Bilbo

You've got a piccolo bass. I have a five string double bass that is strung EADGC so yours is just like it without the low E.

Always been happy (but, then again, where basses are concerned, I am easily pleased)

[quote name='blackmn90' post='976329' date='Oct 3 2010, 07:31 PM']Does anyone own either of these? Im confused as to what the differences are and which to get.... Also unsure if the fake book is bass parts or piano charts of his compositions[/quote] The 'more than a fake book' title refers to the fact that there is some history in there and its not just charts. The charts are mostly head charts with some detail on bass parts, multiple horns etc but no detailed transcriptions of Mingus' bass playing. Defintely worth the money, especially now we can listen to the tracks on Spotify (I had to buy all the cds - although I have never regretted it). Also recomended: Myself When I Am Real - Gene Santaro (excellent) Mingus - A Critical Biography - Brian Priestly (intelligent read) Tonight At Noon - Sue Graham Mingus (more personal but genuinely moving)

Yes, that is the idea with jazz standards although there are many who take the easy route and just play the parts. I think its a personal thing. I can do all of the things required to make a covers band/tribute band work (and do, just like everyone else here) but, at the end of the day, I (as in me, personally, as an individual, on my own, with noone else involved, by myself, independently of any others) just can't get nearly as excited about doing (or listening to) covers as I do about original work. Even when I buy jazz cds, I tend to avoid 'standards' albums, although thats by no means an absolute. When I play covers, I can enjoy it on one level but my satisfaction is not nearly as great as it is doing something genuinely creative. But its not all about me is it?

Yes, I did the same and it works perfectly well, although I got a little clip on tuner as well for £7 that is more convenient when you are at home and not plugged in.

Stop it.....

Its a great dvd - I have it but didn't know the tunes titles.

Great band. Really creative and groundbreaking throughout. People accused them of self indulgence but I have to say ythat I find most pop music far more self indlugent than this (ooooo, eeeeee look at me, I'm dancing.....)

[quote name='Linus27' post='974757' date='Oct 1 2010, 11:51 PM']I would love to do a Jazz trio/quartet but then I can't play Jazz for toffee [/quote] Doesn't stop most of us

There is probably an element of truth in that, silddx. I suspect there are many, particularly older players, who picked up the bass in splendid isolation without the benefits of mentors, teachers, proper instruction etc and were able to make more sense of it then the guitar as monophonic instruments make more sense than chordal ones at an early stage. As one develops, things get more complicated but, in terms of 'getting started, playing bass in a covers band is probably the shortest distance between picking up a musical instrument and gigging. Now we have the internet, instruction dvds, colleges on contemporary music. Its all more accessible now but, in the recent past, for a lot of us, it was the bass or nothing.

[quote name='Conan' post='974028' date='Oct 1 2010, 02:13 PM']. But I still don't see how or why that gives you the right to question or criticise the motivations of others...[/quote] We all have the right to question and criticise the motivations of others, just as they have the right to ignore us and treat us with utter contempt. None of this matters, guys.

There are now 25 people reading it.

I have posted a couple of dozen charts here with dots for this reason. Put 'transcription' in the search heading and mark it headings only.

And, PS< to those who think 'oh no, not that argument again'. As I type this, 14 people are reading the thread, 9 of whom are regulars. Its not the kill, its the thrill of the chase.

Because more people eat MacDonald's than at Michelin star restaraunts - not just because it costs less but because they don't like to be challanged. Its a strange thing, isn't it. In every other walk of life; furniture making, fashion whatever, the customer expects to pay more for a specialist quality product and less for mass produced/production line stuff (like buying a bass?). More to the point, the workers involved in the production line work are paid less than the real craftsmen and are generally less skilled and certainly less satisfied. In music, it seems to be the other way around. The gigs go to those who reproduce the mass market material whilst the more creative/demanding skills of composition, arranging and the performance of art music etc are devalued almost to oblivion. I say leave the production line work to them that likes it and I'll go apply for Arts Council funding for my musical theatre production based on the Communist Manifesto

[quote name='risingson' post='973760' date='Oct 1 2010, 11:48 AM']Gaslighting Abbie.[/quote] Never heard of it....

Which tune is it? Can't watch video in work.

Mine is the best one that money [b]can't[/b] buy......

Yum yum pig's bum...... Its brill.

Great latin funk tune I picked off a compilation of Latin styles. Its a great introduction to the that anticipation (playing grooves on the 4 and instead of the down beat). There are versions of the tune on Spotify so you will get the idea. Chords for each section are included but I did not put them throughout as I could not be arsed. I also stopped indicating every popped note as it was taking too long. If you want that kind of detail, get onto it... Here is a link to the cd it came off.. [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Salsa-Merengue-Mambo-Various-Artists/dp/B000005GZ8/ref=sr_1_122?s=STORE&ie=UTF8&qid=1285789344&sr=1-122"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Salsa-Merengue-Mam...44&sr=1-122[/url]

I have to hold out a flag for IT: home recording technology, transcription software, Sibelius etc, the internet. There is so much more material for the developing player to absorb nowadays compared to the darkened cupboards we all learned in in the early 1980s!!

[quote name='jakesbass' post='970775' date='Sep 28 2010, 03:24 PM']Ahmad Jamal Live at the Pershing.[/quote] A classic. I think Israel Crosby is one of the unsung greats of jazz bass (not forgetting the fact that he has one of the collest names in Jazz)

Dave Holland's Extended Play - Live at Birdland

Count me in. Would love to play loads of other double basses for comparisons sake, just to see how mine competes in terms of playability and tone. And to hear all the different amp set ups availabel etc. Sounds line a great idea.

I'm clearly missing something here. I just use my finger.....it came free with the rest of my hand.