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    Double Bass Favorite Eric Revis?

    I (fairly) recently recorded a transcription of his solo on Monk's "Reflections" off Rosenwinkel's Standards trio album. He's so good! *shameless plug*
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    Double Bass Solo bass vid

    good, lots of nice language. you are very talented Jon.
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    Double Bass Horn Solo

    Hello, just finished recording a video of myself playing a transcription of Dexter Gordon's solo on "Fried Bananas". Took forever to get together, but I thought you guys might be interested. I frequently transcribe lines and stuff from Dexter and other horn players, but I've never...
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    Double Bass Uh Oh, Here Come the Pig Mammoths

    damn todd, so sick man. Congrats on the release of this album. I'm gonna buy the physical CD and maybe a shirt.
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    Double Bass Best Way to learn tunes/transcribe

    Thanks man! They are also on the little box thing on the front page. I'm always working on it and open to suggestions if ya got any.
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    Double Bass Best Way to learn tunes/transcribe

    Haha! nice one. I agree - we should all strive towards becoming "total" musicians. It's easy to get deterred by short term goals taking up our practice time. Learning 50 tunes in 3 days for that cover band gig that pays $700 is never what I actually want to do, but being able to grind that...
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    Double Bass Best Way to learn tunes/transcribe

    Hey if you're looking for some additional resources on learning tunes / transcribing, I have 2 articles about these exact subjects on my website: Link Removed first one is about tunes and where to go to find applicable arrangements, harmony and melodic interpretation. The second one is...
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    Double Bass Bass Solo w/ Zoom Q2HD

    Just got this unit for Christmas. Recorded myself playing a solo. Thing has really, really crisp audio. The video is a bit grainy but it's still really good. I think this thing is perfect for recording lessons / interviews and the like. Could use it to record a student and show them...
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    Double Bass Must know swing songs

    i would never recommend a real book to anyone. Do what John said and listen to the music.
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    Double Bass Red Mitchell / Ray Brown Transcriptions

    Hello, I've posted a video up on youtube of me playing a Red Mitchell Transcription and also a Ray Brown transcription. They are fairly short so I crammed both into 1 video with some amazing editing skills. Thanks!
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    Double Bass Uh Oh, Here Come the Pig Mammoths

    this is incredible. You guys need to check this out RIGHT NOW!
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    Double Bass My debut as a leader

    bought album a while ago, just posting again to give you a bump 'cause this is awesome music! Love it.
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    Double Bass Snow White ?

    transcribe it your self!
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    Double Bass Ben Williams Solo transcription

    good to see a pro keep working !
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    Double Bass My debut as a leader

    pm sent i want one
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