax.

Trumpet 1

Trumpet 2

Trumpet 3

Horn in F

Trombone 1

Trombone 2

Trombone 3

Tuba

Guitar

{S`o`l`o`} 3

3 3
Piano

Bass

Drum Set ã

Maracas ã
1 2 3 4 5

Copyright © 1991 Bopper Spock Suns Music

All Rights Reserved Used by Permission

This Arrangement Has Been Published with the Authorization of the Estate of Gil Evans.
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Score - Page 2
A tempo = 200
Pno

6 7 8 9

ª ª

[B]
Pno ‘ ‘ ‘
10 11 12 13

ª ª

[C]
Pno ‘ ‘ ‘

{M`a`r`a`c`a`s`}

Mrcs. ã x x x x x x ‘ ‘ ‘
14 15 16 17

ª ª
[D]
Pno ‘ ‘ ‘

G> (Ad-Lib Around Figure)

Bass

Mrcs. ã x x x x x x ‘ ‘ ‘
18 19 20 21

ª ª

[e] G> (Ad-Lib Chords)

Gtr. ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’

Pno ‘ ‘ ‘

G> (Sim.)

Bass

Mrcs. ã x x x x x x ‘ ‘ ‘
22 23 24 25
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Score - Page 3
[F] repeat until cue on cue

Fl. 1

Fl. 2

Tpt. 1

G> (Sim.)
Gtr. ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’

‘ ‘ ‘
(Sim.)

Pno

G> (Sim.)

Bass

(Ad-Lib, Mostly Hi-Hat)

y y y y y y
ã ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘
(4)
D. S.

Mrcs. ã x x x x x x ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘

ª ª
26 27 28 29 30

[G] Repeat 5 X 6.

Fl. 1

Fl. 2

Tpt. 1

G>
’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’
(Sim.)

Gtr.

‘ ‘ ‘ ‘
(Sim.)

Pno
G>
’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’

G> (Sim.)
Bass

y y y y y y
ã ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘
(4)
D. S.

Mrcs. ã x x x x x x ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘
31 32 33 34 35