From jazz to pop and classical to some of my own compositions. The transcription of a sizeable number of complete blanton solos and the comparison of alternate versions of a single composition would not have been possible. Blue bossa double bass improvisation may 2, 2015 youtube. Jun 27, 2008 any solo by jymie merritt with art blakey and the jazz messengers or max roach. Your experience goes into this as well as having an idea of the idiom what do jazz bass solos sound like on songs like this, what does sth song. Uhldqwx1zgvzigzvcibeb3vibgugqmfzcybzb2xvlcbpcc4xndugkfbsyw50zswgq3lyawwp identifier. Scott joplin the entertainer sheet music for double bass. Heres a couple of workbooks to help you get some things under your fingers.
Carter you look good to me bass solo and line by r. While some knowledge of music theory is necessary, excellent bass lines can be. If this was rock, blues or most other styles we would just think about our a major scales across the fretboard and run with it. The first pdf file will help get your fingers moving around common shapes that youll encounter whether reading jazz or improvising. The backing track and full transcription for this piece are available as part of the discover double bass lessons guide. The solo uses mostly the major pentatonic scale, with some blue notes, mostly minor thirds and chord tones rd5th7th the 12 bar form and solo is playedlooped twice for practicing purposes. String quintets of boccherini, schubert and onslow ed. Solos for the double bass player zimmerman oscar zimmerman on. What are some of your favorite bass solos in a jazz song. To me a truly great bass solo is so rare because of how many bass solos seem to kill the momentum of the song. Jazz bass line construction thelonious monk institute of jazz online jazz handbook welcome to the bass chapter of the thelonious monk institute of jazzs online jazz handbook.
In two volumes for each instrument, the solos are in progressive order of difficulty. Over all of these years i have been looking for solo music and all i could find was cello music. Here is one of the songs that started it all for me. Double bass jazz double bass jazz double bass free sheet music scott joplin the entertainer. Products in all sheet music strings violin family double bass results 1 30 of 1655. Bass solo repertoire is so small already, taking into account all music in history. Doublebass excerpts sheet music for over 90 of the most requested orchestral double bass excerpts. This song gospel john seemed like one that was playable, even for a 14 year old kid. Simple walking bass line for jazz beginners talkingbass. Premium drum book pdf 10 drum solo performance pieces grade. In previous lessons, we have looked at creating a solid walking bass line to fulfill our supporting role in a jazz ensemble. Jazz bass is the use of the double bass or bass guitar to improvise accompaniment comping basslines and solos in a jazz or jazz fusion style. Oct 24th is the deadline to nominate jymie merritt for an nea jazz masters award.
Christian mcbride is a sixtime grammy awardwinning bassistcomposer. John goldsby solo double bass performance of sweet and. Johann pachelbel canon in d sheet music cello, trombone. Double bass solo books by keith hartley always in stock. Bass transcriptions jazz classical pop rubenheimans. Get inspired by the fabulous work for doublebass solo by domenico dragonetti. Gieblyn doublebass excerpts sheet music for over 90 of the most requested orchestral double bass excerpts clean practice parts. The 2nd pdf is full of 1 bar resolutions from the v7 to a i major chord. Bass parts b10 easy pieces for double bass and piano book one easy pieces for double bass and piano book two thirtytwo folk songs for the young double bassist b1502 songs from the ozarks for double bass quartet b1700 prayer for double bass and piano. You can hear how he weaves a counter melody to the soloist he is accompanying. The bass lines are good and one simple addition to know is that just about any chordwalking bass line, you can always use a leading tone that is, 12 step below to whatever is the next chord. Free free jazz double bass sheet music sheet music pieces to download from. This book is designed to help you learn to play this passionate and beautiful music.
Get inspired by the fabulous work for double bass solo by domenico dragonetti. Of course, great time is at the center of pauls groove. After defining these chord families it becomes a much easier process to determine which scales work the best with each. It was the first serious high note thing that i ever tried to play. The solo vocabulary of jazz bassist jimmie blanton. As the world gets closer together, having a working knowledge of latin bass playing will increasingly be a prerequisite for any professional, improving bassist. A lot of the old school double bass players, like carmine appice, would.
This file may be printed and performed freely, but should not be digitally copied, shared or reproduced without permission. Aug 11, 2015 in previous lessons, we have looked at creating a solid walking bass line to fulfill our supporting role in a jazz ensemble. Baritone horn, bassoon, cello, double bass or trombone solo. And itll be extra awesome if anyone knows any easy on green dolphin st solos. About 12 waltzes high quality digital sheet music for doublebass. More double bass inspiration can be found on my youtube channel. What that means is this, lets say that we want to solo over a simple i iv v in a major. Transkriptionen caspar van meel bassist journalist. The bassline construction method explored here uses chord tones, approach notes and basic reharmonization.
Bass soloreh u until 8mm after reh x176 rigoletto act ii. My skills are limited and i am desperate for one for uni. Jaco pastorius fretless bass solo 1976 album version 3 3 3 sl 3 sl this run is grouped in 4, and is actually a 16th note passage that drags sh sh 3 3 3 3 3 3 jazz bass solo performer. This study primarily focused on pizzicato plucked styles and sought to maximize the polyphonic potential of the double bass, which has traditionally been considered a.
