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Title: Walking Jazz Lines for Bass by Jay Hungerford ISBN: 0-7866-5996-3 Publisher: Mel Bay Publications Pub. Date: March, 2002 Format: Spiral-bound List Price(USD): $22.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Shouldn't be your only book
Comment: I like this book. I like the way it approaches learning jazz bass I like the development of the examples and I like the fact that it includes nearly complete tabs for 20 recognized standards. (If Jaco is your man, this is probably not your book, though to understand this style is to understand Jaco.)
One problem I have is with the way the book is layed out. At least in the early pages, examples are not cleary numbered and there is some confusion in the text about which examples are being referred to.
It's a book for players slightly past the beginning stages or any player looking to get a handle on walking lines. A worthy addition to your library. But I would not want this to be my only book on the subject.
Rating: 5
Summary: First rate!
Comment: There are a number of good method books for the jazz bassist these days- I must own at least a dozen! But Hungerford's book is one of the best. Unlike some authors, Hungerford doesn't start you off playing root-root-root or root-fifth-root-fifth. He assumes you want to learn to play real bass lines, and that's exactly what he gives you. From the beginning he has the reader building lines with roots, 3rds, 5th, 6ths and 7ths; from there, he moves quickly into I-IVs, rhythm changes and II-V-Is in various keys. There's also an accompanying CD to provide rhythmic and harmonic accomaniment to the excercises.
The second half of the book takes the reader through a number of standard tunes, some with bass lines written out and some provided for the reader to write their own lines using the guidelines given. There's a lot of information packed into less than 100 pages here, and a diligent player will find all they need for a solid progam of jazz education.
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Title: Mel Bay's Complete Jazz Bass Book by Earl Gately ISBN: 0786646861 Publisher: Mel Bay Publications Pub. Date: July, 1999 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Building Walking Bass Lines by Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation ISBN: 0793542049 Publisher: Hal Leonard Pub. Date: May, 1995 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: The Art of Walking Bass : A Method for Acoustic or Electric Bass by Bob Magnusson ISBN: 0793580420 Publisher: Hal Leonard Pub. Date: 01 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: J.S. Bach for Electric Bass : Three Duets and Five Solo Pieces Arranged for Bass Guitar by Bob, Ph.D. Gallway ISBN: 0634031430 Publisher: Hal Leonard Pub. Date: 01 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: Expanding Walking Bass Lines by Ed Friedland, Mussorgsky Modest ISBN: 0793545862 Publisher: Hal Leonard Pub. Date: January, 1996 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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