[Dixielandjazz] bass(tuba) line for slow tunes (Jim Franz)

[David Richoux]

Thanks for the references, Kerry!
I had seen the Sher book but not the Reid.

For me, and a lot of other tuba blowers, there is no difference  
between String Bass, Electric Bass and Tuba when it comes to laying  
down the Bass Line (except that Tuba can play long notes without  
switching over to bow, but we do have to take a breath every once in a  
while. ;-)
It is true that SB and EB parts are usually written one octave up, in  
the staff, and Tuba parts are down an octave from that,  but the notes  
are sounding the same when played.

Dave Richoux

On Jul 8, 2009, at 12:24 PM, Kerry Maule wrote:

> From: Kerry Maule
>
> As a former bass guitarist I can recommend 2 excellent books on  
> navigating
> chord progressions and constructing bass lines.  The best is “The
> Improviser’s Bass Method” by Chuck Sher,, and nearly as good, but  
> intended
> more for upright or electric basses, is “The Evolving Bassist” by  
> Rufus
> Reid.  The Sher book especially does a great job of bridging the gap  
> between
> reading and improvising.
> -- 
> Kerry Maule
> Snapping Turtle Music
> Studio (907) 245-5299  Cell (907) 244-0545
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>
>
>> From: <dixielandjazz-request at ml.islandnet.com>
>> Reply-To: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
>> Date: Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:00:04 -0700
>> To: Kerry Maule <snapturtle at gci.net>
>> Subject: Dixielandjazz Digest, Vol 79, Issue 8
>>
>> bass(tuba) line for slow tunes (Jim Franz)
>
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