Mel Bay Ferguson Jim - Comping Standards For Jazz Guitar + CD - Guitar
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Summary of This Method
With Comping Standards For Jazz Guitar, Jim Ferguson offers a comprehensive method to take a step forward in jazz guitar by focusing on the essential role of the guitarist: building a solid, musical, and responsive accompaniment. The book is based on common chord progressions and guides you through three main ways of "comping": straight-four to anchor the tempo and support the swing, walking bass lines to enrich the harmony and create a sense of movement, as well as combo-style variants to adapt to different ensembles and playing contexts.
Throughout the examples, you develop a rich vocabulary of voicings and learn how to organize them effectively on the fretboard. The method also covers accompanist guitarist tools such as guide tones and pivot chords, chord substitution, mastery of rootless chords, and strategies for playing with a pianist without overlapping the harmonic spectrum. Additional concepts frequently used in standards contexts include partial harmonic structure inversions, Latin comping, chord scales, management of modal themes, and the art of mixing voicings to vary colors.
The musical examples, particularly detailed, cover most common jazz keys and come to life thanks to the 17-track CD, ideal for working on pulse, dynamics, and rhythmic precision. The studied pieces include notably: All The Things You Want, Always Autumn, Confirmation Blues, Deep Blue Bossa, Five Minus One, Gnawing On The Apple, Into Somewhere, Minor Blues, Rhythm Changes, Un Peu Blues, and We Can't Be Parted.
Technical specifications
| Musical Genre | Jazz, Blues, Soul | Publication | Sheet music |
| Artist | Jim Ferguson | Genre | jazz guitar method |
| Instrumentation | guitar | ||
Questions frequently asked
Does this jazz guitar method include audio tracks?
A CD with 17 tracks accompanies the musical examples. It allows for practicing pulse, dynamics, and rhythmic accuracy based on the proposed studies.
Which comping styles are covered?
Three approaches are developed: straight-four, walking bass lines, and combo playing variants. Latin comping is also addressed within the standards section.
Is it possible to work on rootless chords with Comping Standards For Jazz Guitar?
The method covers rootless chords as well as chord substitutions. Playing strategies with pianists are presented to avoid overloading the harmonic spectrum.
Which standards and progressions are studied in the Jim Ferguson method?
The content notably includes All The Things You Want, Deep Blue Bossa, Minor Blues, Rhythm Changes, and Un Peu Blues. The examples cover most common jazz keys.
Does the method address voicings and chord scales?
The book develops a vocabulary of voicings and their organization on the fretboard. Chord scales, modal themes, guides, pivots, and voicing blending are among the topics covered.
