Fishfacefour Posted January 10, 2024 Posted January 10, 2024 Victor wooten - The music lesson Not just for bass. 2 Quote
asingardenof Posted January 10, 2024 Posted January 10, 2024 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. 1 Quote
Cliff Edge Posted January 10, 2024 Posted January 10, 2024 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
nekomatic Posted January 11, 2024 Posted January 11, 2024 This Is Your Brain On Music by Daniel Levitin Quote
miles'tone Posted January 11, 2024 Posted January 11, 2024 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
sammybee Posted January 11, 2024 Posted January 11, 2024 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
fretmeister Posted January 11, 2024 Posted January 11, 2024 On 10/01/2024 at 10:23, Fishfacefour said: Victor wooten - The music lesson Not just for bass. This! Quote
fretmeister Posted January 11, 2024 Posted January 11, 2024 Might not be appropriate, but "My bass and other animals" By Guy Pratt is fantastic. 1 Quote
grapefruitmoon Posted January 11, 2024 Posted January 11, 2024 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
Gareth Hughes Posted January 12, 2024 Posted January 12, 2024 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
uk_lefty Posted January 12, 2024 Posted January 12, 2024 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
SumOne Posted January 12, 2024 Posted January 12, 2024 (edited) Edited January 12, 2024 by SumOne Quote
JohnR Posted January 12, 2024 Posted January 12, 2024 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
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