Mike downes the jazz bass lines book pdf

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Nov 14, 2005 thanks also to bass player magazine for their mention of this web site. Constructing walking jazz bass lines book i the blues in 12 keys new 2hr mp3 playalong free download featuring all chord progressions in 12 keys from part ii of the book available from. This book is not intended as a compendium of every possible pattern or harmonic approach. This bass ace is incapable of letting you down midwest record multiple juno award winner mike downes has been a prominent canadian bassist, composer, arranger and educator since the early 1980s. This huge 190 page 8x11 size technical book is crammed with hundreds of shooting instructions, over 100 illustrations and 300 answers to trap shooting questions. The jazz bass line book by mike downes, 978395480, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.

The jazz age offers an insiders view into the significant developments and personalities of the jazz age, including the maturation and americanization of the broadway musical theater, the explosion of the arts celebrated in the harlem renaissance, the rise of the classic blues singers, and the evolution of ragtime into stride piano. Heres what you get a complete guide to walking bass lines so you learn how to play on the most common chord changes in blues and. Jazz guitar workshop walking bass lines the blues in 12 keys the blues in 12 keys is a complete guide for the jazz guitarist demonstrating the devices used to play walking bass lines and chords in solo or accompaniment settings. Mike downes bass ted warren drums with special guests. The jazz bass line book by mike downes mike is the head of the bass dept at humber college in toronto, and an exceedingly fine bass player. Here, at last, is a complete ereport that reveals for the first time ever how. The bass lines in the section are for you to learn, memorize, and play in a real live playing situation. Precision shooting is the advanced followon book of trap shooting secrets. The symbol of the bass clef is derived from the old german way of writing f. Through the concepts and examples offered, the improvisor should be able to use this material alongside already familiar tonal ideas. This book is a superb and surprisingly quick way to learn how to play walking jazz bass lines.

In order to be a part of the jazz movement one must accept change. A guitar in standard tuning will never reach the lower bass notes of a real bass, but. Mike downes the jazz bass lines book vyly5mem1q4m idocpub. Also recommended in this series by the same author is. Walking in the footsteps of paul chambers book download rob. Amazon price new from used from paperback please retry. Encouraged by fred zimmerman to compose for the double bass, weinstein designed these 12 solos, each based on a nontraditional scale, provide additional repertoire and opportunities to build skills. Pay attention, burn through this as fast as you can, and you. Making your lines sound more like jazz jazz guitarist. The term walking is used lescribe the moving feeling that quarter notes create in the bass part. These blues bass lines are like having a one chorus lick that you can rely on to always sound good when you play it. Once a player can navigate a tunes harmony confidently, then rhythm can more easily come to the foreground.

Easy jazz conception for guitar sheet music by buy easy jazz conception for guitar sheet music. May 31, 2017 on june 30 the house band will be the berklee global jazz institute ensemble. The fundamentals of music are pitch and rhythm which are placed in a grid of five lines and four spaces called staff. Walking bass line theory basicspart 1by chris fitzgerald. Just like walking with your feet, tyjwalking bass line is one step after the other that takes you somewhere. Grammy nominated trumpet player, former member of the canadian brass, ucla professor, and international brass personality of.

Pdf the jazz bass book download full pdf book download. While other types of rhythmic activity are available, in swingoriented jazz, we play quarter notes most of the time. Advance music gettin downes turn out the stars obras walking in the footsteps of paul chambers rob gourlay ed. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. A chromatic approach to jazz harmony and melody book depository. Lecture survival chinese languages of hong kong dialect. Transcription and analysis of his bass lines for reach out ill be there 1966 by the four tops, youre my everything 1967 by the the temptations, and darling dear 1970 by the jackson 5 will represent this era, as well as jamersons bass lines for marvin gayes. Jazz bass line construction thelonious monk institute of. But for some reason i always sounded less like ron carter and more like chris squire trying to play jazz. Jazz is a music genre that originated in the africanamerican communities of new orleans, united states. Mike downes the jazz bass lines book chord music melody.

