How To REALLY Comp - Jazz Vibraphone ('Angel Eyes' Featuring Conny Merritt)

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In this video, I used the tune 'Angel Eyes' (Matt Dennis) as a way to demonstrate 10 important concepts about comping on the vibraphone.
And I had help! Thanks to Conny Merritt for singing - check her out here: www.catandthekings.com
When I was getting started playing jazz, I had no idea how to think about comping - I didn't know how I should approach it in a creative way. Here, I explain some of the most important concepts that I've (finally!) figured out and will help you be a supportive and helpful accompanist.
I mentioned my voice leading video so here's the link: • Jazz Lesson: How To Us...
The concepts explained here:
1: Harmonic Rhythm
2: Voice Leading
3: Voicings you didn't think of
4: Time feel exercises
5: Intro and Ending
6: Melodic chord voicing
7: Rhythmic Counterpoint
8: Increasing Tension
9: Substitute Chords
10: How Much Is Too Much?
I hope you enjoy!

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@isaiahpetrie2869 Ай бұрын

Coming back to this video, your videos taught me a lot about this instrument and this music. Thank you for making these fundamental videos they really are an amazing resource!

@TimCollinsVibes Ай бұрын

Thank you! Can’t wait to hear you play in person some time.

@EliPorter456 5 жыл бұрын

Favorite compers probably Gary Burton (Vibraphone), Wes Montgomery (Guitar), Wynton Kelly (Piano) and Joey Defrancesco (Organ). All different instruments!

@theglockenspiel 6 жыл бұрын

Gary Burton, Herbie Hancock, and Wynton Kelly, especially on the albums Roll Call and Soul Station. Not only are they fantastic accompanists, but overall great musicians as well.

@insidejazzguitar8112 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, immensely helpful. Will keep me busy on my guitar for months. I like Jimmy Raney’s comping.

@TheUpvalley 6 жыл бұрын

This is really nice material. Now, I´m listening how they comp, thanks a lot, as always

@andreasheierre8915 3 жыл бұрын

This is pure gold! Thanx!

@somefreelog 3 жыл бұрын

Outstanding video, thanks Tim

@ditschnluis1 6 жыл бұрын

Great video again Tim!! i really like your humour and your self-irony! ;) And i got some good points for practising again, i sometimes play with a singer where i learned a lot from learning by doing.... And some my favourite compers are wynton kelly, hank jones, tommy flanagan, hancock, and jim hall, i really love the paul desmond - jim hall quartet recordings, they have such a fluid sound cause jim hall leaves the soloist a lot of space and uses beautiful voicings. Lookin forward to your next video!!

@TimCollinsVibes 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks glad you enjoyed it! I'm letting the humor come through a bit more, because why not. Wynton Kelly is a great choice as well as Jim Hall. I also really like Bobby Timmons too!

@claudemariechampagne1349 6 жыл бұрын

Great video!!! I love your sense of humour and great advice! I like Bill Evans for sure and Canadians Oscar Peterson and Lorraine Desmarais, and also the Cubans Chucho and Bebo Valdes to name a few. I particularly love the way Chucho accompanies great Latin Jazz musicians like Paquito D'Rivera. Pure joy! He certainly has the experience to know the right balance and his solos are really creative too.

@TimCollinsVibes 6 жыл бұрын

I don't know Lorraine Desmarais, so I'll have to check her out! Are you in Montreal by any chance? I am from Plattsburgh. Latin jazz comping is a whole other thing - it requires so much energy and rhythm. There's a great duo record with Bebo and Javier Colina that I love.

6 жыл бұрын

I've been playing duo with a vocalist for over a year. This video really helped me a lot. Thank you.

6 жыл бұрын

Also, my fav. is Monk. (Not fit for vocals, okay. But I love his comping!)

@TimCollinsVibes 6 жыл бұрын

Hehe yeah Monk is truly unique- When I listen to the recordings I think it sounds so cool, but if I were to try to do it I'm pretty sure it wouldn't go over too well! He is playing his own music, and he had such a strong vision for it. But if someone else does it, they are doing it for different reasons which makes it less effective in my opinion.

