A New Approach To Playing Arco Jazz
The first book to deal in depth with arco techniques in jazz (arco meaning played with the bow).
Step-by-step instructions and exercises in string-crossing, long tones, vibrato, jazz rhythms, slurs, bebop and chromatic scales, arpeggio, and thumb position; plus tunes to practise on.
A complete approach to improvising arco jazz with step-by-step instructions, exercises, and diagrams.
Transcriptions of Slam Stewart, Jimmy Blanton, Paul Chambers, Eddie Gomez, and John Goldsby. Includes compositions by and for famous bass players. Highly recommended!
Highly recommended.
84 pages.
John Goldsby works with the WDR Big Band in Germany, and is bass tutor at the Jazzwise Summer School with Jamey Aebersold.
