“The Days Of Wine & Roses” Comping Voicings
Welcome to this 6 chorus comping and improvisation study of the jazz standard “The Days Of Wine & Roses”. The performance starts with the head of the tune and then moves into 2 choruses of comping voicings. This is followed by 2 choruses of improvisation finishing with a final head and out.
Theory Areas Covered
The comping voicings and techniques are based on the following jazz theory areas:
- Chord Tone Comping
- Barry Harris Voicings
- Left Hand Voicings
- Drop 2 Voicings
- Upper Structure Triads
- Red Garland Voicings
Check out the related lesson links below for detailed studies on these topics.
Lesson Downloads
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Days Of Wine And Roses – Comping Transcription File Type: pdf
Related Lessons
For this masterclass, we will be using closed position voicings, meaning that the notes of the chord are inside a single octave.
The Red Garland voicing has a distinctive ‘block chord’ sound, but compared to previous styles of block chords, it has a much brighter quality.
Upper structure triads are complex sounding altered dominant chords. They will add texture and sophistication to your playing.
Practice Tips
Check out the following related lessons:
