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Originally Posted by romac Could someone please recommend the Abersold books that are of good use to bassists, or is just all the books in the 'Bass' section?? |
They are actually all meant primarily for soloists in Jazz - like Sax, Trumpet,Trombone, Flute etc. So, the idea was to provide a rhythm section for soloists, so they weren't always stuck practicing on their own.
But they are also designed to help rhythm section players as well, by having piano and bass panned to each side of the stereo mix - so you can get rid of the bass and just have piano and drums to play along with. Or you could just try playing the melody and solos over the top of what is going on.
The point is that they are all equally useful for bassists trying to get into Jazz and I just tend to pick artists that I like - like Horace Silver or Freddie Hubbard. Although I find Gettin It Together and Major/minor useful for focused practice.
But having said all that, there is one that is meant as a rhythm section workout - VOl 30b is aimed at bassists and drummers -
) in my development in jazz.
