How to Play Bass in a Big Band
Author | : Jeff Campbell |
Publisher | : Alfred Music |
Total Pages | : 73 |
Release | : 2009 |
ISBN-10 | : 3892210926 |
ISBN-13 | : 9783892210924 |
Rating | : 4/5 (924 Downloads) |
Download or read book How to Play Bass in a Big Band written by Jeff Campbell and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on 2009 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Improvisation is at the heart of jazz, but knowing how to play stylistically correct in a large jazz ensemble is also a necessity. How to Play Bass in a Big Band offers tips, suggestions, examples and a play along CD to help you put it all together. The repertoire covers many jazz styles from Basie to Latin and African-influenced music to ECM and contemporary jazz (the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Bob Brookmeyer, etc.). Titles: Introduction * Reading Big Band Bass Parts * Equipment * Physical Set Up of a Big Band Rhythm Section * Big Band Pieces * Basie's Blues * Shufflin' in F * Funk Unity * Morning * Joe's Thing * Leaving * Strayhorn * Big Band Discography * Jazz Bass Method Books.