Voicing and Comping for Jazz Vibraphone

Series: Percussion Publisher: Hal Leonard Format: Softcover Audio Online Composer: Thomas L. Davis

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.