The Jazz Bass Line Book

By Mike Downes

The Jazz Bass Line Book by Mike Downes is a comprehensive approach to the construction of improvised bass lines. Intended for beginners and professionals, the book deals with playing in 2, creating walking bass lines, 3/4 time, using a "broken feel," modal and slash-chord harmony, ballads, and much more. Each chapter is full of fundamental and advanced concepts and ideas, accompanied by transcribed examples from the masters of jazz bass playing.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 395481000X
• ISBN13: 9783954810000
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Alfred Music
• Length: 999 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.9" x 11.9"