In this first lesson, i will cover some basic material that all players should know regardless of style preference. It is designed to develop strong harmonic skills, rhythm, phrasing and note choice. The blues in 12 keys upright bass and electric bass method pdf. Jazz is one of those few styles that expands and goes past the average intermediate phase. The language of jazz or the jazz idiom is in a constant state of flux. In my other life as a saxophonist, ive played with mike on several of my own gigs, and enjoyed every minute of them. The book will show the musician how to connect familiar chord shapes with the appropriate bass notes. I showed it to my teacher and it is now the focus of my lessons.

A great luthier is a tremendous resource to us all. The moog taurus was released in 1975 and many prog bassists embraced the instrument to complement their sound, as it offered an unbelievably powerful and sustained super bass tone, unheard of at the time, especially in live playing where it provided a kind of early surround, you felt it more than you. After a 20year break they are very pleased to return to canberra. Free online jazz bass lessons bass guitar player world. The jazz bass line book advance music paperback september 1, 2015 by mike downes author 4.

Intended for beginners and professionals, the book deals with playing in 2, creating walking bass lines, 34 time, using a broken feel, modal and slashchord harmony, ballads, and much more. Mike downes is a canadian jazz musician, composer, arranger and educator who specializes on the upright bass, composition and. To walk bass lines on the ii v i, all we have to do is learn three different walking patterns. The book is receiving worldwide acclaim as one of the most informative books available on the subject. The bassline construction method explored here uses chord tones, approach notes and basic reharmonization. Playing jazz guitar bass lines with chords the guitar is an extremely versatile instrument, with seemingly endless techniques and tones around every corner. The chipolatas first performed at the national folk festival in 1996, returning in 1998 and 2000. Constructing walking jazz bass lines book 1 is an invaluable resource to the aspiring jazz bassist, with potential for learning teaching and great practical application. The bass line descends the scale and lands on the root of the next chord. Intended for beginners and professionals, the book deals with playing in 2, creating walking bass lines, 34 time, using a broken feel, modal. Walking walking a bass line is the most typical approach a bass player takes to playing jazz. Double bass upright bass string bass bass viol bass.

For example, when you do steps 1, 2, or 3 above, you are creating the most basic kinds of ostinato. The jazz bass line book by mike downes is a comprehensive approach to the construction of improvised bass lines. Walking bass for jazz and blues is a complete method to help beginners master each element of blues and jazz walking bass. The windows 9598ment2000 double bass screen saver i created is available for download. If you are wishing to order the pdfmp3 files please go to the correct page as this product is for the pdf file only. Mike is the author of the jazz bass line book published by advance music of germany. The material presented here is a condensation of my book building walking bass lines. Here are some technical exercises that can help your technique on your instrument. How to create bass lines 5 ostinato or riff bass an ostinato is a repeated rhythmicmelodic. In 1992 bauza recorded tanga in the expanded form of an afrocuban suite, consisting of five movements.

Walking bass lines for jazz guitar by stephan badreau is a step by step guide to harmonizing bass lines on the guitar. Jazz has changed greatly over the past 70 years and is presently in transition. Welcome fellow readers and electric bassists grab up an upright bass and come over to the dark side free double bass screen saver. As an active member of the new york city jazz scene, wallace has participated in jazz festivals, spoken and performed live on radio, and played at many prestigious jazz clubs and concert halls around the. The collection of material of this book is, in our opinion, the basics to playing bass guitar for some event. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle ebooks, audible audiobooks, and so much more. One last idea for this lessonlisten to jazz organ players like larry young. The books homepage helps you explore earths biggest bookstore without ever leaving the comfort of your couch. John kenneth wetton 12 june 1949 31 january 2017 was an english singer, bassist, and songwriter. Jazz guitar makes full use of many theoretical concepts, and also tends to use a lot of the more difficult concepts in music, such as improvisation and proper usage and implementation of the chromatic scale. For when you have to learn to play the bass right now. The record has shorter working with some other key contemporaries of this new moment in jazz john mclaughlin on 12 string guitar, chick corea on marimba and percussion, dave holland and miroslav vitous on bass, and ron carter on cello all players who have the same open, exploratory vibe as waynes own lines on tenor and soprano sax.

