라틴 피아노 임프로바이즈를 위한 레슨북입니다.
Ruben Gonzales (Buena Vista Social Club), Pedro “Peruchin” Justiz, Lili Martinez Grinan와 같은 쿠바 출신의 위대한 예술가들의 작품에 사용된 하모니, 리듬, 멜로디 테크닉들을 분석합니다.
연습 예제와 반주 트랙을 통해 Afro-Cuban 그루브를 익히고 솔로와 반주에서 클라베를 듣고 집중해서 연주하는 센스를 익힐 수 있습니다.
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- Contents -

CD Tracks
Acknowledgments

Introduction
How This Book Came About
Latin Jazz
Clave, Vocabulary, and Comping
Tumbaos

PART I. MAKING SENSE OF CLAVE
Chapter 1. Clave Direction
Change in Clave Direction
Clave Relativism
Exercises

Chapter 2. Son and Rumba
Son
Rumba
Clave
   Beat 4 in Son Clave
   Beat 4 in Rumba Clave
Exercises

Chapter 3. Latin Jazz: Arranging
Clave Direction
Rhythmic Styles
   ChaCha Cha
   Guaguanco
Inspiration
Exercises

Chapter 4. Determining 2-3 vs. 3-2
Exercises
   2-3 Son Clave
   2-3 Rumba Clave
   3-2 Son Clave
   3-2 Rumba Clave

PART II. IMPROVISING WITH CLAVE
Chapter 5. Finding 1
Locating Beat 1
Downbeats and Upbeats
Listening Beyond Oneself
Exercises

Chapter 6. Phrasing in 2-3 Clave
Same Rhythm, Different Pitches
Expanding Rhythmic Vocabulary
Exercises

Chapter 7. Phrasing in 3-2 Clave
Same Rhythm, Different Pitches
Expanding Rhythmic Vocabulary
Exercises

Chapter 8. Common Clave Phrases
Cinquillo
Finding the Balance
Clave Ambiguity
Clave Philosophy
Exercises

PART III. OCTAVES AND MELODIC VOCABULARY
Chapter 9. Double Octaves in Minor Keys
Harmonic Minor
Melodic Minor
Ending on Chord Tones
Skips and Steps
Polyrhythms and Rhythmic Displacement
Exercises

Chapter 10. Double Octaves in Major Keys
Scalar Passages
Arpeggiated Passages
Chromaticism
Emphasis on the Sixth Scale Degree
Launching a Solo
Ending on Chord Tones
Steps, Skips, and Leaps
Polyrhythms and Rhythmic Displacement
Exercises

Chapter 11. Double Octaves in Dominant-Seventh Vamps
Dominant Sus4
Whole Tone
Triads with Chromatic Approach
Exercises

Chapter 12. Double Octaves Technique
Exercises
Progressive Rhythmic Values for Scales
Specific Scales to Practice
Progressive Rhythmic Values for Arpeggios
Specific Arpeggios to Practice
Chromatic Octaves Exercise

Chapter 13. Triple Lead
Exercises

Chapter 14. Double Lead
Exercises

PART IV. COMPING
Chapter 15. Comping in 2-3 Clave
Comping Rhythms in 2-3
Looser Comping in Clave
The Rhythm Section
Exercises
   Comping with "Oye Como Va" Tumbao
   Loose Comping in Clave
   Rhythm Section Call-and-Response

Chapter 16. Comping in 3-2 Clave
Comping Rhythms in 3-2
Looser Comping in Clave
The Rhythm Section
Exercises
   Comping with Reverse "Oye Como Va" Tumbao
   Looser Comping in Clave
   Changing Gears

Chapter 17. Voicings
Left-Hand Voicings
Clave-Neutral Left-Hand Comping
Two-Handed Voicings
Clave-Neutral Two-Handed Comping
Exercises
   Left-Hand Voicings
   Two-Handed Voicings

Appendix A. Glossary
Appendix B. "Sombras" Solo Transcription
Appendix C. Bibliography
Appendix D. Suggested Listening
   Websites
   Forums
   Documentaries
   Some of My Favorite Recorded Piano Solos
Appendix E. Suggested Repertoire
About the Author
Index