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12-27-2008, 01:05 PM
| | | | Top 5 learning jazz bass guitar books?
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I'm actually learning on a fretless 4-string, which will be traded for a 5-string in a few months. I like Steve Swallow's playing a lot. I've played guitar for years and have a good grasp of jazz theory, scales, arpeggios, substitutions, etc. I'm looking for a few books to get me up to speed with modern jazz bass playing as well as the traditional stuff. I've wanted to play bass for years, but always got distracted with guitar gigs. Now I'm putting my foot down. My New Year's Resolution - no more guitar playing in 2009, only bass!
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12-27-2008, 02:14 PM
|  | Faith, Family, Fitness, and Frets | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: New Jersey | | | Get Ed Frieland's excellent books on Walking bass lines (both volumes). Also, look for a copy of The Improvisor's Bass Method (I think) by Chuck Sher. These should keep you busy for a while!
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12-27-2008, 02:19 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Annapolis, Maryland | | | Ed Friedland also has a book called Bass Improvisation it is excellent. |
12-27-2008, 02:50 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: 97465 | | Not strictly bass books, but three of my faves are from the Aebersold series: Vol 2, Nothin' But Blues Vol 16, Turnarounds, Cycles & II/V7's Vol 84, Dominant V7 Workout
and these two:
Ray Brown's Bass Method
Rufus Reid's Evolving Bassist
The last two are really for stand-up bass, but were written by two people who knew jazz inside and out.
When I was learning there wasn't a lot of material for jazz electric bass - these served me fine.  Free Bonus -- Happy Holidays! 
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12-27-2008, 02:54 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Toronto Canada | | | Book I've bought twice, wore out the first one...
BASS GUITAR SCALE MANUAL
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12-27-2008, 02:55 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Oakland, NJ | | Quote:
Originally Posted by ryco  | +1
Been using this one in my lessons for little over a year. It is intended for upright but the theory applies well and in a musical context.
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12-27-2008, 04:16 PM
| | | | Thanks, guys. Some good recommendations there. I have lots of Aebersold type things already. The Friedland and Rufus Reid books sound interesting. I don't want to end up with fifty books and still playing arpeggios ;-)
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12-27-2008, 07:04 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Rob Mac I don't want to end up with fifty books and still playing arpeggios ;-)
Rob Mac | Whether you buy 1 book or 50 learning to improvise is all about seat time. Sitting listening, transcribing, and experimenting. The most important tool to learn to improvise is a tape recorder. Listen to yourself and analyze your playing. After awhile sit and write out solos then pickup your bass and play them. Then fixes what you don't like and play again. That process really drills in understanding of chords and scales, colors, and etc. Start with writing out Walking bass lines and as you get better write out solo.
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12-27-2008, 07:22 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Marin Co. CA. | | | In addition to all of the above, the Aebersold play alongs with Ron Carter's bass line transcription book. "Payin' Dues" and "All Bird" come to mind. |
12-29-2008, 11:14 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Germany, Europe, Planet Earth | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Commreman Get Ed Frieland's excellent books on Walking bass lines (both volumes). Also, look for a copy of The Improvisor's Bass Method (I think) by Chuck Sher. These should keep you busy for a while! |
+1 to that.
Friedland's books are great.
Plus, you might want to consider Marc Johnson's "Concepts for Bass Soloing."
It kind of takes Chuck Sher's book one step further (Sher also co-wrote with Johnson I think).
Superb stuff, if you wanna work on soloing and improvisation.
For walking material I'd also recommend Mike Richmond's "Modern Walking Bass Technique."  |
12-29-2008, 01:21 PM
| | | | I've ordered the Concepts book and Ed's walking books. Thanks again.
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12-30-2008, 11:12 AM
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