Jazz Piano Voicings For The Non-Pianist

See why Jamey’s concise and logical Piano comping has set a standard for swinging accompaniment accessible to all musicians. Comping/chords to the changes of Impressions Satin Doll Maiden Voyage Footprints Doxy Summertime and many more!! Why you should consider this and other Aebersold piano voicing transcription books: Ever listen to a great jazz pianist and wonder 'what’s he doing there?' Now you’ll know! Here as never before is an opportunity to see REAL jazz piano voicings and comping over REAL songs in REAL live musical settings. These historic books contain NOTE-FOR-NOTE transcriptions exactly as recorded of theexciting piano accompaniment from the World Famous Aebersold Play-A-Long series. Not just for pianists there are many ways for ALL MUSICIANS to use these wonderful musical tools. Pianists: First listen closely to the pianist on the respective Play-A-Long recording (sold separately). Next reading from the book play along with him imitating his style. Finally TURN HIM OFF (using the special stereo separation on all of our CDs) and play along by yourself with the bass and drums. With the techniques learned you’ll soon be improvising your own accompaniment! Non-Pianists: Horn players arrangers and vocalists can use these books like dictionaries to look up favorite voicings they’ve heard on a particular Play-A-Long track. Written clearly for two hands even the most novice pianist can play many sections of these books. Teachers/Educators: Give your combo piano students instant jazz voicings and harmonies over a variety of Standards and styles. As personal tools they will enhance your own understanding of voicings and voice movement and provide you with better skills for accompanying your students. 

Every musician should have a basic understanding of how and why pianists voice chords in certain ways. This book designed by a Horn player addresses and explains the basics of authentic hip sounding chord voicings in simple non-pianistic language.You’ll be comping on your own over Standards in a short period of time. Includes written voicings over many of the most popular Aebersold play-a-long tracks (including 11 tracks from Volume 54 'Maiden Voyage') so you can comp with bass and drums backing you up! No Piano skills are required to use this book effectively. Play great jazz voicings today!

Every musician should have a basic understanding of how and why pianists voice chords in certain ways. This book, designed by a horn player, addresses and explains the basics of authentic, hip sounding chord voicings in simple, non-pianistic language. YouÂ’ll be comping on your own over Standards in a short period of time. Includes written voicings over many of the most popular Aebersold play-a-long tracks, so you can comp with bass and drums backing you up! No piano skills are required to use this book effectively. Play great jazz voicings today!

