Jazz Bowing Techniques For The Improvising Bassist

Includes added material and CD with selected 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. Highly recommended!

An Introduction to Jazz Harmony Technique and Improvisation-Jazz is one of the biggest challenges a violinist can face with the idea of improvisation likely to strike fear into even the best classical players. This book de-mystifies the whole process taking you step by step through everything you need to know about playing jazz violin. Chris Haigh?s style has been described as humorous entertaining and addictive. This book is anything but dull! Key areas covered include analyzing a chord sequence; bowing; chord symbols; how to construct your own solo and how the various different branches of jazz including gypsy jazz bebop modal and fusion are explored. This book is packed with ?bite-sized? musical portions all explained and placed in context. As well as a treasure chest full of licks and riffs to use in your improvisations there are sample tunes with examples of solos. The accompanying CD has 65 tracks to listen to and play along with.