Bass lessons with the greats guitar with cd lincoln goines, alphonso johnson, gary willis, jimmy haslip, rocco prestia, victor wooten. All of the other parts of the bass are mounted on these three sections. For instance, most players send a single release, or a compilation of their favorite sessions. James robert haslip born december 31, 1951 is an american bass guitarist who was a founding former member of the jazz fusion group the yellowjackets. Jimmy ele marked it as toread apr 11, i like eastern music. The book starts with basic slapping and popping technique and moves on to cover ghost notes, using hammerons and pulloffs. At the center of this ridiculously great band is the impossibly great jimmy haslip. It details in a short but concise way, the history of the cuban bass, how the various rhythms evolved and merged. The lessons contain diatonic, modal, pentatonic, whole tone, and diminished scales as well as modes of both the harmonic and melodic minor scales, eastern, middle eastern, and other exotic scales of jimmys. View the expanding performance gallery, with images from the yellowjackets, jeff lorber fusion, allan holdsworth, renegade creation, and jing chi. Bass guitar bass guitar personality titles dethklok. In this book, the first in the series of three, the technique is covered from the absolute basics. Challenges of playing bass upsidedown, and solutions to these challenges. The collection of material of this book is, in our opinion, the basics to playing bass guitar for some event.
Alfred music in his introduction to this excellent book, jimmy reveals some of his deepest thoughts on improvisation. Ultimate slap bass is one of the most popular books ever written on the slap bass technique. His father, james joseph jaime haslip 19151999 served in the united states customs service, beginning as a merchant marine until moving to patrolman and eventually deputy commissioner, marrying jimmy s mother virginia viera haslip 19122009 in 1937. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading jimmy haslips melodic bass library. Does the notation bass solo on a chart make your mouth get dry. Using the yellowjackets tune run for your life, jimmy walks through a study of rhythm changes and then branches out into the types of alterations and possibilities that have kept his playing fresh for over. Born in the bronx to puerto rican immigrants, spanish was haslip s first language and he learned to speak english in kindergarten. Scales and modes for the bass guitarist kindle edition by jimmy haslip. The melodic bass library by jimmy haslip is an indispensable book on scales and modes for the bass guitarist. He is one the top electric bass players in the world, as evidenced by his artist associations below, and is the founder and player for the fusion group yellowjackets. New york native jimmy haslip began playing the bass as a teenager, mostly selftaught. Ebook pdf versionthese three books from david motto make up one of the. Nov 11, 2012 jimmy haslip has authored an instructional method book for bassists, focusing on the art of improvisation and expanding creative expression in jazz. The lessons contain diatonic, modal, pentatonic, whole tone, and diminished scales as well as modes of both the harmonic and melodic minor scales, eastern, middle eastern, and other exotic scales of jimmy s.
Having discovered the bass guitar in high school, the lefthanded haslip bought a righthanded bass from a local music store and turned it upside down. The lessons contain diatonic, modal, pentatonic, whole tone, and diminished scales as well as modes of both the harmonic and melodic minor scales, eastern, middle eastern, and other exotic scales of jimmys own invention. Born in the bronx to puerto rican immigrants, spanish was haslips first language and he learned to speak english in kindergarten. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading jimmy haslip s melodic bass library. This inspirational resource for jazz and fusion musicians expands the possibilities of creative expression. In her book, music, informal learning and the school, lucy. Jimmy haslip bass player articles alfred s artist series haslip, jimmy on. Jeff lorber fusion, coproduced by bass legend jimmy haslip. Jimmy haslip bass player articles by jimmy haslip book. Aug 21, 2015 jeff lorber fusion, coproduced by bass legend jimmy haslip jeff lorber fusion, whose previous release hacienda was praised for its impeccable musicianship and deep grooves by jazztimes and its funky, rollicking jams by all about jazz, returns on september 25, with step it up on heads up, a division of concord music group. Dezember 1951 in bronx, new york city ist ein us amerikanischer jazzbassist.
Available singly or as a set, in print or ebook form, with accompanying audio. New all prices in us not all titles are available in all countries due to restrictions prices and availability subject to change without notice. Modern improvisation for bass jimmy haslip has authored an instructional method book. Click the links below to get the latest versions of the suggested browsers for your operating system. Shop and buy jimmy haslip bass player articles sheet music. Bailey, alain caron, will lee, gary willis, jimmy haslip, michael manring. Join facebook to connect with jimmy haslip and others you may know. Jimmy haslip the common denominator by brentanthony johnson everything happens for a reason. Alfred jimmy haslip modern improvisation for bass book.
The lessons contain diatonic, modal, pentatonic, whole tone, and diminished scales as well. I just ordered jimmy s new instructional book, entitled modern improvisation for bass. An indepth method book on how to create authenticsounding walking bass lines, designed for the beginning bassist. From jazz bassist to popular music icon by joshua andrew zarbo, b. Using the yellowjackets tune run for your life, jimmy. This is an indepth look at the heart and soul of jazz bass playing. Modern improvisation for bass, published by alfred music publishing, covers a range of topics, including broadening music vocabulary with modes, altered harmony, and chord substitutions, creating walking bass lines, using pedal tones and chordal. Jul 12, 2019 even the most seasoned jazz musician will find new ways of creating distinctive melodies, patterns, bass lines, and harmonies, allowing for the truest personal. Using the yellowjackets tune run for your life, jimmy walks through a study of rhythm changes and then branches out into the types of alterations and.
