Re: laerning chords through the use of tunes
Edward Flanagan ( flanagan@astro.ocis.temple.edu )
Mon, 13 Jan 1997 00:32:38 -0500 (EST)
One thing that I find very useful for comping is transcribing
just the rhythms of an outstanding accompaniest. For example,
the placement of the chords that Wynton Kelly used behind
Miles on Fri/Sat Nights at the Blackhawk (not the specific
voicings but how/where in the bar he placed them)...his
comping was exteremely important in my own playing. It's
somthing that I suggest to all of my students...let's call it
"rhythmic comping dictation"....how's that?
While the content of the chord is important, one can/should
not overlook where in the bar it is placed.
Ed Flanagan