Famously sampled by digable planets and others, shows the timelessness and bit. Baritone horn, bassoon, cello, double bass or trombone solo musicnotes edition. It has to be a jazz standard also 32bar form i am quite fond of rufus reid solos if anyone have any songs they could recommend. Favorite recorded jazz bass solos jason heaths double. The famous bartoks romanian folk dances rearranged for double bass. Transcription archive sykes transcription custom music. Jan 20, 2018 the solo uses mostly the major pentatonic scale, with some blue notes, mostly minor thirds and chord tones rd5th7th the 12 bar form and solo is playedlooped twice for practicing purposes. Favorite recorded jazz bass solos jason heaths double bass. Choose from jazz sheet music for such popular songs as fever, fly me to the moon bass clef instrument. Doublebass sheet music to download top quality pdfs. Ihave played a bass tuba in e flat for about 20 years and some 6 years ago i switched to double bass, bowed and pizzicato in a big band. Download and print top quality ave maria sheet music for cello or doublebass and piano by franz schubert with mp3 music accompaniment tracks. To the casual listener there is certainly a lot of repetition in most latin bass lines.
From the 1920s and 1930s swing and big band era, through 1940s bebop and 1950s. I have also made a number of transciptions for tunes that i have both performed on a bas tuba and double bass. From the blues inflected double bass solos of ray brown to the electric bass bebop of jeff berlin. This digital sheet music was either arranged by s staff of professional arrangers and composers or it is a new engraving of the compositions original printed arrangement. Jazz bass line construction thelonious monk institute of jazz. Print and download in pdf or midi romanian folk dances. Limit that to works for media which have been adapted to solo bass and you get pretty much nothing. Bright size life available to stream via apple music or purchase in itunes store. Each volume contains nine pieces all classic titles in the applebaum teaching repertoire.
Jazz bass line construction thelonious monk institute of. Dragonetti 12 waltzes sheet music for doublebass solo pdf. It includes high quality pdf sheet music files with audio mp3 files as well as interactive sheet music for realtime transposition. Pdf digital sheet music to download and print, interactive sheet music for online playing, transposition and printing, midi and mp3 audio files once you buy or access this item as a member, youll be able to download everything included as a single. Ihave played a bass tuba in e flat for about 20 years and some 6 years ago i switched to double bass, bowed and. The double bass, or simply the bass and numerous other names, is the largest and lowestpitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra it is a standard member of the orchestras string section, as well as the concert band, and is featured in concertos, solo, and chamber music in western classical music. Schubert ave maria sheet music for cello or doublebass. Jazz drums thelonious monk institute of jazz online jazz. Any solo by jymie merritt with art blakey and the jazz messengers or max roach. Today, pauls lines are classic jazz bass literature. Drums premium grade 34 drum book with 17 drum lesson sheets. This book contains the main afrolatin styles of bass playing as well as sections on latin jazz bass.
Jun 18, 20 soloing on jazz double bass zoltan dekany. In jazz for example, solos are improvised over the chords of the tune and a jazz player will have a variety of scales and modes open to them as material from which to compose a solo on the spot. Jimmie blanton 19181942 is recognized today as a pivotal figure in the evolution of jazz double bass performance. Print and download canon in d sheet music composed by johann pachelbel arranged for bass clef instrument or cello or double bass or trombone or bassoon or baritone horn. Capella source and musicxml included as pdf attachments. Fortunately, these chords can be organized into families.
Download and print top quality 12 waltzes sheet music for double bass solo by domenico dragonetti with mp3 and midi files. Editors foreword the role of the bass in latin music is primarily to hold down the rhythmic and harmonic foundation of the tune. Players began using the double bass in jazz in the 1890s to supply the lowpitched walking basslines that outlined the chord progressions of the songs. Solo techniques for unaccompanied pizzicato jazz double. Technique and tradition bass player musicians library. Available singly or as a set, in print or ebook form, with accompanying. Plus, organize your music into folders and set lists and much more. String festival solos are economical collections of transcriptions by samuel applebaum. Solo techniques for unaccompanied pizzicato jazz double bass. Download and print top quality ave maria sheet music for cello or double bass and piano by franz schubert with mp3 music accompaniment tracks.
Its a study piece for intermediateadvanced jazz double bassists which combines the melody and bass. Schubert ave maria sheet music for cello or doublebass and. If there is one thing we need to have a firm grasp of when playing a solo, its using chord tones. Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps. Jazz musicians are required to solo over a large amount of chords. The bass also has a rich history as a solo instrument in jazz. Solar double bass lesson upright and electric bassist, jared plane presents his new ongoing series of video tutorials focussing on creating walking bass lines. Elegie elegy for solo double bass double bass intermediate 1 pdf 1 mp3 5. Studies for bass 3volume setebookpdf versionthese three books from david motto make up one of the great sightreading resources of all time. If there is one thing we need to have a firm grasp of when playing a solo, its using chord tones if you have played jazz gigs in the past, youll be familiar with the situation where its. The function of a bass player in the jazz combo is to work with the piano player and drummer to provide both a harmonic and rhythmic stability for the tune.