As we’ve spent the last few issues doing some tricky stuff more suited to solo bass performances, I thought that this issue’s tune should feature some straight–ahead ...MORE
As we’ve spent the last few issues doing some tricky stuff more suited to solo bass performances, I thought that this issue’s tune should feature some straight–ahead ...MORE
09/10/2020
Hi everyone, for this lesson, I have taken the liberty of using a piece that I wrote as a study for my UK students before ...
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Hi everyone! Many movies have a prequel delivered after the main feature has been released, but this article is the other ...
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In this Deep Thinking session, we are going to look at a couple of tracks recorded by legendary US session bassist, Carol ...
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For this issue, I have transcribed the opening bass part on the seminal Weather Report track Birdland from the band’s 1977 ...
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Hi Everyone, this issue’s challenge is to play some Jimi Hendrix. I have transcribed the introduction to Purple Haze as ...
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This Deep Thinking piece is a solo bass tune with a nod in the direction of Charles Dickens (a ‘nod’ being the important ...
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This Deep Thinking piece is a solo bass tune with a nod in the direction of Charles Dickens (a ‘nod’ being the important ...
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As mentioned in previous Deep Thinking columns, I have always admired the bass playing of the late Bernard Edwards (1952–1996), ...
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