Jazz Bass Improvisation : A Guide to Chords, Scales, Arpeggios & Other Concepts and Techniques for the Advancing Bassist (Book/Cd)

At first I thought I'd wasted my money (sorry, Mr. Smith!), so I put it aside for a bit. When I came back to it and actually started playing the exercises with the backing tracks, I finally understood what the author meant to teach, and it was great--it's a really different approach to theory that I've never encountered before. The usefulness of the tracks alone is worth price of the book. Consider that this book is meant to internalize the sound of music and how to combine scales to flow through chord changes seamlessly, so it's filled with scales and exercises that will only benefit you if you put in the time to listen carefully. I got it thinking it would talk more about soloing (my weak area), but it's all walking through chord changes. Of course it will still help me solo, but that's really dependent on how well I learn and put in the requisite effort.

I studied with Putter over 25 years ago at the Musician's Institute. He was hands down the best bass instructor there on a variety of levels with his incredible knowledge of not only jazz standards, but composition, music theory and jazz bass technique. I was very excited to find his book; I am returning to playing and the need to refresh a lot of basics after pursuing a career as a luthier, and quite frankly, most bass books I perused do not even being to compare. This book provides a firm foundation, and it explains in clear ways how to proceed through Putter's studies...if you do the work, you will definitely improve. The CD also gives one a boost and helpful ear training to boot. Thank you, Putter, for laying all this out in such a user friendly format. Bravo!

The book cover has the residue of a removed label. Looks yucky.

Husband loved it

Great book! It has been a helpful tool for my practice routine

Putter is a teacher at Musician's Institute. Putter is a well-known master of his instrument having played with an astonishing array of great musicians including: Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey, Duke Ellington, Billy Eckstine, Diane Schuur, Lee Konitz, Bruce Forman, Jackie and Roy, Carmen McRae, Gary Foster, Alan Broadbent, Art Farmer, Blue Mitchell, Erroll Garner, Gerry Mulligan, Art Pepper, Mason Williams, Percy Faith, Burt Bacharach, Ray Charles, The Manhattan Transfer, and Johnny Mathis, to name but a few.He is hands absolutely one of the most amazing bass instructors there is! Putter's has a overwhelming amount of knowledge which he shares including composition, music theory and bass technique. If you are willing to put in the effort, you will absolutely improve!

très bien pour développer l'improvisation jazz à la basse.

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