The voice leading aspects of jazz piano comping in a quartet combo

Luca Ridolfo

About this exposition

Since better voice leading will lead to better musicality, a proper study in this field will improve not only the comping skills but also the phrasing ones. In this research, the aspects of voice leading are covered to see the connection between the piano comping and the other players inside the quartet combo. Starting with a prior knowledge about comping and voice leading made of interviews to jazz pianists and jazz educators, plus other insights from various books, different approaches are taken in the research process to understand: the relationship between the top note of the comping and the soloist, the lower note of the comping and the bass line and the various problem encountered, like doublings, registers and change of positions. In order to have a firm understanding of voice leading, the piano comping in this research is limited at only 4 real parts harmony. As results, better voice leading will provide better accompaniments and a better understating of the instruments’ role inside the quartet and linear concepts.

type	research exposition
keywords	Jazz, comping, phrasing, quartet
date	10/12/2017
published	26/09/2019
last modified	26/09/2019
status	limited publication
copyright	Luca Ridolfo
license	All rights reserved
url	https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/413977/560798
published in	KC Research Portal
portal issue	3. Internal publication

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