The Red Garland Comping Rhythm and Variations (now with dings!)

Pianist, composer, author, and ding-hater Jeremy Siskind describes the Red Garland comping pattern and some common variations while trying not to swear because of annoying dings. Enjoy!!!

[mzvib]

“Really nice guy” from the Rex in Toronto here :) Thanks for posting this video!

It was great to hear Jeremy in performance mode. Anyone who watches this channel knows what a terrific teacher he is, but if you get a chance to hear him play live, do it! The Toronto gig was led by the wonderful composer, vocalist and alto sax player Stephanie Chou, and a lot of the tunes were based on Chinese traditional and pop music. So there wasn’t a lot of stock jazz changes and therefore not much opportunity for players to fall back on familiar tricks and tropes. Jeremy’s comping and playing of written parts was precise and sensitive, and his improvisations were always inventive, creative, and highly musical. He’s a really great player with a lot of depth, much more than he reveals when he's in teacher mode!

And in closing, I just want to say ... Ding!

- Michael

[kareemakhtar]

Your impromptu solos are just too good...

[ulob]

OMG I started hearing the ding as an anticipation of a strong beat

[iainctduncan]

I think you can hear this even better on his trio albums. SO HEAVY! "Red Garland's Piano", "Garland of Red", "At The Prelude" are all full of it. Ironically I used to be a professional juggler and that is remarkably what it feels like. Really enjoying the books!

[dogdhamma]

The ding and your struggle with it were actually hilarious. Not suggesting you start dinging on purpose but it was as enjoyable as the lesson was helpful. Thanks!

[constantineefantis]

Jeremy, you are such a gift to all of us who love, and are trying to play, this music. Thank you. And worthy of note too is that your humility always shines through even though your impeccable virtuosity and hipness of play are so strikingly apparent. It’s a great world when we awaken to a new Jeremy Siskind video on YouTube!

[BMarPiano]

Haha 🤣 despite the computer hiccups this is a great video. Thanks ❤

[marlablow]

Ding warrior persisted to the end! Great lesson to add to the class - the Red Garland rhythm is hard to make stick

[jamieforjazz]

Love this. Walter Bishop played a similar thing.There's a great concert from BBC's Jazz 625 series with JJ Johnson, Stitt, Howard McGhee, Tommy Potter and Kenny Clark. The way Bishop's left hand hooks up with Klook's snare is fantastic. Thanks for these great videos!

[piktormusic]

Jeremy, as I taught junior high band for thirty-three years, I have the super power of ignoring sounds selectively (crying babies included). There’s a “ding” in your video? Really? Are you sure?😂
Anyway, thanks for the lesson. This is good stuff.

[jtoddmusic]

There were 4 Miles Davis albums: Cookin', Workin', Relaxin', Steamin'

[ChapinJazz]

I love everyding about this presentation. Seriously, very helpful.

[agbowes]

Thanks for another great lesson, keep ‘em coming! Got the books, working my way VERY slowly through them. I think we should all get ding warrior t-shirts!

[adimare]

There's something about this rhythm that really opens up a ton of possibilities when comping. When trying to be unpredictable I was still mostly playing on the and of 1 and downbeats; but after drilling this rhythm for awhile, a lot of ands of 2 and 4 are naturally coming up now. It's kinda magical, as if something went DING in my comping brain!

[subschool]

hahaha the ding is really starting to be funny 11:47. thanks for the awesome lessons as always, Jeremy!

[alphaomega]

I watched all the way thru and didn't turn into a dingbat! LOL Interesting and helpful lesson.

[sheilamacdougal]

It's always nice to see a systematisation of things we already know, or think we know. Thank you.

[phly]

You are amazing Mr S!! Thanks - Ding wasn't a big deal, maestro

[johnnyblue]

At 2:20 mins in and your lapse in memory, re Miles at Prestige with Red in ‘56 (getting out of his contract so that he could elope with Columbia) it’s “Relaxin’, Cookin’, Steamin’ and, not least, “Workin’” subtitles “with the Miles Davis Quintet”. Those 4.
So bro, now go sit in the corner until you memorize this 😂

“Bye Bye Blackbird” is heard on the “‘Round About Midnight” LP/CD - Columbia Records in ‘56.
By the way … there’s a reason why there’s a cool little jazz bar in Osaka named… ‘56”.

[cocovi]

Relaxin', Workin', Cookin'