Complete Jazz Bass Book
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.50 (845 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0786646861 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 136 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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He is currently principal bass for the Knox-Galesburg Symphony. About the Author Earl Gately has had extensive performing experience in such diverse areas as jazz festivals, Opryland in Nashville, two professional symphony orchestras, many combos, and big bands. . Earl's commercial experience includes work with the Ice Capades, Ringling Brothers Circus, the Bob Hope Show, and Opryland USA. Earl has taught at Western Illinois University and Knox College. He toured with Roger Williams, and played with many other bands and small combos. On the classical side, he has worked with the San Antonio Symphony and Nashville Symphony; and several ballet companies. He has performed with jazz artists including Dennis Diblasio, Anthony Garcia, and John Fedlock
THX11Not for the novice If you are a graduate of Julliard and are approaching jazz bass with a background in classical piano, perhaps this book will be useful to you. Lots of theory. Jazz explained from the top down.If you are trying to learn jazz bass from the ground up, as I am, you may want to look elsewhere. The fine print in this book makes the examples hard to read when you sit down to practice.There is so much information presented so thick and fast that, unless you have some solid grounding already, you'll simply get lost or frustrated.Maybe it depends on your learning style. And maybe I'm too much of a beginner It might be use. 8b said Not for the novice. If you are a graduate of Julliard and are approaching jazz bass with a background in classical piano, perhaps this book will be useful to you. Lots of theory. Jazz explained from the top down.If you are trying to learn jazz bass from the ground up, as I am, you may want to look elsewhere. The fine print in this book makes the examples hard to read when you sit down to practice.There is so much information presented so thick and fast that, unless you have some solid grounding already, you'll simply get lost or frustrated.Maybe it depends on your learning style. And maybe I'm too much of a beginner It might be use. "the Real complete jazzbass book" according to nohad. when i got my first copy of cjbb i thaught that it would be just another beginners book with no indepth aproach to its contenents. i was totaly wrong this book aproaches the methode of playing jazz bass in a real creative way which will help many people who are intrigued by jazz to starts playing it without feeling confused. the book has an exellent layout and it chapters are very well organized to fully prepare you in this style.It covers walking bass lines chords theory soloing over chords how to play jazz prgoression and how to improvise on them.Earl Gately has put a mamoth job into one single book ,if you re. "Complete" according to Budocat. Perfect for someone trying to become professional-level. Advice I've only seen in jazz college.Reading and Theory in practice with exercises.
This comprehensive method includes every conceivable aspect of jazz bass performance. Chords are suggested for the very diverse bass lines, syncopated patterns, scales and arpeggios. Written in standard notation with chord diagrams.. The book then introduces the second through seventeenth position, scale and arpeggio studies, accelerated fingerings using two-octave scales and various arpeggios, chord applications, rhythm patterns, extension fingerings, and harmonic minor and harmonized major scales using diatonic 7th chords. Diagrams of 26 chords with the transposition charts using G and C fingerings are included. It begins with the teaching of the basics using illustrations of hand positions, basic theory, the first position, how to read music, fingering, accelerated fingerboard studies, a fingerboard note location chart to the 12th fret, four-string studies, rhythm studies, syncopated rhythms and dotted notes. Each progression covers many playing styles encountered by the modern bassist, including: walking, 2-beat, syncopated rhythms (funk), Latin, bebop changes, pop-rock, blues, traditional blues, deadened-string technique, funk playing plus full chord progressions within tunes. Part IV consists of theory for the bassists, chord construction, relating chord symbols and numbers, and the harmonized major, natural, harmonic, and
He is currently principal bass for the Knox-Galesburg Symphony. . Earl's commercial experience includes work with the Ice Capades, Ringling Brothers Circus, the Bob Hope Show, and Opryland USA. Earl Gately has had extensive performing experience in such diverse areas as jazz festivals, Opryland in Nashville, two professional symphony orchestras, many combos, and big bands. Earl has taught at Western Illino