Constructing Walking Jazz Bass Lines Book III - Walking Bass Lines - Standard Lines - The Modes & the chord scale relationship method Paperback – April 3, 2011

I bought three of Steven's books - this one, "Blues in 12 Keys", and "Rhythm Changes" - and they are all excellent. The theory of bass line construction is clearly presented, but more importantly (to me) there are enough examples to put the theory in a musical context. Getting from one chord to the next is only the beginning; a really good bass line has a theme that is developed over the whole form of the song. The examples in these books are really good for that. I feel like my vocabulary has gotten bigger and my lines are sounding much better already, and I'm barely halfway through the book.If you are an absolute beginner this book might be too challenging, you might want to start with Ed Friedland's book instead. But for an intermediate player (or a brave beginner) there is a lot here that will really help you get to the next level. For less than the price of one private lesson, it's a no-brainer. Buy it.

Great book for walking bass lines - intermediate level. Would be better if they changed up the line structure for each key. Definitely worth if u get the Kindle download.

Great book. Need to know how to read music. No CDs or online tracks.

This is not the easiest to absorb and requires dedication and some work. But after one exercise you will be very satisfied and will want to continue learning it.

If you are an electric or acoustic bass player trying to improve your playing, the books by Mr. Mooney are a must. There are four volumes with play-along-tracks that you can download for your practice. For those of us that are a little bit lazy, Mr. Mooney has written out patterns in all 12 keys. I have the paperback and kindle versions. The kindle versions are on my ipad and iPhone 5 for study away from home.Bird

Priceless knowledge!!

An excellent book that focuses on learning by playing the changes and internalizing the patterns. Steven Mooney presents you with the basics of how to play through ii-V7s, or diminished chords, or some other topic, and then gives you plenty of exercises that feature the patterns and cadences the bass player will actually encounter in playing through the standards. Working through Mooney's books on the blues, rhythm changes, and standards is a great way to learn to play jazz bass.

Mr. Mooney's "Constructing Walking Jazz Bass Lines Series" provides any Jazz Bassist or a Jazz Pianist the tools to succeed in the professional Jazz idiom.The complete series as of date are definitive examples on how to walk the walk - therefore enabling you to "let your fingers do the talking."

Soy contrabajista aficionado y autodidacta ,y llevo años buscando buenos libros.Como es lógico lo mejor siempre está editado en inglés, hasta que me encontré con esta completísima colección.Empieza como es debido, el blues, los rhithm changes, y continúa por una completísima descripción de las principales progresiones y la correspondencia escala/acorde, además del uso de cada escala.Un 10 en armonía de jazz práctica.Y lo mejor de todo,en la mayoría de métodos se limitan a recordarnos la eterna premisa de "en las 12 tonalidades...", pero en esta colección nos desarrollan ejemplos en cada una de ellas.Muy práctico para aquellos que ya saben lo que necesitan estudiar, y fácil de entender para quienes empiezan.Además ,al principio de cada tomo nos recuerda las diferentes técnicas para montar un walking de forma progresiva, con lo que no necesitamos tener todos los volúmenes.Aunque yo lo recomiendo, cada uno complementa a los demás para completar una estupenda obra.

Here you get simply the best on market, if you are interested learning and understanding the art of creating functional and logical Walking Jazz Bass Lines.I have all four books in the bass tab edition (good thing), and each one gives you a really solid foundation in an easy and practical way. Every aspect of Blues, Rhythm changes, Standards and Jazz Progressions is analysed in great detail, offering you all the things you must know to feel comfortable in almost any Jazz situation.The Playalongs (many!) sound great too and it's really fun to play with!!!Perfect.

Here you get simply the best on market, if you are interested learning and understanding the art of creating functional and logical Walking Jazz Bass Lines.I have all four books in the bass tab edition (good thing), and each one gives you a really solid foundation in an easy and practical way. Every aspect of Blues, Rhythm changes, Standards and Jazz Progressions is analysed in great detail, offering you all the things you must know to feel comfortable in almost any Jazz situation.The Playalongs (many!) sound great too and it's really fun to play with!!!Perfect.

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parfaitement approche des walkings. Je le recommande ainsi que le premier tome de la même série sur le blues. Il y en a pour tous les niveaux techniques et les idées ne manquent pas; très progressif aussi.

Dans la lignée des 2 premiers ouvrages toujours aussi clair et bien présenté - cet ouvrage comme les deux premiers permet de mettre en application les acquis et connaissances expliquées