The Bottom Line The Ultimate Bass Line Book (with Free Audio CD) - Softcover

Coolman, Todd

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1562241184 ISBN 13: 9781562241186

Publisher: Jamey Aebersold Jazz, 1990

Synopsis

The ultimate bass line book for acoustic or electric bass. Contains 23 chapters on bass line construction and other areas such as sound production, practicing, special effects, blues/rhythm, slow/fast tempos, and time/feel. Review exercises are included for each chapter. The CD includes Todd playing the exercises and etudes so that you can match his sound and jazz phrasing---something that is equally as important as playing right notes."

Customer testimonial:
"I want to thank you for your book The Bottom Line. As a late-middle-aged novice bassist (of sorts), I'm delighted by your choice of material and your presentation of it. You've confirmed many things I've long suspected but could not find good information regarding, including forward motion, the importance of 3rds and 7ths, the use of fingerboard patterns, and many more. And you've raised and explained many more things I hadn't thought about, such as thinking of jazz in 12/8 time, the ride cymbal, and tipping in two-beat. I own dozens of jazz and bass music books, but this one book and its CD have brought more together for me than any of them. It's a joy just to sit and read it, even when my bass is miles away. Again, thanks very much for this truly great work." ---Jack Clark (Idyllwild, California)"

Edition details

• Publisher: Jamey Aebersold Jazz
• Publication date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1562241184
• ISBN 13: 9781562241186
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 64