In the Evening

12 bars

3 bars piano

• 5 anacrusic quaver high octaves - leads to tonic chord
• Short stab blues dischord
• Gap
• Seven quavers
• Gap

9 bar rhythm section

• Bass enters with descending scale
• Piano plays short, high, off beat single chords
• Piano plays short phrases using Basie's light touch over walking bass
• Fills gradually become more complex

Guitar

• Accompanying crotchet chord progression

12 bars

Instrumental

• Sax and clarinet enter
• Sax provide chordal background in subtone, close harmony
• Soft clarinet
• Flute obbligato improvised, uses semiquavers between William's phrases and during his long-held notes; passing chromatic chord embellished by flute arpeggios

Vocals

• Repeats words 'In the Evening'
• Long melismas to emphasise 'down' - word painting
• Improvises around melody line

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Vocals

• Begins with 'ain't you lonesome'

Instrumental

• Fuller accompaniment by sax and clarinet
• Flute higher between vocal phrases
• Reeds play richer deep notes
• Solo trombone added

12 bars

Vocals

• After high flute solo, verse begins with 'If I could Hollah'

Instrumental

• Solo muted trumpet joins flute, improvising background phrases

12 bars

Vocals

• Williams returns to opening lyrics
• Very long note of Evening - lasting for more than 4 bars (falsetto)

Instrumental

• Reference to opening high piano octaves
• Trumpet drops out
• Full band reserved for final few bars
• Full band chord with forte snare drum roll