The Jazz Bass Line Book

Produktbeschreibung

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. 

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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