Campbell, Jeff: How to Play Bass in a Big Band

A Tune-Based Guide to Stylistic Playing in a Large Jazz Ensemble

Sheet music and CD

Instrumentation by Dobbins, Bill
Setting: Double Bass
Genre: Method, Tutor, Jazz, blues, latin
Language: English
Length: 76 pages
Weight: 0.78 kg
Published: May 1, 2009
Publisher: Advance Music
Item number: ADV15022
ISMN: 9790206304743
Improvisation is at the heart of jazz, but knowing how to play stylistically correctly 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.).

Contents

1.
Introduction
2.
Reading Big Band Bass Parts
3.
Equipment
4.
Physical Set Up of a Big Band Rhythm Section
5.
Big Band Pieces
6.
Basie's Blues
7.
Shufflin' in F
8.
Funk Unity
9.
Morning
10.
Joe's Thing
11.
Leaving
12.
Strayhorn
13.
Big Band Discography
14.
Jazz Bass Method Books

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