grahamd Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 +1 for the Ken Burns series. Really great chronological doc, with insights from the protagonists and the likes of Wynton Marsalis, in a fascinating sociological context too. They repeat it on PBS all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatback Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Blues is a great place to start walking imo. Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlloyd Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 [quote name='grahamd' timestamp='1366966430' post='2059488'] +1 for the Ken Burns series. Really great chronological doc, with insights from the protagonists and the likes of Wynton Marsalis, in a fascinating sociological context too. They repeat it on PBS all the time. [/quote] Yes, I watched it first about 12 years ago. The local library had it on VHS tapes you could borrow. I catch it accidentally now and then when I'm channel surfing and it doesn't get old. The series had some criticism on the jazz forums/newsgroups at the time as it didn't tackle contemporary jazz in any depth, but it's really intended as a historical documentary. It takes a few decades to truly understand the historical significance of an event, and the series really focuses on the period encompassing the birth of jazz to the 1960s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 [quote name='Coilte' timestamp='1366963937' post='2059440'] Ok, Ok.....you can have the last word on it !!!! [/quote] Decades of practice, mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gapiro Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Blue Bossa is a perfect starting point for the more latin styles, learning about the pushed 2's etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gapiro Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 It is slightly disturbing that everyone is assuming walking when you say Jazz., Its not necessary for all jazz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlloyd Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 [quote name='gapiro' timestamp='1366978962' post='2059765'] It is slightly disturbing that everyone is assuming walking when you say Jazz., Its not necessary for all jazz [/quote] No, but it plays a central role in many styles of jazz. If you can't walk the standards, you're not really a jazz bassist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coilte Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 [quote name='gapiro' timestamp='1366978962' post='2059765'] It is slightly disturbing that everyone is assuming walking when you say Jazz., Its not necessary for all jazz [/quote] This is a fair point. As was mentioned earlier, the word "Jazz" is just an "umbrella" name for a fairly large selection of music. Generally, I find that unless it is stipulated what type is being discussed, people usually assume (rightly or wrongly) the walking type. Also, when someone is said to be delving into jazz for the first time, either to listen to or play, it is the walking type (again rightly or wrongly) that is generally recommended. To the uninitiated, jazz can be hard to listen to. As the walking standards are the most accessible, this could be the reason why they are the first port of call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamd Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Some great more contemporary stuff about too, love playing along to this http://youtu.be/yy7dGYaQYtU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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