Well I'm sure what I wrote will not win me many popularity
contests but as per my experience, it's the truth.
I will be posting some guidelines for piano voicings (besides my
action packed sheet).
Here is something to get you started with.
Try just using the Root, 3rd and 7th, plus the melody note.
(You can add a 5th if you want but don't add an unlatered
5th to a dominant seventh chord).
This is basic jazz solo piano voicing.
Everthing is built from there.
Try to make the voices move smoothly if possible.
Get out some fakebooks with good chord changes like Chuck Shers
New Real Books and just practice this cover to cover.
See if you can set up a lesson with a good local jazz pianist to show
you how this works. They all will know. It helps to see someone
doing this.
reed
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