John Goldsby

The Jazz Bass Book

Kurzbiographie und charakteristische Notenbeispiele von über 70 der wichtigsten Jazzbassisten, u. a. Ray Brown, Eddie Gomez, Charlie Haden, Charles Mingus, Jimmy Blanton, Milt Hinton, Scott La Faro, Dave Holland, Oscar Pettiford

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 companion Online Audio featuring bass plus rhythm section allows readers to hear technical examples from the book, presented in slow and fast versions. It also offers play-along tracks of typical chord progressions and song forms.