Modern improvisation for bass, an instructional method book to expanding creative expression for jazz and fusion bassists, written by the grammyaward winning bassist. Jimmy is simply one of the most consistently incredible bassists ever heard, and his discography continues to impress. The book contains real grooves and focuses on playing them precisely and with feeling. Even the most seasoned jazz musician will find new ways of creating distinctive melodies, patterns, bass lines, and harmonies, allowing for the truest personal. After four bars of drums and percussion, the songs main groove kicks in. Jimmy is one of the sweetest people you will ever meet, and an absolute beast with a bass in his hands. Jimmy haslip featuring joe vannelli nightfall 2010, cd. Bassist james jamerson was the embodiment of the motown spirit and groove the invisible entity whose playing inspired thousands.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. I would recommend this book to any bass player who wants. Bob mintzer saxophone, ewi russell ferrante piano, keyboards jimmy haslip bass will kennedy drums 32. Blackjack was an american rock band, active 19791980, featuring michael bolton who was performing under his real name, michael bolotin, bruce kulick, sandy gennaro and jimmy haslip. Using the yellowjackets tune run for your life, jimmy walks through a study of rhythm changes and then branches out into the types of alterations and possibilities that have kept his playing fresh for over 47 years. The melodic bass library by jimmy haslip bass musician. Dec 20, 2017 i was also listening to guys like jack bruce, glen cornick and chris squire. Perhaps best known as a founding member and bass player of the yellowjackets, jimmy has also performed, recorded andor toured with an extremely long and diverse list of musicians that reads like a whos who of 20th and 21st century culture. Jacket town the yellowjackets bass cover and lesson.
Ebook pdf versionthese three books from david motto make up one of the great sightreading resources of all time. Lead sheet sheet music by russell ferrante, jimmy haslip. Media in category jimmy haslip the following 8 files are in this category, out of 8 total. Jimmy haslip on facebookthis site is built with html5. Do your hands start to shake when the bandleader turns to you and says, take it. Jimmy haslip was born december 31st, 1951 in the bronx, new york. The band was shortlived, released two albums, the selftitled blackjack in 1979 and worlds apart in 1980, and embarked on a small us nationwide tour. Includes many exercises to get any aspiring bass player up and walking on their own, as well as complete transcriptions of every bass note played by swinging ny bassist ed fuqua on the accompanying playalong cd. Pickups are also mounted to the body and work like little microphones that pick up the sound from the strings. The communication between the bass player and drummer has got to be tight in order for the groove to be established.
This book is written by one of the masters of afrocuban bass playing. View some selected pictures from my personal gallery. A thesis submitted to the graduate council of texas state university in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of master of music with a major in music may 2014 committee members. An indispensable book on scales and modes for the bass guitarist. James jamerson from jazz bassist to popular music icon. His tumultuous life and musical brilliance are explored in depth through hundreds of interviews, 49 transcribed musical scores, two hours of recorded allstar performances, and more than 50 rarely seen photos in this stellar tribute to behindthe.
This cd is an amzing look back into the brilliance that is jimmy haslip. Although the main bass line is pretty straightforward, its important to keep a close eye on note length in order to make the groove feel right. Dewey by russell ferrante, jimmy haslip digital sheet music for. This new book cassette package tackles the problem headon. For when you have to learn to play the bass right now. Linita marked it as toread apr, hadley great source this book is an excellent source book. Modern improvisation for bass method alfred music publishing, the world leader in educational print music publishing since 1922, releases jimmy haslip. In this extendedlength bass wisdom masterclass, legendary bassist jimmy haslip discusses his approach to playing bass, his amazing career, working in.
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Arc transcends a jimmy haslip who was still discovering his peak creativity alongside his improvisational bass chair with yellowjackets, with his brilliant future still in his path before him. The committee on music study has examined and tested the method submitted to them by mr. Modern improvisation for bass jimmy haslip has authored an instructional method book for bassists, focusing on the art of. This is a simple yet thorough book on beginning bass lines.
Apr 01, 2020 the melodic bass library by jimmy haslip is an indispensable book on scales and modes for the bass guitarist. Bass magazine the great jimmy haslip laying it down at. Jimmy haslip is the frikken manhes an expressive unique voice on bass, has tonnes of soul, and best of all, the man plays left handed bass with righthanded string configuration, in other words his strings are inverted or upsidedown when compared to traditional players. Teach yourself to play bass guitar at your own pace. The cds work beautifully as demonstration and play along practice aids to the concepts described. The bridge is the assembly that anchors the strings to the body. An investigation into the implications of upsidedown bass guitar. Otmaro ruiz, jimmy branly and jimmy haslip elemental. Jimmy typically dimes all of his controls, runs on the bridge pickup for most things, dials in a bit of neck pickup when he wants to get a thickerfatter tone, and uses his left hand positioning to get the big shifts in tone. See all 4 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Jimmy haslip bass player articles alfreds artist series. My old school by russell ferrante, jimmy haslip digital sheet. It is the best book yet for solo ideas and a must for your library.
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