The Quest for the Melodic Electric Bass: From Jamerson to Spenner

By Per Elias Drabløs

Book Overview

The double bass - the preferred bass instrument in popular music during the 1960s - was challenged and subsequently superseded by the advent of a new electric bass. Investigating the performance practice of the new, melodic role of the electric bass as it appeared (and disappeared) in the 1960s and 1970s, this book turns to the number one songs

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367879638
• ISBN13: 9780367879631
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"