BassMan94 Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 So I've dipped myself into the world of soloing, slightly. What I,ve noticed alot of Youtube teachers say that learning solos from other instruments eg saxophone, trumpet and so on will eventually increase your own abillity in soloing and even change your outlook on it. What im asking is has anyone experimented with learning solos from any jazz standards and applied them on bass ? Worth it putting the grueling practice hours for this ? Or just stick to bass solos ? I know it cant be useless to learn but y'know Cheers guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Very much so and its is an established tradition going back throughout the history of jazz. Louis Armstrong, Lester Young, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Ornette Coleman, Bill Evans, Bud Powell... the list of soloists who have influenced generations of jazz musicians on other instrument is endless. I have transcribed Parker, Coltrane, Gerry Mulligan, Joe Lovano, Miles, Cannonball Adderley, Branford Marsalis, Wynton Marsalis, Michael Brecker, Mike Stern, Javier Navarette, Astor Piazolla, Gary Burton, Pat Metheny.... the list goes on. Bass players tend to think in a certain way whilst horn players and other instrumentalists think in different ways and transcribing solos from other disciplines allows you to braoden your perspectives on the art of the soloist. It is not only time well spent, it is arguable the BEST way to spend time. You learn a lot about phrasing, rhythm and note choice that may otherwise escape you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassMan94 Posted July 18, 2012 Author Share Posted July 18, 2012 Worth a try Do you know of any websites which have transcribed these solo's accurately ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Better to do your own but try these.... [url="http://www.jazztranscriptions.co.uk/"]http://www.jazztranscriptions.co.uk/[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobematt Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 I have a couple on my website too www.mattlawtonbass.blogspot.com I agree with Bilbo though, I started by learning other transcriptions but you learn a lot more from doing it yourself. Start with Miles! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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