11 Jazz Vibraphone Comping Etudes

11 Jazz Vibraphone Comping Etudes (based on “Standards”)

BACKING TRACKS INCLUDED!

These 11 etudes are specifically designed to give you creative ideas for playing chords behind a soloist within a band context.  Each comping etude has a video!

Jazz Vibraphone Comping Etudes included:

1. Blues In F (3 choruses)

2. Rhythm Changes in Bb (2 choruses)

3. There Will Never Be (2 choruses – based on “There Will Never Be Another You”)

4. Starlight (2 choruses – based on “Stella By Starlight”)

5. Autumn (2 choruses – based on “Autumn Leaves” in G minor)

6. Black (2 choruses – based on “Black Orpheus” in A minor)

7. Bossa Blue (3 choruses – based on “Blue Bossa”)

8. Bird Lady (3 choruses – based on “Lady Bird”)

9. The Whole Of Me (2 choruses – based on “All Of Me”)

10. All The Things (3 choruses – based on “All The Things You Are”)

11. Somebody’s Soul (1 chorus – based on “Body and Soul”)

Each chordal etude contains a list of the “special techniques used” explaining common harmonic embellishments and where they are applied in the etude.  Types of embellishments used here include:

• Tritone substitution

• V7 chord alteration types

• Passing chords

• Chromatic approach chords

• “Sussification”

• Alternate chord progressions

• Substitute secondary dominants

• Adding 9ths, 11ths, 13ths for rich harmony

• Rhythm patterns commonly used in comping

• plus many others!

The PDF book also comes with the accompanying recordings of each etude – both the complete tracks (vibes, bass, drums), and just the backing track (bass, drums).  So you can practice along!

If you have questions, you can always contact me!