Double Bass Where Does Stuff Like This Come From?

[brianrost]

Hmmm, take a course in learning how to swing. Guess it saves you the trouble of listening to Ray Brown, Ron Carter, Paul Chambers, Percy Heath, etc.

 

[JazznFunk]

Some will do anything to avoid playing along with recordings and using a metronome these days.

 

[Steven Ayres]

As far as I remember I've always had a good sense of swing, just absorbed from listening to all sorts of music, so it's hard for me to imagine not hearing it, and I expect that would make it hard for me to teach it. I can see how different methods and contexts can reach people with different mindscapes and senses of rhythm. The important question is whether the teacher is effective for someone.

 

[Medicine Man]

I have more trouble trying not to swing. Sometimes when im practicing, I get stuck in swing mode and have to quit because there's no recovering.

 

[bherman]

As far as I remember I've always had a good sense of swing, just absorbed from listening to all sorts of music, so it's hard for me to imagine not hearing it, and I expect that would make it hard for me to teach it. I can see how different methods and contexts can reach people with different mindscapes and senses of rhythm. The important question is whether the teacher is effective for someone.

I agree with you, it comes from a ton of listening and playing. There are aspects than can be taught - when I was very young (19) and knew very little about jazz, I was mentored for a while with an old guy who was Billie Holiday's piano player back in the day. He taught me about playing in two feel and transitioning, also using pedal tones. But basic swing feel - that's something you just gotta have internally. We've all played with drummers that couldn't swing their way out of a paper bag -

 

[Carl Hillman]

Hmmm, take a course in learning how to swing.

Bass professors HATE this 1 weird tricK that will have you swinging harder than Mingus in a spittle-flecked rage INSTANTLY! With NO BORING PRACTICING!!!

Just stuff $250 in small bills into an old mayonnaise jar and leave it in the subway grate at 17 East 126th Street.

A swarthy man named Seerdip will be contacting you when you least expect it.

 

[bassically_eli]

I think these kind of offerings generally have more to do with what the teacher wants to teach (or thinks is marketable) than what students demand. Nothing wrong with that; many students don’t know what they need to learn.