To enjoy prime music, go to your music library and transfer your account to us. 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 is the author of the jazz bass line book, recently published worldwide by advance music of germany, and is the head of the bass department at prestigious humber college in toronto. The jazz bass line book is a comprehensive approach to the construction of improvised bass lines.
Pdf the jazz bass book download full pdf book download. Youll find inspiring words from masters who have dedicated their lives to this journey. Theres a terrific section where he presents transcriptions. Hes the bass instructor at humber college in toronto. However, john goldsbys book the jazz bass book is excellent and one of my favorites. The aptly titled opener, momentum, is an auditory treat. Heres an example in case youre not familiar with the studybass approach. Mike has released three recordings as a leader and wrote the book on base lines each to critical acclaim. Mike downes the jazz bass lines book chord music melody. Theres a terrific section where he presents transcriptions of about a dozen bass players lines on rhythm changes. Grammy nominated music educator mike overly, author of bass encyclomedia, presents rhythmic counterpoint as an interplay between melody and harmony. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. The ten tracks were coproduced by downes and steve bellamy and beautifully engineered by the latter. Stanley clarke, mike downes, ed friedland, stuart hamm, mark king and tony levin.
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. Intended for beginners and professionals, the book deals with playing in 2, creating walking bass lines, 34 time, using a broken feel, modal and. Rick moodys extensive interview with mike watt on therumpus. He appeared in 104 consecutive games for the redskins between 1969 and 1975, recorded 30 interceptions, and scored the redskins only touchdown in super bowl vii on a 49yard. The music is contemporary with a great respect for the jazz tradition. Michael thomas bass born march 31, 1945 is a former american football player bass played professional football in the national football league nfl as a cornerback for the washington redskins from 1969 to 1975. He is also coauthor of jazz and contemporary music theory. The modern electric bass guitar patterns presented here are designed to teach the student guitarist and bassist the basics of playing effective walking bass line accompaniment for instrumentalists and vocalists. Mike downes is a canadian jazz musician, composer, arranger and educator who specializes on the upright bass, composition and arranging. It starts with major props for the three rooms press book mike watt. His musicality, emotional depth and melodic approach to the bass have thrilled audiences throughout europe.
Mike downes the jazz bass lines book free ebook download as pdf file. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. His musicality, emotional depth and melodic approach to the bass have thrilled audiences in europe. On and bass, which moody notes, as with everything that watt has turned his attention to since he began making art in 1980, on and off base is sincere. The jazz bass line book by mike downes method book sheet. This book is thorough, extensively researched, well organized and succeeds in balancing technical and aesthetic considerations. He is much in demand as a clinician, and he continues to be. New list new article new book new video new post new score new this site will go permanently offline on may 26, 2020. Each chapter is full of fundamental and advanced concepts and ideas, accompanied by transcribed examples from the masters of jazz bass playing. Downes has appeared on juno awardwinning and nominated recordings, including his own ripple effect, which won a 2014 juno award for traditional jazz album of the year, and root structure, which won the 2018 juno award for jazz album of the year. Jazz bass line book, paperback by downes, mike, isbn 39548x, isbn 978395480, brand new, free shipping in the us the jazz bass line book by mike downes is a comprehensive approach to the construction of improvised bass lines. Ive got the mike downes book and id mostly agree with this recommendation.
For the singer sometimes known as mike bass, see michael mccary. Mike is the bass department headprogram coordinator at humber college in toronto and author of the jazz bass line book and coauthor of jazz and contemporary music theory. If you havent heard of mike downes, hes one of the best jazz bass players in canada i count his jazz basslines book as essential for anyone who wants to play jazz bass. Mike downes has written the definitive book on jazz bass lines. Intended for beginners and professionals, the book deals with playing in 2, creating walking bass lines, 34 time, using a broken feel, modal.
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Jason raso releases new book, bass line continuum bass. Join facebook to connect with mike bass and others you may know. Downes deep, warm, round, substantial bass tones define the spine of this intricate tune, as. The jazz bass line book by mike downes is excellent. This lavishly produced volume large format and hardcover is a wondrous celebration of the instrument, including its origins and history, and the weird and wonderful shapes it has taken. Throughout the studybass lessons, i reference songs that are transcribed in these books. His musicality, emotional depth and melodic approach to the bass have thrilled. See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and. Downes album ripple effect, recorded with his trio and special guest guitarist ted quinlan, earned a 2014 juno award as canadas best traditional. Very first solos for double bass with piano accompaniment. This is a nononsense book that gets quickly to the heart of the matter. The bill evans trio volume 3 19681974 creating jazz bass lines jim stinnett. If youre working through the lessons, you should definitely pick up a few of these so you can practice some of the songs and get the most out of the lessons. The jazz bass line book, mike downes advance music gmbh isbn.
More than a collection of transcriptions, john takes a historical perspective on some of the great contributors to jazz bass with analysis of the styles and essence of their playing. Net is an essential read for fans of the legendary punk rock bass player, photographer, poet and writer. Nemokamas pristatymas i musu atsiemimo punkta arba perkant nuo 26. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The new book, bass line continuum, is available now. These concepts and much more are thoroughly presented in mikes excellent book, tone note music method for bass book 1. He has been active as a bassist, composer, arranger and educator in the canadian music scene since the early 1980s.
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Bass played professional football in the national football league nfl as a cornerback for the washington redskins from 1969 to 1975. Intended for beginners and professionals alike, 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. The songs are simplified, and annotated with easy chord symbols, strumming and picking patterns. If you can play just a few notes on the double bass, then youre ready for this book. The book is receiving worldwide acclaim as one of the most informative books available on the subject.
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