In this book bass master Ron Carter illustrates the basic concepts of creating bass lines while you play along to the online audio tracks with an all star rhythm section.

A one-of-a-kind comprehensive approach to left-hand technique for the double bassist Bass on Top features 50 classic jazz songs with precise fingerings to help you gain mastery of the fingerboard. Songs are presented in order of difficulty creating the perfect workbook for classroom situations or for any individual who wants to develop a solid foundation for soloing and walking basslines.Songs include: All of Me • Bye Bye Blackbird • Don't Get Around Much Anymore • The Girl from Ipanema • Lullaby of Birdland • A Night in Tunisia • Satin Doll •Tail Feathers • and more.

Thirty-five easy Pieces for Double Bass and Piano. A wealth of short and enjoyable tunes for school concerts festivals and exams. A tremendous amount of music packed into 48 pages. I highly recommend this book ...useful for a variety of levels of students'. American String Teacher. Contains a selection of pieces for the ABRSM and AMEB (Australian Syllabus) Double Bass examinations.

A work for Double Bass and Timpani by Philip Glass. Commissioned by the American Repertory Theater Cambridge MA for their production of Samuel Beckett's Endgame.

1. Dragonflies [Segers, Jan] 2. Four Pieces [Rea, Alan] 3. Guittarone [Sankey, Stuart] 4. Motivy [Tabakov, Emil] 5. Three Movements [Johnson, Michael] 6. Three Pieces [Farquhar, David] 7. Variations On The Tune Greensleeves [Guettler, Knut] / Contrebasse / Yorke Edition