Downes, Mike - The Jazz Bass Line Book
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Downes, Mike - The Jazz Bass Line Book

Catalogue No: ADV15019
Arrangementbass
Product FormatSheet Music
ComposerDownes, Mike
£39.95
Typically dispatched in 5-7 working days
Pages176
Publication Date6 June 2012
ISBN9783954810000 (395481000X)
ISMN9790206304736 (M206304736)
UPC805095150193
This is a comprehensive approach to the construction of improvised bass lines. Intended for beginners and professionals alike, the book deals with playing in "2", creating walking bass lines, 3/4 time, using a "broken feel", modal and slash-chord harmony, ballads, and much more. Each chapter is full of fundamental and advanced concepts and ideas, accompanied by transcribed examples from the masters of jazz bass playing. Mike Downes is currently the head of the bass departement at prestigious Humber College in Toronto. He is much in demand as a clinician, and he continues to be one of the most sought after bassists in Canada.

Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary
  3. Chapter 1: Chordal Bass Lines
  4. Scalar Bass Lines
  5. Using Melody in Bass Lines
  6. Using Harmony in Bass Lines
  7. Using Rhythm in Bass Lines
  8. Blues Transcriptions (Comparison View)
  9. Blues Transcriptions (Play View)
  10. Chapter 2: Minor Blues
  11. Chapter 3: II V I Progression
  12. Israel Crosby Bass Lines
  13. Chapter 4: Rhythm Changes
  14. Rhythm Changes Transcriptions (Comparison View)
  15. Rhythm Changes Transcriptions (Play View)
  16. Chapter 5: Playing in "2"
  17. Chapter 6: Playing in 3/4
  18. Chapter 7: Bass Lines in Ballads
  19. Chords and Harmonics on Bass
  20. Chapter 8: Bass Lines in Modal Harmony
  21. Intervallic Bass Lines
  22. Chapter 9: Changes and More Changes (Giant Steps)
  23. Chapter 10: Slash Chords and Bass Lines
  24. Chapter 11: Playing With a Broken Feel
  25. Chapter 12: Over the Barline Rhythms
  26. Chapter 13: Bass Lines in Latin Music
  27. Chapter 14: Putting It Into Practice
  28. Time Feel
  29. Appendix: Essential Jazz Standards
  30. Listening List
  31. Transcription Reference
  32. About the Author
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