Blues Jam - Friedland Book

[MattySledge]

Folks,

Anyone have the tracklisting for the CD/Book? I have both, and noticed in Ed Friedland's Building Walking Basslines book that when you play the CD it reads the names of the actual song whereas the book calls it "Standard Progression X."

I'm sure it has something to do with copyrights or such, but with the Blues Jam book the CD doesn't say the actual title of the song.

I have identified "Killing Floor," "Stormy Monday," and "Thrill is Gone," amongst others, but was hoping this forum, or Mr. Friedland himself, could provide the comprehensive song listing.

Great little jam book by the way if you're just getting into the blues.

Thanks in advance.

Regards,
Matty

[Fergie Fulton]

Originally Posted by MattySledge

Folks,

Anyone have the tracklisting for the CD/Book? I have both, and noticed in Ed Friedland's Building Walking Basslines book that when you play the CD it reads the names of the actual song whereas the book calls it "Standard Progression X."

I'm sure it has something to do with copyrights or such, but with the Blues Jam book the CD doesn't say the actual title of the song.

I have identified "Killing Floor," "Stormy Monday," and "Thrill is Gone," amongst others, but was hoping this forum, or Mr. Friedland himself, could provide the comprehensive song listing.

Great little jam book by the way if you're just getting into the blues.

Thanks in advance.

Regards,
Matty

Blues as a music format is and can be quite standard because it is about the lyrics, the story that accompanies the music rather than the music itself. Many Blues songs have the exact same structure but the story is different. This is just a fact of life, see how many films have the same plot, but different actor through the ages, but it is the quality of the script that matters.

[MalcolmAmos]

#1 pp 55 is Satin Doll
#2 is Out of Nowhere
#3 is All of Me
#4 is Yardbird Suite
#5 is F Blues
#6 is There will never be another you
# 7 is Like someone in love
#8 is Autum Leaves
#9 is Donna Lee
#10 is Days of Wine and Roses

Don't remember exactly how I got the names, but, it had to do with taking them from the CD to mp3 and my Iphone. Somewhere between the CD and my Iphone the names appear. Have no idea how this happened, but, when it did I wrote the names in the book.

[GeoffT]

Originally Posted by MalcolmAmos

#1 pp 55 is Satin Doll
#2 is Out of Nowhere
#3 is All of Me
#4 is Yardbird Suite
#5 is F Blues
#6 is There will never be another you
# 7 is Like someone in love
#8 is Autum Leaves
#9 is Donna Lee
#10 is Days of Wine and Roses

Don't remember exactly how I got the names, but, it had to do with taking them from the CD to mp3 and my Iphone. Somewhere between the CD and my Iphone the names appear. Have no idea how this happened, but, when it did I wrote the names in the book.

I believe the OP is asking about Ed's Blues Bass book not Walking Bass Lines.

[Doctor Dirt]

Find ALL the Willie Dixon recordings you can find, hes the main man in the Blues. Mr. Dixon is what Jamerson is to R&B/Soul/Motown and what now has become Pop Music. Learn how Mr. Dixon uses open strings and where on the Bass he enters off of that. He is completely unique and no one played like him before or after. He is on a ton of recordings out of Chess alone. A master player, arrainger and writer along great vocals also!!! Mr. Dixon plays the traditional "Mountain Blues" line #1 to the #5 as well as something so simple can be done. Listen to his slap techniques on what became rock a billy music. Mr.Dixon is a must to listen an learn from, you can then go on the electric bassists. I can't think of one blues bass man who didn't digest everything they could from Mr. Dixon. Doc

[MattySledge]

Correct.
I'd like the information Malcom posted, but for the Blues Jam book.
I reread the original post, and it's a bit confusing I suppose.

If you play the Walking Basslines CD you will get the track listings as Malcom posted.
However, if you play the Blues Jam CD it just reads "Track 1," "Track 2," etc. I would love to match the tracks to the actual song titles.

Thanks again.

Regards,
Matty

[MalcolmAmos]

I bet the blues book would work the same way the walking bass line book did. Take it from CD to Itunes then to Iphone and I bet when you get it on Iphone the names will be there.

Let us know if it did work.

Worth a try.

[MattySledge]

Malcolm,

Nice thought, but I had already tried this. I have three of Ed's books on my iPod for easy practice, and the Blues Jam is the only one that still refers to its tracks generically.

Like I mentioned, I'm familiar with a few of them, but there are forty in total and it'd be great to know which actual songs they are.

Thanks again.

Regards,
Matty

[MattySledge]

Where my boy Ed at?

[onosson]

Originally Posted by Doctor Dirt

Find ALL the Willie Dixon recordings you can find, hes the main man in the Blues. Mr. Dixon is what Jamerson is to R&B/Soul/Motown and what now has become Pop Music. Learn how Mr. Dixon uses open strings and where on the Bass he enters off of that. He is completely unique and no one played like him before or after. He is on a ton of recordings out of Chess alone. A master player, arrainger and writer along great vocals also!!! Mr. Dixon plays the traditional "Mountain Blues" line #1 to the #5 as well as something so simple can be done. Listen to his slap techniques on what became rock a billy music. Mr.Dixon is a must to listen an learn from, you can then go on the electric bassists. I can't think of one blues bass man who didn't digest everything they could from Mr. Dixon. Doc

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