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Jazz picks for the Intermediate player

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waveofthinking

Sep 2, 2009
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Southwest, Michigan
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I'm in need of some Jazz artists/groups to transcribe. I'm an intermediate player, I've been playing for 3 years, I play in church on a regular basis, mostly gospel music. I tried Jaco, John patitucci, victor wooten but i've discovered that these guys are out of my league at the present time, I need about a year more before I can begin to mess with these guys.

If anyone has any good Jazz artists/groups/songs etc that can help my endeavors, It would be greatly appreciated. I'm also open to any kind of jazz styles.
 
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MalcolmAmos said:
Jamey Aebersold Jazz gets a catalog full of "stuff". Be forewarned, most is over my head. Look for the easy stuff right at first.
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Some of those Aebersold books have accompanying bass line transcriptions & all have play a long CDs. If that interests you look at Volume 54 Maiden Voyage & the companion transcription of Tyrone Wheeler's bass lines. The material in Vol 2 & 3 is really useful, too.
 
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[Invalid or Expired Link Removed] and WBGO are two killer jazz radio stations that post their playlists. I usually have one or the other going and when I hear something I really like if I miss the back announcement I'll look it up on the playlist. Over the last few years they've probably been my #1 source of exposure to new (to me) music. Don't limit yourself to transcribing just bass players either.
 
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Well a couple of things:
1. it sounds like you may be transcribing electric players who are performing in a more fusion style, rather than double bassists playing straightahead jazz. If so, what exactly are you transcribing, solo lines or accompaniment?
2. what ear training are you doing?

Transcribing shouldn't really be about "data-mining" for vocabulary or phrases to regurgitate out of context. I've posted several times the methodology that my teacher uses (which comes out of the Tristano "school"), that gets you working on transcription as a way to practice the nuts and bolts of the improvisational process.
 
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lowendrasta56 said:
Check out some Hal Leonard transitions of Count Bassie tunes. Those were some of my favorite learning to play swing, jazz, blues.
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Sweet! Thanks.

jeff arddun said:
[Invalid or Expired Link Removed] and WBGO are two killer jazz radio stations that post their playlists. I usually have one or the other going and when I hear something I really like if I miss the back announcement I'll look it up on the playlist. Over the last few years they've probably been my #1 source of exposure to new (to me) music. Don't limit yourself to transcribing just bass players either.
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Thanks bro!

younggun said:
If you are looking to actually transcribe, then a lot of Mile Davis' stuff is great to start with. Its not overly technically difficult, but full of incredibly great harmonic lessons. Its what my teacher started me with.
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I'm sure I could greatly benefit from harmonic aspect of miles davis. thanks!


Ed Fuqua said:
Well a couple of things:
1. it sounds like you may be transcribing electric players who are performing in a more fusion style, rather than double bassists playing straightahead jazz. If so, what exactly are you transcribing, solo lines or accompaniment?
2. what ear training are you doing?

Transcribing shouldn't really be about "data-mining" for vocabulary or phrases to regurgitate out of context. I've posted several times the methodology that my teacher uses (which comes out of the Tristano "school"), that gets you working on transcription as a way to practice the nuts and bolts of the improvisational process.
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that sounds very intresting, I'll check through your previous post for this method. And in response to the first question. i've been mostly transcibing electric players(doing accompaniment) but i'm gonna foucs on double bassists as you've hinted. For ear training I haven't really been doing much except for trying to play what I hear on cd, note for note. Is there something else you would recommend?

Thanks lowendrasta56, Jeff arddun, Younggun and Ed Fuqua. With this wealth on information I wouldn't be surprised if i'm pro a year from now:D.
 

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