Double Bass Jazz Real Books 1,2,3

[Andy Allen]

Yep, this is the way. I have a group committed to doing this now and it's very liberating. We don't play any particular chart, we take the time to get inside the tune and decide how we want to play it. We might take changes out of some chart or recording or maybe we just take it right off the record and make our own chart. We've agreed to each get Finale PrintMusic (which is about $60) so that we can trade changes and charts back and forth between practices. Critical for originals as well.

We approach arrangements the same way. After years of jam sessions, we've all decided that we want to find unique and cool ways to play things rather than just laying down the changes for blowing.

Exactly what the guitarist and I are doing while putting together our duo set (including the PrintMusic thing).

Of course, arranging things for a duo takes a little thinking about anyway, but just being able to choose keys that sit well for us on the fingerboard and clearing up basic change choices is a real luxury.

We usually print-out/photocopy all the chart options we have between us (which is quite considerable) and cherry pick the stuff that we like - they're our arrangements after all.

Oh, and then we just have to play them - we'll see how well that goes when we subject real live audiences to them in a few weeks.

 

[Steve Brooks]

The 5th edition is in bass clef for all three editions. My teacher has them, and I see them everyday. I have not been able to find 5th editions, but i did purchase the 6th editions (legal) recently. Most of the changes in the 6th editions are correct, with the exception of a few. However, this should not be a problem if you have a pencil and one working ear.