The verdict
Documented Sampling History
Confirmed songwriter of record, no dispute over its own authorship — its significance is as the confirmed compositional root of “Blue in Green,” already in this catalog (and, per biographer Peter Pettinger, of “Flamenco Sketches” too).
Quick Facts
Released1958
AlbumEverybody Digs Bill Evans
GenreJazz, Modal Jazz
LabelRiverside Records
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
More infoWikipedia → · Discogs →
Who you need to ask
The songwriter of record — Bill Evans (estate)
Jerry Jazz Musician → · checked Jul 2026
The current administrator — Not confirmed — needs a Songview/Discogs lookup
Unknown · checked Jul 2026
Has it been reused?
Its distinctive harmonic pattern directly became the foundation of “Blue in Green” (already in this catalog) — and, per biographer Peter Pettinger, of “Flamenco Sketches” too.
Do they allow reuse?
No standalone policy found; no dispute over its own authorship — its role is compositional (the root of Blue in Green).
Related Songs
Same album, answer records, and songs worth knowing about
Built on this piece’s harmonic pattern the following year (already in this catalog)
Per Pettinger, Evans deserved co-composer credit here too — same underlying pattern (already in this catalog)
Who Owns It
Licenses explained →The two permissions you need, and who holds them
The song itself (the writing)Bill Evans (estate)
The recording (current administrator)Not confirmed
Receipts
Every public mention of terms, policy, or past deals we've found
Pettinger: Evans deserved co-composer credit on “Flamenco Sketches” too
Jazz biographer Peter Pettinger has stated Evans “should have been credited as co-composer” on ANOTHER Kind of Blue track — “Flamenco Sketches” (already in this catalog) — since it was built on this same underlying pattern. Separate from the Blue in Green authorship situation; a real, documented claim, not independently adjudicated.
Jerry Jazz Musician · read it →
A motif Evans returned to
The motif is audible in the opening of “Flamenco Sketches” itself, and Evans later revisited “Some Other Time” in a 1975 recording with Tony Bennett.
Afterglow (WGLT) · read it →
Can You Use It for Free?
How to check PD →Is it public domain?No
Sample History
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Times sampled
The compositional root of “Blue in Green”
Covers
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First flip
Who to Contact
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Bill Evans (estate)
The confirmed songwriter of record
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