《alan brown - jazz piano voicings for the intermediate to advanced pianist》.pdf

1 Jazz Piano Voicings For the Intermediate to Advanced Pianist BY Alan Brown 2 Contents Introduction…………………………………..3 Chapter 1. Basic Left-hand voicings……… 3 Four-note voicings……………..5 Minor II-V-I voicings……………7 Diminished Chords……………. 10 Chapter 2. Two-handed voicings…………. 12 “So What” voicings……………. 14 Upper Structures………………. 17 Chapter 3. Quartal voicings……………….. 23 Chapter 4. Cluster Chords……………….…28 Chapter 5. On the gig……………………….31 Static Comping…………………32 Accent Comping………………..32 Block Style Comping…………..32 Pad Comping…………………...33 Conclusion…………………………………...33 Bibliography…………………………………. 34 © 2005 Blue Train Ltd, 141 Nile Rd., Milford, Auckland 1309, N.Z. All Rights Reserved. No part of this booklet may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher. 3 Jazz Piano Voicings – Intermediate to Advanced Introduction Many excellent books and articles have already been written on the art of jazz piano, covering general aspects relating to jazz such as harmony, improvisation, scales etc. However, finding specific information can be time-consuming (and expensive). The purpose of this resource is to focus entirely on chord voicings. While not intending to be exhaustive, it explains the topic in a clear and logical manner, as well as providing practical exercises at each step. No attempt has therefore been made to explain scale theory or harmony. This resource would be used as a workbook, as well as a reference booklet on this topic. My goal is to help you to develop your own repertoire of useful voi