@geoffm.6842 Жыл бұрын

Tommy Flanagan, Hank Jones, Chick Corea

@nobody-vm2ee 6 жыл бұрын

My favorite accompanists are Bud Powell, Al Haig, Barry Harris, Duke Jordan, and Tadd Dameron.

@BuRRiToZzKiD 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! And I’m loving the new format you use for your videos recently! I’ve been digging Wynton Kelly, Monk, and Herbie recently as some of my favorite campers. I’m wondering what the best way to practice comping is? I often find myself playing my stock rootless voicing on the downbeat of every chord and it’s gotten stale really quickly.

@TimCollinsVibes 6 жыл бұрын

I know the feeling - practice at slow tempos, this will give you time to think of different inversions and voice leading on the fly. Depending on the tune, you could sing the melody yourself and then comp in between.

@IRACEMABABU 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for that so well articulate lesson(and what an amount of work you put in !). My favs : Wes Montgomery, Django Reinhart, Tommy Flanagan, David Kikoski, Duke Ellington, Tony Miceli, Gary Burton, etc...

@TimCollinsVibes 6 жыл бұрын

You got some great names in there, but you're right - one guy I forgot about is David Kikoski. I enjoy when people mention totally worthy players who aren't really 'household' names. He's one of the best.

@IRACEMABABU 6 жыл бұрын

Glad to see you agree. Some videos on YT with him playing in Roy Haynes 's band are mind blowing IMHO

@nobody-vm2ee 6 жыл бұрын

What were those dark blue mallets to the left of your head? Btw great vid. I just started practicing four mallet comping on the vibes and this video is very helpful.

@TimCollinsVibes 6 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoy it! Those blue mallets behind me are the old 'Albright' mallets - which unfortunately aren't made anymore. There are lots of people trying to replicate them though, I guess the closest ones would be the Stefon Harris model from Malletech. I had a pair several years ago and they were harder and heavier, but still pretty close.

@larrytrincia1738 6 жыл бұрын

Tim, this is awesome and so helpful. You have a dual talent as a player and educator. I really appreciate the effort and time you are putting into these videos.

@TimCollinsVibes 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks - I'm glad you are getting something out of it. I don't always know if I'm talking too much ;)

@deanburton6853 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Tim really enjoyed the video, could you please tell me what key this in.

@TimCollinsVibes 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! We played it in A minor.

@aworldofdragons4025 6 жыл бұрын

How about comping when someone is soloing? Do you still voice lead with the melody in mind or do you think differently? How do you chose chord coloring so you don't clash with the soloist? Great video by the way.

@TimCollinsVibes 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Well - it depends on how well you can follow the soloist.. which also depends on how good the soloist is (haha). The solo IS the melody, so in a perfect world you would try to voice your chords in a way that compliments what the soloist is actually playing - an example might be when they use a flat 9 instead of a natural 9 on a G7 in a ii-V-I progression...obviously it's not really possible to read the soloist's mind, but sometimes you can hear where they are going and play accordingly. All that said, I think these concepts are the MOST important during the melody of a song, especially with a singer. But they still apply in general behind solos as well. It's just less jarring in that situation because usually these little moments go by so fast that people don't notice the dissonance.

@juana.velazquez9286 6 жыл бұрын

Could you be so kind. Recommend books, sites, that explained the comping, voicing. I enjoy very much, all your videos and pdf. But I need something to study and review. Thanks

@TimCollinsVibes 6 жыл бұрын

Well, the only book I have is the jazz piano book by Mark Levine, but I can make this PDF available (without the melody) if it helps.

@michaelpurdy9165 2 жыл бұрын

What’s wrong with comping based on rhythms the soloist did? Honest question here, please be nice I’m a baby jazzer.

@TimCollinsVibes 2 жыл бұрын

I guess it depends on the situation.. if you "catch" some rhythms, like the commonly played "and of 4", then it sounds together and hip. You can totally play rhythms based on what the soloist is playing, but outright mimicking it is usually distracting.