Voicing and Comping for Jazz Vibraphone

By Thomas L. Davis

Book Overview

(Percussion). Here is the definitive guide to chordal playing for the contemporary vibraphonist. Includes material on: voicing selection, chord-member selection, use of extensions and alterations, voice leading, inversion selection, and more. The accompanying audio contains demos and play-along tracks with notated charts featuring standard chordal progressions in the following styles: fast & medium swing, ballad, jazz waltz, bossa-nova, and samba. This book is the most complete and fun! way to learn four-mallet voicings and comping patterns for jazz vibes. Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0793588545
• ISBN13: 9780793588541
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.7" x 11.7"