Arco Bass (Jazz)

Newly Revised! Includes added material and CD with exercises, play-along tunes and demos.

A complete approach to improvising arco jazz with step-by-step instructions, exercises, and diagrams. Transcriptions of Slam Stewart, Jimmy Blanton, Paul Chambers, Eddie Gomez, and John Goldsby. Includes compositions by and for famous bass players. Written in standard notation (no TAB). Audio CD now included. 77 pages. Highly recommended!

This book contains Slam's arco solos recorded with artists like Lester Young, Art Tatum, Don Byas, Coleman Hawkins, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and of coarse Slim Gaillard between 1938 and 1952. During this period Slam Stewart was THE heavyweight champion, THE master of the bowed bass solo. He still makes us rethink both classical bass technique and jazz bass soloing. 114 pages. Spiral bound. Written in standard notation only (no TAB).

More than a player's manual, this book portrays jazz bass as a vital element of 20th century American music. Citing examples from key recordings in the jazz canon, the book defines the essence of the musical contributions made by more than 70 important jazz bassists, including Ray Brown, Eddie Gomez, Charles Mingus, Milt Hinton and many others. Bassists get expert guidance on mastering proper technique, practice methods and improvisation, plus new insight into the theoretical and conceptual aspects of jazz. The companion CD featuring bass plus rhythm section allows readers to hear technical examples from the book, presented in slow and fast versions. It also offers play-along tracks of typical chord progressions and song forms. Written in standard notation only (no TAB). Includes audio CD. 228 pages.