Walking Bassics: The Fundamentals of Jazz Playing by Ed Fuqua
Product Description
Endorsed by Eddie Gomez, Jimmy Haslip, John Goldsby, and Ben Allison, just to name a few, Walking Bassics is one of the few method books that focuses exclusively on how to create authentic-sounding walking bass lines. This book is designed for beginning players or anyone wanting to build a solid foundation for learning jazz bass.
Contains detailed discussions of:
• the four crucial principles of walking bass line construction
• how to always make good note choices
• tips on creating good time feel
• additional extended walking bass techniques
Play-along CD has Ed Fuqua and his swinging NY rhythm section playing simple blues and standard tunes. Bass track can be turned off, if desired.
Includes transcriptions of every note Ed plays on the CD, for the student to analyze, play-along with, and use to build a vocabulary of walking bass lines.
Sample 1
Sample 2
Sample 3
Sample 4
Contains detailed discussions of:
• the four crucial principles of walking bass line construction
• how to always make good note choices
• tips on creating good time feel
• additional extended walking bass techniques
Play-along CD has Ed Fuqua and his swinging NY rhythm section playing simple blues and standard tunes. Bass track can be turned off, if desired.
Includes transcriptions of every note Ed plays on the CD, for the student to analyze, play-along with, and use to build a vocabulary of walking bass lines.
Sample 1
Sample 2
Sample 3
Sample 4
