In jazz, comping (an abbreviation of accompaniment; or possibly from the verb, to "complement") is the chords, rhythms, and countermelodies that keyboard...

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before next musical passage. See vamp till cue. See comp and comping (jazz). vamp till cue A jazz, fusion, and musical theatre term which instructs rhythm...

used. Jazz guitar playing styles include comping with jazz chord voicings (and in some cases walking bass lines) and blowing (improvising) over jazz chord...

the bassist improvise her own walking bass part. Accordion left hand Comping (jazz) Counter-melody Figure (music) Figured bass (Basso continuo) Guitar...

sustained, chordal and melodic, fragments—a technique known as comping. Good comping musicians were capable of many and different chord voicings, so...

Jazz bass is the use of the double bass or electric bass guitar to improvise accompaniment ("comping") basslines and solos in a jazz or jazz fusion style...

Within the jazz band, phrases known as comping patterns have included elements of the clave since the very early days of the music. Comping is support...

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influences that began to appear in jazz during this period, instead preferring acoustic instruments, conventional piano comping, walking bass patterns, and swing-...

improvisation, chords and comping. Much of the book involves musical theory, as Mark Levine states in the introduction. Jazz standards are cited frequently...

might clash with improvised passing chords played by a comping musician. The freedom of comping musicians to improvise passing chords also depends on the...

of silence. Jazz guitarists commonly use a wide variety of inversions when comping, rather than only using standard voicings. Gypsy jazz is acoustic music...

Jazz harmony is the theory and practice of how chords are used in jazz music. Jazz bears certain similarities to other practices in the tradition of Western...

with the Marquis Hill Blacktet, in which his vibraphone was the primary comping instrument. Ross made his recording debut as a leader on his album KingMaker...

bass comping parts include a walking bassline for 1920s-1950s jazz; rock-style ostinato riffs for jazz-rock fusion; and Latin basslines for Latin jazz. Improvised...

development of a particularly "pungent" left-hand chord voicing style, while comping with highly rhythmic phrases with the right. Between 1952 and 1957, he...

(three-movement suite) All Blues for Jazz Guitar—Comping Styles, Chords & Grooves, 1997. Book/CD set. All Blues Soloing for Jazz Guitar —Scales, Licks, Concepts...

modern sounding than "tertial chords" (built from thirds), it is useful in comping; since the structure of quartal harmony is usually vague, many roots may...

is only intended to provide basic guide to the harmony. An experienced comping performer playing electric guitar or piano may add or remove notes as chosen...

Kelly represents the bridge between the supportive comping of Red Garland and the conversational comping of Bill Evans. In critic Gary Giddins' view: Kelly...

avant-garde pianist's playing and was clearly bothered by Taylor's dissonant comping behind his solos. With bassist Chuck Israels and drummer Louis Hayes doing...

extended solos. In jazz groups and jazz fusion bands, the rhythm section members are often called on to perform improvised solos. In jazz, the drummer may...

title track while finding Kelly equally exceptional as both a soloist and comping musician. "His single-lines are simultaneously hard and soft. Cobb and...

Jones' Savoy-era dates "showcase some of the most lush pre-Bill Evans comping in jazz and a post-Strayhorn nexus of impressionism and the blues." From 1959...

followed by tenor saxophonist John Coltrane. Evans, who has been extensively comping during the other solos and playing the vamp between solos, comes last,...

"feed" off each other's ideas in real time. For example, in a jazz tune, the "comping" musicians will alter their improvised accompaniment in response...

played in a strictly repetitive fashion or as a varied motif akin to jazz comping. The following example is in the style of a 1949 recording by Machito...

The Rhythm changes is a common 32-bar jazz chord progression derived from George Gershwin's "I Got Rhythm". The progression is in AABA form, with each...

strong melodies; groovin' beats; Silver's deft, deliberate, bluesy piano comping and boppin' leads... His tunefully familiar, head-noddin' original funk...