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Completely revised and enlarged edition!
Jazz Bass Compendium is one of the most comprehensive method books. 208 pages filled with information and aspects on jazz bass playing.
The right hand: position, effect on sound and timing, exercises, three finger technique, drops
The left hand: position, shifting positions, intonation, pizzicato technique, vibrato
Coordinating both hands
Bass lines: rhythm, pulse, timing, walking bass, two-beat feel, arpeggios, diatonic passing notes, leading notes, chromatic lines, scales and tetrachords, pentatonic scales, bass lines over II V progressions, harmonic clichés, pedal point, rhythmic embellishments, bass lines on standard chord progressions, straight 8ths bass lines, Latin bass lines
The elements of sound
Various improvisation concepts
Arpeggios
Studies and etudes on the chord changes to Sunny, Footprints, I Hear A Rhapsody, Solar, Confirmation
Upper structure voicings
Phrasing and articulation
Scales and scales studies, chord-scales, breaking up scales
Practice concepts, different learning fields
4 bass duets and one solo, including Georgia On My Mind, Blues 4U and More Bass Hit
Sigi Busch is one of the most respected European jazz bassists/educators. He heads the jazz departement at the Hochschule der Künste in Berlin, Germany.

This collection presents 195 carefully graded sight-reading pieces and exercises in a range of musical styles, for solo Double Bass. Taking an approach based on self-learning, the 11 sections of the book focus on developing different key technical skills as well as introducing the student to a plethora of musical terms.Each section of the book contains solos, as well as Double Bass duets, and pieces with piano accompaniment for practising ensemble sight-reading. Suitable for preliminary, to advanced level students. Part of the comprehensive Sight-Reading series published by Schott and edited by John Kember. / Contrebasse