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I'm trying to get better at comping and just looking for some good examples. I mean, there are many out there, but who do you think excels at comping? Guitar, piano, heck even vibes, doesn't matter to me. Maybe also say a recording that exemplifies what you like about their comping?
Last edited by BryBry; 05-07-2016 at 07:13 PM.
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05-07-2016 05:59 PM
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Ed Bickert and Hank Jones.
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Jim hall, bill evans, herbie hancock
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the king of comp..pretty much all he ever did!!
the great freddie green...(on a gretsch!)
cheers
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Can you guys post an example of a recording as well?
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There are different kinds of comping. For four-to-the-bar stuff, Freddie Green was the king.
Here is a taste of Herb Ellis comping for Oscar Peterson on Wes Montgomery's "Naptown Blues." Herb's solo has a comping chorus but the real heat comes when he's comping for Oscar during the piano solo. Six-seven choruses. Good stuff.
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Yes!
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One record that kind of defined comping for me is The Touch Of Your Lips by Chet Baker trio... Doug Rainey was the guitarist. I' m sure there are other great players out there who are really great at it, but I just took that record as a role model. I'm not really good at modern comping, where you are not part of the engine so to speak, but more like interacting with whoever is soloing. But if I have to do it, Doug is my man. Otherwise, Django or Charlie Christian, or whoever played rhythm on those records is like home to me.
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check this count basie boogie
freddie g compin..the great wardell gray on tenor, buddy defranco on clarinet and clark terry -trumpet..what a band!!
cheers
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man you can see bickert had that tele refretted with some big A frets!!...what a great..
best thing is, pickin close to the neck like that..and with knobs rolled back a tad.. almost any tele can sound like that!!...
tele jazz
cheers
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The fact Herbie can hang with that band with OP out front says volumes about his talent...
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One good Oscar Peterson song deserves another - OP trio with Joe Pass. Joe playing the hell outa that D'Aquisto - who dares say he doesn't have great tone??
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Thanks guys. I live close to Toronto so Ed Bickert's a big influence on a bunch of people here, but I actually haven't checked him out much. I love how every chord is placed so purposefully and perfectly in the pocket. Also gonna listen to all the other suggestions too .
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Yeah I think Freddie Green was the king of comping - what a groove! He holds and picks his guitar uniquely, doesn't he?
Like most guitarists I really wish he were brought up much more in the mix. If only he had gone electric...
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Originally Posted by Doctor Jeff
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Stephane Grapelli with Martin Taylor and Louis Stewart:
Practically a master class in accompaniment.
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If you dig Bickert, check out Lorne Lofsky.
Last edited by mr. beaumont; 05-07-2016 at 09:50 PM.
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Guitar:
Ed Bickert, Jim Hall, Lage Lund, Peter Bernstein
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Originally Posted by Doctor Jeff
Herb wound up doing a lot with Ray Brown over the years. Here's Ray with Herb and Freddie Green:
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Another guitar fave who never gets talked about: Ray Crawford.
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I can see the influence in Lorne's playing and while he's obviously excellent I'm not a huge fan. I've seen him live once, just a little too out for me + I like a brighter tone then what he does.
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05-08-2016, 03:09 AM #22destinytot Guest
Kirk Lightsey on piano:
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Bucky pizzarelli
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John Pizzarelli doing "Route 66". Good swing comping while he's singing and a fun solo. (Notice the phrases that come from Wardell Grey's "Twisted"----I'm including a version of that below for comparison.)
Last edited by MarkRhodes; 05-08-2016 at 10:00 AM. Reason: grammar
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Originally Posted by vinlander
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