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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.
List of contents
Introduction - Glossary - Chapter 1: Chordal Bass Lines - Scalar Bass Lines - Using Melody in Bass Lines - Using Harmony in Bass Lines - Using Rhythm in Bass Lines - Blues Transcriptions (Comparison View) - Blues Transcriptions (Play View) - Chapter 2: Minor Blues - Chapter 3: II V I Progression - Israel Crosby Bass Lines - Chapter 4: Rhythm Changes - Rhythm Changes Transcriptions (Comparison View) - Rhythm Changes Transcriptions (Play View) - Chapter 5: Playing in "2" - Chapter 6: Playing in 3/4 - Chapter 7: Bass Lines in Ballads - Chords and Harmonics on Bass - Chapter 8: Bass Lines in Modal Harmony - Intervallic Bass Lines - Chapter 9: Changes and More Changes (Giant Steps) - Chapter 10: Slash Chords and Bass Lines - Chapter 11: Playing With a Broken Feel - Chapter 12: Over the Barline Rhythms - Chapter 13: Bass Lines in Latin Music - Chapter 14: Putting It Into Practice - Time Feel - Appendix: Essential Jazz Standards - Listening List - Transcription Reference - About the Author
Summary
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.
