Jazz Piano Voicings 101: #1 Bud Powell Voicings

Pianist, composer, author, and sticky wicket Jeremy Siskind describes how to use Bud Powell voicings, two-note shell voicings with the root and one other note, and then applies them to the tune, "What a Difference a Day Makes."

[jgs]

Thanks for posting this series Jeremy - my APOLLOgies for not commenting earlier :)

[LGDoc]

Thank you, I appreciate the great lessons.

[samueldesouzamalaquias]

Beginning the year with a great content. Thanks Jeremy

[donm]

Thanks! One take-away for me when using Bud Powell voicings is: when you solo, while playing solo, don't play so low that you are below the magic range. Favorite Roman god: Sol of course. ;)

[alphaomega]

Voicings is the area I'm most mystified by and looking to improve my understanding of this year so I'm following this series with eager anticipation. Dionysus ftw!

[jahoopyjaheepu]

This is a great way to get going with jazz piano!

[musicfocussed]

I discovered you via my tonebase subscription and am loving this content. Looking forward to the rest of this voicing Ceres ;-)

[Mullorporlan]

Hey Jeremy. I've always wanted a video this complete with Bud Powell's voicings. Nowadays this saves me from playing something more complicated. For me it's a base on which to complement the rest of the chord and some extension, although I'm happy with playing the missing guide tone and if it's in the melody, even better. I have your books, but in Spanish. When you publish any of the others in my language I'll be ready to buy it. (Thanks to Google Translate. I barely understand English, neither spoken nor written. Thanks to it I understand your videos)
And thanks to you for making it possible.🎹

[martinmills]

Thanks Jeremy. Now I’m diana try this out at the piano.

[robinbalean]

I'll go with Chronos because good time is important. Looking forward to the rest of this voicing series and enjoying trying to play some tunes from your standards book!

[tomsiegel]

I'm excited for this series. I need a progressive deep dive into all things voicings. I feel like I need a way to practice them so that they are accessible, beyond the intellectual, when I need them.

I've always liked Hestia. Maybe because I'm a bit of a homebody. My daughter likes Athena.

[-fingers]

Thank you Jeremy! Hope you are staying well! i think I like Apollo the best - the god of music!

[taylortronic]

great stuff, Jeremy, i've been a fan of your playing and got hip to the channel from watching your interview on glen zaleski's channel. i'm goin w dionysus but prometheus is a favorite, too. thanks, jeremy.

[d-absurdum]

Great lesson! How would you treat slash chords if you were using these voicings in a piece?

[Vanguardsman]

Can you pls do the Horace Silver voicings? So few players get em right. Thanks.

[alexanderkeim]

Hi!
Didn't Bud and other Bebop-Pianists frequently also replace the root with the Fifth? For example C7 or Cmaj7: Instead of the tenth c-e also g-e could be played? What do you think about that?
Thank you!

[theodorrrrrrrrr]

This is great!
When it comes to other comping instruments (for instance guitar, or in the case of orpheus ;) a lyre!) as well as accompanying other soloists, what main aspects do you think change the most?
I guess the limited range for guitar, and the element of listening-to-improv when comping for others?

[larrainc]

Thanks Jeremías! By the way, I bought your 2 books in spanish, when do you think you will publish new books in spanish???

[brw]

Apollo-gize for the comment: I will try to prioritize avoiding melody doubling. Looks like I need to work this out on paper for each tune, or do you just intuit voicings, avoiding doubling, on the fly this point?

[bernardinaizidoro]

Sorry for the question but, why is your sheet paper software in Portuguese ? In the bottom of the page where it says "página 1 (Capa 1) that's Portuguese. Loneliness is eating up my brain, I should be asking about Bud Powell's playing.