Discover new ways to advance your bass improvisation skills through systematic practice techniques chord/scale studies and innovative theory concepts. Whether you play electric acoustic or upright bass this book/CD pack will take your playing to the next level and beyond. The accompanying audio CD features 34 piano play-along tracks to further hone your ears and fingers. Covers: practical techniques improvisation concepts jazz theory chord studies scale patterns arpeggios and standard notation (no tab).

A collection of very short tunes written by Sheila Nelson. Initially notated with numbers (fingering) rather than notes and then later written in staves.

The legendary jazz bassist Ray Brown reveals his lessons and teaching philosophy in this in-depth book which features solo exercises and arpeggios music fundamentals right- and left-hand positions scales chords exercises intenths rhythm patterns with 'drops' diminished chords runs and variations blues patterns and extension scales and exercises.This book boasts beautiful black and white photos showing the various hand positions described inthe text.

Note-for-note transcriptions of 18 classic performances-A tribute to Ray Brown including 18 transcriptions performance notes photos and a foreword by Christian McBride.Songs include: Autumn in New York • Custard Puff • Days of Wine and Roses • Easy Does It • Gravy Waltz • Have You Met Miss Jones? • How High the Moon • I'm an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande) • I'm Glad There Is You (In This World of Ordinary People) • Killer Joe • Love Is Here to Stay • Mack the Knife • Minor Mystery • Moten Swing • Night Train • Sometimes I'm Happy • The Surrey with the Fringe on Top • Tune Up.