Fishfacefour Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Victor wooten - The music lesson Not just for bass. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asingardenof Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 The Birth of Loud by Ian S Port is a good read about the heyday of electric guitar and bass development and the relationship between Leo Fender, Les Paul, Gibson, Paul Bigsby, etc. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Edge Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 2 hours ago, asingardenof said: The Birth of Loud by Ian S Port is a good read about the heyday of electric guitar and bass development and the relationship between Leo Fender, Les Paul, Gibson, Paul Bigsby, etc. Seconded. Excellent read. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nekomatic Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 This Is Your Brain On Music by Daniel Levitin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles'tone Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 On 09/01/2024 at 21:26, Owen said: Level 3, but we might reach Level 4 one day! Thanks all, keep them coming. What age are the students? If they're kids it would rule out most muso biographies 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sammybee Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 On 10/01/2024 at 10:23, Fishfacefour said: Victor wooten - The music lesson Not just for bass. That's a really fun story to read! I'd add 'Effortless Mastery' by Kenny Werner as recommended to me many moons ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 On 10/01/2024 at 10:23, Fishfacefour said: Victor wooten - The music lesson Not just for bass. This! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Might not be appropriate, but "My bass and other animals" By Guy Pratt is fantastic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapefruitmoon Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Few that I quite like - Why We Love Music - John Powell The Inner Game of Music - Barry Green How To Write One Song - Jeff Tweedy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Hughes Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 On 09/01/2024 at 20:56, uk_lefty said: Jeez that's a weird book, it's mostly filth too, nothing about music. Yep - as big a fan as I am of Mingus I had to stop reading it. It got to be more than self indulgent, shall we say. A shame. For the same time period (and beyond) I’d highly recommend ‘From Birdland to Broadway’ by Bill Crow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_lefty Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 9 minutes ago, Gareth Hughes said: Yep - as big a fan as I am of Mingus I had to stop reading it. It got to be more than self indulgent, shall we say. A shame. For the same time period (and beyond) I’d highly recommend ‘From Birdland to Broadway’ by Bill Crow. I read the lot but left it completely confused. The only music biography I couldn't finish was Keith Moon's, what a horrible bar steward he was. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JohnR Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Both of the Will Sargeant memoirs are cracking reads. Lots of details of life in a band and the music biz. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bunnyman-Memoir-Sunday-Times-bestseller-ebook/dp/B091DSXXKL/ref=sr_1_2?crid=U514H12ZR6G9&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.yELRZaZDFrz_6bIWMHk_wD-ADSPznVVt9rcGAAwMFVGf-TJY5L-Li3ZKhP4PZbQC.JuxBp0cV9a31O3eq0Xmw7M5AU7VLLHntKToIwsx2yRk&dib_tag=se&keywords=will+sargent+bunnymen+a+memoir&qid=1705055251&sprefix=will+sargent+bu%2Caps%2C87&sr=8-2 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Echoes-memoir-continued-ebook/dp/B0C5HJM49X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=U514H12ZR6G9&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.yELRZaZDFrz_6bIWMHk_wD-ADSPznVVt9rcGAAwMFVGf-TJY5L-Li3ZKhP4PZbQC.JuxBp0cV9a31O3eq0Xmw7M5AU7VLLHntKToIwsx2yRk&dib_tag=se&keywords=will+sargent+bunnymen+a+memoir&qid=1705055268&sprefix=will+sargent+bu%2Caps%2C87&sr=8-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pseudonym Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 David Byrne, How Music Works. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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