>
> With regards to piano players and guitar players comping at the same time,
> it can be done, just listen to any Oscar Peterson Quartet record. Both
> players need to know each other's style really well and they need to each
> fullfill specific roles at specific times but it can be done. For myself,
> I'd rather not comp when a piano is comping unless it's a Pop tune or an
> older idiom where Freddie Green style is *NEEDED*. I'm sick of everybody
> maligning Freddie Green style. It is extremely difficult to do well and is
> often the right thing to do.
>
> Regards
>
> Joey Goldstein
> Guitarist/Composer/Bandleader/Teacher
> joegold@idirect.com
> Check out:
> http://www.icom.ca/~freeflt/
I agree 100%. When I first learned to play chords by the sound
they produced (not what was written on the page) I went into a never play
simple rhythm/harmony mode. This worked untill I got into a big band
situation. When it's just bass/drums/sax/guitar it's incredibly hip NOT
to play straight time behind the melody/soloist, but when the piano's
doin the charleston and the horns are playing all these kicks to
supplement the melody/counter-melody the guitar can EASILY get in the
way. Thats when you pull out the 3 note 3-7-colour note voicing, start
stompin your foot and go four to the floor.
BTW In combo settings try playing just the 3 and 7 sporadicly on the
upper strings to create much tension.