Autumn Leaves Comping
Watch a 6-chorus comping and improvisation performance over the classic tune Autumn Leaves. We use a selection of voicing techniques and accompaniment principles to demonstrate the different approaches to comping a tune.
Theory Areas Covered
The comping voicings and techniques are based on the following jazz theory areas:
- Drop 2 Voicings
- Quartal Voicings
- Block Chords
- Chord Substitution
Check out the practice tips section at the bottom of this page to find the related lessons and studies.
6 Choruses Over The Tune
The performance starts with the well-known Bill Evans intro to this classic tune, moving into the head with left hand voicings, 3 choruses of comping, 2 choruses of improvisation, and finally head and out.
Lesson Downloads
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Autumn Leaves Comping PDF File Type: pdf -
Autumn Leaves Supporting Lessons File Type: pdf
Related Lessons
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Practice Tips
Check out the following related lessons:
I am trying to learn this entire transcription by the end of February. It would be awesome to provide the backing track without the piano. Is this possible? Lovely rendition by the way.
Adam
Hi Adam,
Great stuff – I look forward to hearing you play the tune at some point in the future!
Yes we do have the backing tracks in the forum here:
https://community.pianogroove.com/t/september-2022-autumn-leaves-improv-challenge/8157
They are at different tempos all without the piano.
Let me know if I can help further.
Cheers.
Hayden
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Hey,
The backing tracks are there – you just need to log in to the forum.
Hope that helps!
Mark