The Jazz Bass Book: Reference Books: Reference

Book/online media pack. 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 online media featuries bass plus rhythm section recordings allowing readers to hear technical examples from the book presented in slow andfast versions. It also offers play-along tracks of typical chord progressions and song forms.

Jazz Band Charts Minus You Book/2-CD Set-This group was the finest band that all of Canada birthed in 1970 and Music Minus One was fortunate enough to bring them to the studio and capture these performances from their extensive library. Listen to a pro play with this dynamite ensemble then step in for your own solo gig!Includes a high-quality music book featuring solo parts for each tune and two compact discs featuring a complete digital stereo reference recording plus recordings of the accompaniments minus you the soloist.o play with this dynamite ensemble then step in for your own solo gig! Includes a high-quality music book featuring solo parts for each tune and two compact discs featuring a completedigital stereo reference recording plus recordings of the accompaniments minus you the soloist. Accompaniment: Canadian All-Star Stage Band Conductor: Paul Miner

Bass 2-CD Set-This collection of stage band classics exploits the unusual meters which became the trademark of composer Hank Levy whose compositions have been recorded by such greats as Stan Kenton and Don Ellis. An exciting exploration of this now-all-too-rare genre. Includes a high-quality music book featuring solo parts for each tune and two compact discs featuring a complete digital stereo reference recording plus recordings of the accompaniments minus you the soloist. Accompaniment: Towson State College Jazz Ensemble Conductor: Hank Levy

Learn to play bass and open up a brand new world of musical knowledge with this exciting method from Alfred Music. Beginners of all ages can start their journey to a lifetime of musical enjoyment. Beginning with the fundamentals, you will learn about buying a bass guitar, tuning and holding it, fingering and picking styles, and getting acquainted with standard musical notation and tablature. You will then move right along to playing different notes, scales, and bass lines, lesson by lesson, all while continuing to increase your knowledge of reading and understanding standard musical notation and TAB. You will learn to play in an array of musical styles, including rock, Heavy Metal, Blues, country, and jazz. Near the end of the book you will be introduced to the concept of playing from chord sheets, which will assist you in coloring your and others' musical creations with your own unique, rockin' style. Upon completion of this book, you will be able to play from popular bass TAB folios and be ready to play in a band. The book features the following resources for reference during and after your lessons: * TAB licks and bass lines * Bass fingerboard chart * Complete chord chart * Photos showing hand positions and more The accompanying DVD features educator Jared Meeker teaching every lesson and performing all the songs. The DVD also includes TNT 2 software that lets you customize audio tracks for practice. Use it to slow down tracks, isolate and loop parts, and change tempos and keys. You may also stream the video and download the TNT 2 software from a browser. Be your own teacher, and let Alfred Music be your resource every step of the way. / Guitare Basse

The easiest tunes from Horace Silver, Eddie Harris, Freddie Hubbard, Red Garland, Cannonball Adderley, Sonny Rollins, Cedar Walton, Wes Montgomery, etc. Get yourself---or your beginning jazz combo --- sounding good right away with the first fake book ever designed for the beginning improviser: Easy, but classic jazz tunes give the student a good start in learning the jazz repertoire.Sample piano voicings, guitar chord diagrams, sample bass lines, and useful scales for improvisation are included with each tune, for easy reference. Developed and road-tested for years at the Stanford Jazz Workshops summer jazz camps. It works! Each song will sound good played in rock, funk or Latin styles, as well as swing. Perfect for individual students of all ages, as well as jazz combos. A great resource for music teachers and band directors. Available in C, Bb, Eb and Bass Clef. / Instruments En Do

Tunes for Beginning Improvisers. The easiest tunes from Horace Silver, Eddie Harris, Freddie Hubbard, Red Garland, Cannonball Adderley, Sonny Rollins, Cedar Walton, Wes Montgomery, etc. Get yourself---or your beginning jazz combo --- sounding good right away with the first fake book ever designed for the beginning improviser. Easy, but classic jazz tunes give the student a good start in learning the jazz repertoire.Sample piano voicings, guitar chord diagrams, sample bass lines and useful scales for improvisation are included with each tune, for easy reference. Developed and road-tested for years at the Stanford Jazz Workshop's summer jazz camps. It works! Each song will sound good played in rock, funk or Latin styles, as well as swing. Perfect for individual students of all ages, as well as jazz combos. A great resource for music teachers and band directors. / Instruments En Bb