These arent particularly jazzy, as ive written them to be played in a straighteighth note style, but they can be adapted to a swing feel. Understanding the basic triadic sound, root35 of the chord then adding the 7th and how to connect them will go along way to making your lines. Double bass luthiers directory project has been moved to its own page. The jazz bass line book advance music paperback 1 sep 2015. See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. You may notice that certain phrases appear in many solos. Opera is a form of theatre in which music has a leading role and the parts are taken by singers, but is distinct from musical theater 77 baroque bass lines pdf. It originated in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and developed from roots in blues and ragtime. The basic principle for playing latin tunes is the same as playing twobeat bass lines. Ebooks jazz bass lines bass tab edition constructing. I have played bassrange instruments for 30 years, and technically, i knew how to play walking bass. Organists tend to play what i call functunal bass lines.

The two dots on the right of the bass clef symbol surround the. Chords and walking bass part 1 in this lesson ill demonstrate how i approach playing walking bass lines and chords at the same time. One very important and widely used jazz guitar technique is playing bass lines in combination with chords. Combining mindful circus artistry with dynamic roots music, breakbeats, ballads and spoken word they are evolving tradition with contemporary stylings. The jazz bass line book advance music downes, mike on. Walking bass for jazz and blues fundamental changes. This is a a way of playing that i use really a lot in situations where theres no bass player, so mostly duo settings with a guitar player, singer or horn player. Such a work the literal translation of opera is typically a collaboration between a composer and a librettist and incorporates a number of the performing arts, such as acting, scenery, costume, and sometimes dance or ballet. Tim richards tim richards is one of the most active and authoritative jazz educators in the uk. Publications include the jazz bass line book published by advanceschott music and jazz and contemporary music theory. How to write a walking bass line learn jazz standards. He is also coauthor of jazz and popular music theory. Lecture survival chinese free download as powerpoint presentation. Mike downes the jazz bass lines book free ebook download as pdf file.

Download now now its possible to perform spectacular feats of strength that will thrill and amaze all your friends. Latin or straight8th note bass lines can be embellished by adding an 8th note on the offbeat of beats two and four. A chromatic approach to jazz harmony and melody should be seen as a method to help the artist to develop his or her own way when trying to improvise chromatically. It includes two new members, matt lagan on tenor sax and bassist mike downes alongside stalwarts richard underhill, kelly jefferson and stich wynston, but in honour of their 35th anniversary, original members mike murley and jim vivian appear on five of the ten tracks. Henrique autran dourado, author of double bass books mike downes the jazz bass line book, improvised bass lines elderly instruments videos four fingering reference points for double bass gales music, american school of double bass bruce gertz instructional materials publications by barry green the inner game of music.

Hands down the best book ive seen is mike downes the jazz bass line book. His musicality, emotional depth and melodic approach to the bass have thrilled audiences in europe. I suggest practicing these lines along with a simple backing track, perhaps using pg musics band in a box software. Pdf download the jazz bass book free unquote books. Download 31 days to great sex pdf by sheila wray gregoire.

Includes a pdf summary of 24 pages description or summary of the book. This book is designed to help you learn to play this passionate and beautiful music. To play jazz requires discipline, and discipline is good for all of us. As the world gets closer together, having a working knowledge of latin bass playing will increasingly be a prerequisite for any professional, improving bassist. Creating jazz bass lines is the first in a series of lessons to be presented on walking bass. Robi botos on keys, mike downes on bass and fabio ragnelli on drums.