Bass Line From John Patitucci’s ‘Got a Match’… Wow, it took me some time to learn this – sometimes it is surprising even for myself how long...
This is it! Grooving the vamp is a great way to improve your playing. Why? Because it gives you the opportunity to explore different possibilities when...
“NAME THAT BASS LINE!” is YOUTUBE’S only musical comedy game show targeted specifically at bass players. Created and hosted out of the living room of NY bassist DAVID BARON, viewers play along...
Jammit… Picture this: You’re in your practice room trying to figure out a bass line from the original recording. You’ve almost got it, but there are a...
This month’s transcription is Jimmy Garrison’s Bass line from “Crescent”, off John Coltrane’s album Crescent. Open rescent – Coltrane Pt 1 I started the transcription at...
by Alex Wilkerson – This month’s transcription is Ray Brown’s Bass line from “Surrey with the Fringe on Top” (Download: Surrey – Ray Brown – Transcription), off...
Meet Alex Wilkerson – This months transcription is Israel Crosby’s sweet bass line from the song “But Not For Me” off of Ahmad Jamal’s album At...
Meet Lucas Pickford – Originally called Steps when it was formed in 1979 by vibraphonist Mike Mainieri, this group at various times has included tenor saxophonist...
Meet Lucas Pickford I’ve always loved this solo by the totally under rated but totally amazing bassist Jimmy Johnson. Jimmy’s main gig is with James Taylor...
Meet Lucas Pickford Most of the mid to late 70’s saw the departure of the great Miles Davis from the music scene. Drug and alcohol problems,...