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Originally Posted by le-gasp  Hi,
One of my goals is to become a jazz bass player, so what someone recommneded me to improve my walking bass, etc. is to transcribe, i tried that on a couple songs that i was expected to perform and even though it took me a while (my ear needed a lot of improving) it was useful
so what are some good jazz albums for transcription of bass (a lot of the ones i own you can hear the bass but its hard to transcribe, so ones with clear bass and good sound quality)
in the ken burns jazz documentary, marsalis that miles's prestige recording were good ones to study, maybe ill start there
Thanks,
Jake |
Excellent question and I think it is great that you are doing this.
Let me give you a few of my favorites and why I suggest them:
1) Miles Davis's album Kind of Blue. "Freddie Freeloader" has a nice walking line. "So What" and "All Blues" are good standards to know with psuedo walking lines. You can't go wrong with Paul Chambers.
2) I can't recommend any albums but these guys are legends: Leroy Vinegar, Ray Brown and George Mraz.
3) Since blues is similar to jazz I'd check out Stevie Ray Vaughan's bassist Tommy Shannon on "Live Alive". He does some walking
4) My favorite jazz bassist is probably Eugene Wright from Dave Brubeck's classic quartet. Check out the album "Time Out". "Blue Rondo Alla Turk" has some good walking and is a standard. Actually the whole album has good walking. I am a fan of all of his stuff and he walks with a great tone. Eugene never got the appreciation he deserved. His tone is what I strive for on upright. Also "Time Further Out" has some cool walking in it.
5) Major Holley Jr. on Kenny Burrel's classic album "Midnight Blue". Most of the songs he's a walkin'... Great tone too
Keep up the good work and best of luck. Let us know what you find that is inspirational
