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03-09-2008, 09:15 AM
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Is this book a good learning tool. |
03-09-2008, 09:20 AM
| | | | yes |
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03-09-2008, 11:14 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Kansas City, MO | | | I love that book. It's got a well-written bio of Jamerson, transcriptions that range from easy to very difficult, and the two CDs are very fun to listen to.
Be aware that there's only bass clef, no tab.
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03-09-2008, 11:18 AM
| | | | It's a great book. Highly recommended.
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03-09-2008, 11:19 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Westfield, MA, USA | | | I learned a lot from this book when it first came out. Mine came with cassettes. Good stuff. |
03-09-2008, 12:36 PM
| | | | Thanks to all, just ordered it from amazon, should get here this week. |
03-10-2008, 10:24 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: Tampa Bay and D.C. | | | and dont forget to watch the movie....very inspiring Americana.
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03-10-2008, 01:12 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Pacifica, CA, USA | | | You won't be disappointed. I got my old copy with the cassette tapes and it's one of the best, if not THE best bass study book I own. |
03-10-2008, 01:21 PM
|  | Supporting Member | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Vancouver Canada | | | It's extremely valuable. Be sure to watch the movie too. It's amazing. |
03-11-2008, 02:39 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Brooklyn, NY | | | Excellent book, I get something new from it every time I pick it up.
Also recommended - the What Duck Done book & the James Brown book my Slutsky.
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03-11-2008, 06:15 PM
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03-11-2008, 10:21 PM
| | | | MarkTAW , I also ordered, The Funkmasters-the Great James Brown Rhythm Sections by Slutsky along with Standing in the shawdows of Motown.
Play4zero, I do have a great instructor thats going to help me, been with him for a couple of years now. I was hoping that the books would arrive today, but they didn't. When they do come in, you wont see me here at TB for a while. I'll be practicing.
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03-11-2008, 11:47 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA | | | Great book you'll learn great bass lines. Analyze the notes and rhythms for creating your own lines and start to get idea how Jamerson thought (keep in mind he played DB first.) Great tool for learning to read syncopated rhythms. Also a challenge to find good fingerings for reading/playing the lines. Focus on getting the feel right for the tunes. This book should be required study for anyone wanting to play bass.
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03-14-2008, 08:45 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Oslo, Norway | | Very good for reading and study of Jamersons style. The bio part is also very good.
Some of the recorded music is pretty dull (drum machines etc)...so its not that fun to play along. Its also irritating that Aint no mountain..is out of tune  Anyway i can absolutely recomend it! | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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