Noted jazz pianist, composer, recording artist and educator Andy LaVerne has drawn from his decades of experience playing with master musicians from Getz to Lovano to create this comprehensive compendium of contemporary moving voicings. Quartal, quintal, drop 2, dominant 7b9/diminished, triadic, whole tone and chromatic performance proven voicings pioneered by McCoy Tyner, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, and Andy himself are presented and fleshed out in all twelve keys. This book picks up where others leave off, enabling you to replace static chords with voicings that move melodically, dramatically, and gracefully over the entire range of the keyboard. Firmly rooted in contemporary jazz theory, the emphasis is on practical performance applications. Andy ties it all together with illustrations of comping choruses for five standard jazz tunes. Chords in Motion satisfies a long awaited need in actual comping situations, and shows you how to move chords through varying harmonic rhythms. FINALLY ? a book that gives you moving voicings, and sets them in motion in all twelve keys. Chords in Motion is a valuable resource for all keyboardists, arrangers, and instrumentalists. Activate, animate, and energize your comping with this encyclopedic volume. 156 pages, spiral bound for easy opening. Andy carries the flame of jazz piano tradition and just great music. He always inspires me. Chick Corea This is a great book! I am going to sit down and play through this!! I am always telling my non-piano playing students how important it is to work with (and internalize) the sounds that we live with all our lives as Jazz musicians. Coltrane spent years sitting at the piano and so should all of us!!! John Patitucci Berklee College of Music One thing about Andy?he is complete as can be and has been consistently so for years in both his teaching materials and playing. He is completely knowledgeable in such a way that when I play with him, I know he KNOWS!! Plus he is one of the smoothest and polished of players around. Great book?encyclopedic in content. Dave Liebman Founder, Artistic Director, International Association of Schools of Jazz (IASJ) I've played and recorded with Andy LaVerne many times over the years and in many different settings and he's always come up with the hippest, most interesting chords in the most musical way! His way of playing and looking at chords inspires me as a drummer and his rhythm section partner to play things that are in turn inspiring to the rest of the band. This book, helps musicians, understand, in a clear thoughtful presentation, how to go about getting this together. Billy Drummond Jazz Drummer, Educator, Juilliard, NYU Chords in Motion is an outstanding and comprehensive guide by Andy LaVerne, whose encyclopedic knowledge, decades of experience and brilliance as a performer and educator make this an invaluable handbook of modern jazz piano harmony. Its user-friendly, intelligent design enables musicians to expand their harmonic palette and potentially transform their playing, writing and arranging. Chords in Motion is an invaluable contribution to jazz musicians! Lynne Arriale Jazz Pianist, Composer, Educator, Associate Professor of Jazz Piano, Director of Small Ensembles, University of North Florida Chords in Motion is exactly the book I'd expect from Andy LaVerne. It's clear, openhearted and inspiring, as has been every conversation I've had with Andy over the years. Long a fan of his playing, I have enjoyed this look behind the curtain at how Andy LaVerne formulated his signature style. One other thing -- any pianist, no matter his/her approach, will gain insight into what will surely be new and exciting musical directions. Pete Malinverni Jazz Pianist, Educator, Director of Jazz Studies, SUNY Purchase College Conservatory of Music What a great resource for expanding the harmonic palette! Chords in Motion is a must have for the aspiring young jazz pianist as well as the seasoned veteran. Another winner from Andy! Paul Schmeling Jazz Pianist, Educator, Chair Emeritus, Piano Department, Berklee College of Music In Chords in Motion, I recognize chords and sounds that have inspired me to compose and play: harmony from the music of Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock and McCoy Tyner. This book is well organized, and from the beginning gets you playing. Each chord structure is explained and developed. There is plenty to practice. I especially like the exercises using contrary motion, arpeggiation

Jazz Play-Along Vol.50-These jazz classics represent a slice of Mile’s illustrious career from 1957 to 1964 during which Miles was at the apex of his popularity. As an example of Miles unparalleled influence as a trumpeter composer and band leader several of his sidemen Cannonball Adderly John Coltrane Bill Evans David Liebman Thelonious Monk Charlie Parker Sonny Rollins and Wayne Shorter have all had play-a-longs of their own compositions presented here in this series! Commemorating the 50th play-a-long in the series here are the classic tunes Miles Davis made famous. Pianists and everyone else interested in piano voicings/comping now have the extra advantage of being able to purchaseall of Mark Levine’s piano comping transcribed note-for-note in the Volume 50 Transcribed Piano Voicings book! Rhythm section is Mark Levine piano; Todd Coolman bass; and Steve Davis drums

A Study In Jazz Accompaniment-This book/CD set presents a clear comprehensive one-step-at-a-time method for learning how to accompany an improvised jazz solo. As a sequel to Hal Crook’s text 'How to Improvise' How to Comp offers precise explanations practical exercises recorded musical examples four play-along tracks and daily practice routines. How to Comp organizes a vast amount of information that helped to make the author’s previous work a major contribution to jazz pedagogy. How to Comp is primarily for intermediate through advanced level players of harmonic instruments e.g. Piano (Keyboard) Guitar and Vibraphone. However drummers bassists and Hornplayers can also benefit from its study. Subject covered include: Voicing construction preferred stock voicings voiceleading constant structure non-harmonic voicings single-note lines rhythmic vocabulary altering the harmonic rhythm motive development dividing and shifting attention supportive and interactive comping styles the soloist’s viewpoint pacing strolling and much more. In How to Comp the author an accomplished jazz trombonist pianist composer arranger and educator looks deeply into the nature and challenge of artistic jazz accompaniment and puts into focus a direct sure path toward mastery.