Re: 2 triads & guitat w/piano
reed ( (no email) )
Wed, 15 Jan 1997 17:32:53 +0000
At 04:27 PM 1/15/97 -0500, you wrote:
>CLAY MOORE wrote:
>>
>>
>> Not to slam anyone, because guitarists are certainly guilty as well, but
>> a
>> lot of piano players don't know (and maybe don't care) how to play with
>> another harmonic instrument. In jam sessions I usually lay out unless
>> I'm
>> in a grumpy mood, because your average pianist will comp until the cows
>> come home. A pianist who's a good buddy of mine used to get on my nerves
>> when he comped, because he was so busy I never had any breathing room
>> in my solos. Later he complained to me that I played too loud, so we
>> were
>> even. I think we both play a lot better now.
>>
>> Clay
>
>Something I think a lot of pianists don't really seem to learn is how to
>play with others in a way that makes the whole ensemble sound right.
>Most pianists seem to cherish the piano's ability to be the whole
>orchestra, and don't realize the inherently pleasing effect of the whole
>musical range being covered by a variety of instruments. In a band,
>nobody is proud of it when the sax player crowds the trumpet parts. We
>want to hear the trumpet there. But pianists seem to want to give it all
>they've got instead of finding the best place to exploit the piano's
>unique voice and tone. Treasuring the contribution of all the
>instruments doesn't seem to come naturally when you can do it all.
>
>--
This thread is finished.
It's gone from a question of how to comp for piano players
to I don't know what.
I think we can agree that it's difficult for two instruments to
play chords at the same time .
reed
Reed Kotler
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