An approach to comping
Subtitle: Advanced concepts and techniques
By: by Jeb Patton
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781883217877
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Musical accompaniment; Musical meter and rhythm; Instruction and study; Jazz; Recorded accompaniments (Piano); Improvisation (Music); Piano; Studies and exercises (Jazz)
Other titles: Approach to comping :
Description: Includes transcriptions of the comping of such great pianists as Bud Powell, Bill Evans, and others.
Notes: "Part two of a two-part endeavor ... thus, the two titles : An approach to comping : the essentials and An approach to comping : advanced concepts and techniques"--Page 1.

Companion CDs contain demonstration and "comp-along" tracks keyed to examples in the text; tracks on the CD are played at a slow tempo for practicing purposes.

"In the appendix you will find a complete guide explaining how jazz pianists, classical pianists, non-pianists, jazz vocalists, jazz guitarists, and drummers can best use [this workbook]"--Introduction.

Includes discographical references.

Advanced level.
Table of contents: title: Left hand comping inspired by the forefathers of jazz piano. Playing tenths in the left hand ; Left hand comping by Barry Harris (Morning coffee; Luminescence); title: Comping fast tempos. Comping fast tempos with your left hand [Bud Powell (Fine and dandy)] ; Comping fast tempos with trombone voicings [Bud Powell (Fine and dandy)]; title: Introduction to rootless voicings. 2-note shapes over guide tones ; 3-note shapes over guide tones ; Comping with trombone voicings in the left hand [Ahmad Jamal (Broadway)] ; 3- and 4-note shapes over trombone voicings [Wynton Kelly (Remember)]; title: The elegant comping of Hank Jones. Drop 2's applied to the diminished and sixth-diminished scale ; Passing chords revisited ; Other harmonic devices that add motion [Hank Jones (Falling in love with love)] ; Comping like Basie [Hank Jones (Did you call her today)]; title: Shapes and rhythms. Extracting shapes from scales [Bill Evans (On Gren Dolphin Street)] ; Moving shapes outside of the scales [McCoy Tyner (Passion dance)] ; Comping over the bar line [Herbie Hancock (One finger snap)]; title: Interviews. Peter Bernstein ; Albert "Tootie" Heath.