Jazz Improv for Bass

Description

By Carol Kaye. The right approach to getting fine jazz soloing together on bass. Highly endorsed by John Clayton — fine jazz bassist/composer/arranger (Dir. of Jazz at Hollywood Bowl), honed from decades of jazz playing and teaching experiences, featuring: Chordal tone phrases, chordal subs, stacked triads, ii V7 I, and pivotal b5 lines. Jazz comes from chord changes – not note scales. Learn what the top pro’s do, the impressive sax and piano phrases that work well on bass (break the “root” habit) – has extra Joe Pass solo material for chordal interlacing fluency practice. Learn spacings, statements, milking, minor 3rd repeats, back-cycling, aug’s for minors etc., chordal interpretations and movements, simple steps to use the top hip patterns for more melodic creative playing. It’s easier than you think – no scale names to “remember”. Also required with this book, the inexpensive “Pro’s Jazz Phrases” book.

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Track #9 (pg. 15) 0:24 – 0:42

Track #26 (pg. 36) 0:29 – 1:23