# How to Play Bass in a Big Band: String Bass Book & CD

- **Brand:** Alfred Music
- **Price:** $30.95
- **Catalog:** alfred
- **Retailer:** alfred
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- **GTIN:** 9783892210924

## Summary

Instructional music book and CD titled 'How to Play Bass in a Big Band' focusing on jazz improvisation and ensemble playing for string bass.

## Description

Improvisation is at the heart of jazz, but knowing how to play stylistically correct in a large jazz ensemble is also a necessity. How to Play Bass in a Big Band offers tips, suggestions, examples and a play along CD to help you put it all together. The repertoire covers many jazz styles from Basie to Latin and African-influenced music to ECM and contemporary jazz (the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Bob Brookmeyer, etc.). Titles: Introduction * Reading Big Band Bass Parts * Equipment * Physical Set Up of a Big Band Rhythm Section * Big Band Pieces * Basie's Blues * Shufflin' in F * Funk Unity * Morning * Joe's Thing * Leaving * Strayhorn * Big Band Discography * Jazz Bass Method Books.

## Categories

- **Categories:** Shipped

## Enrichment

- **Type:** instructional book
- **Type Synonyms:** music book, educational book, tutorial book
- **Age Groups:** adult
- **Tags:** string bass, jazz, big band, music theory, instructional
- **Category Path:** Media > Sheet Music
- **Compatible instrument:** Double bass
- **Music genre:** Jazz
- **Canonical Brand:** Alfred Music

## Images

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