A Compendium of Jazz Piano Voicings

A Compendium of Jazz Piano Voicings

The jazz pianist is an impromptu arranger. This book examines the anatomy of jazz chords and takes a practical tour through the ways that pianists of all eras and styles actually play them. Â Chapters cover the idea of a big band under your fingers, rhythmic considerations, playing with guitarists, chord-scale theory, defining chord tones, the quality of voicings, shells, expanded shells, thirds, sixths, stride, four-way close, rootless, melodic minor "grips", "add 2", clusters, fourths, "axis", "drop" chords, drop-2 block chords, four-note structures, Shearing block chords, dominant 13ths, diatonic triads and sevenths, upper structures, slash and polychords, "So What" chords, fifths, RH octave-triads and ambi chords, Red Garland block chords, triad expansions, stacks, combinations and approaches, practice suggestions, DIY ear training, examples, patterns and exercises. (112 pages)
Country USA
Manufacturer CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Binding Paperback
EANs 9781490441863
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Manufacturer	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Binding	Paperback
EANs	9781490441863
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

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