In this 6 page book, legendary jazz bassist ray brown reveals his lessons and teaching. These interviews feature all our discover double bass tutors, as well as some special guests. Essential scales, patterns, and excercises brown, ray on. Hal leonard ray browns bass method book guitar center. As there are only few notes which can be played in one position on the double bass, i endeavored to increase their number by using more frequently the enharmonic notation difficult to cope with for the double bass player. In addition, you can find their piano accompaniments and playalong cds to help develop your bass playing skills. In ray browns bass method, there is a chapter on rhythm drops, where he introduces four different types of figures that can be used in. Notes this file is from a reprinted edition by fischer after 1923. The english double bass book explores in great detail how the double bass came to england. Ray browns bass method instructional exercises book at. Not to mention other double bass innovators like francois rabbath, renaud garcia fons, adam ben ezra, and jazz bass giants like ray brown and charles mingus.
A new technique for the double bass, by francois rabbath. Ray brown teachin student how to be a real double bass player. What i love is that the book gravitates around jazz and the blues idioms. New method for the double bass simandl, franz imslp. The subtitle is essential scales, patterns, and exercises. Download pdf ray brown s bass method book full free. Ray browns bass method is a must have for all double bassists. Ray brown bass study book string emporiumray browns bass method ray browns bass method book is another must get, classic in that its one of the first jazz upright bass technique books written if not the. After much anticipation, here is the our new giovanni battista rogeri c. Dizzy gillespie said about the young ray brown that he was very inquisitive and always wanted to know about. Grammy awardwinning double bassist ray brown was a leader in defining the modern jazz rhythm section in addition to being a firstrate soloist. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search.
Hal leonard ray browns bass method book musicians friend. Favourite double bass method books discover double bass. Jan 12, 2016 ray brown talked about old bass technique in his class. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. Ray brown reveals his lessons and teaching philosophy in this indepth book. String bass methods and studies sheet music at jw pepper. This book, like the one above obrien is a must have book for any serious student or professional embarking on a career of playing the double bass.
Bob haggart bass method the classical double bass il contrabba. This is exactly what the book describes quite accurately. Some of the method books and other material that i recommended include. From the beginning it gets into technique which is essential to building your chops. This list could easily go into the hundreds, but lets start small. Raymond matthews brown october, 1926 july 2, 2002 was an american jazz double bassist known for extensive work with oscar peterson and ella fitzgerald. The complete method for double bass, by edouard nanny. All hand made, hand planed, using the best seasoned woods and workmanship.
The ray brown bass method, first published in 1963, influenced a generation of jazz players. Ray browns bass method upton bass string instrument company. Bass learning methods like the ones by ron carter 2, ray brown 3. Pdf ray brown s bass method download full pdf book. Its less anecdotal writing and more patterns, intervals, scales and exercises that ray felt was important in his own playing and that of a jazz bass player. Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items. Jul 04, 2014 in his later years, brown recorded and toured with his own trio and focused on education, mentoring and developing instructional books, including the incredibly popular ray browns bass method. He played double bass and cello, and worked extensively with oscar peterson and ella fitzgerald. How to play bass guitar 5 beginner books to learn bass. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Ray browns bass method ray browns bass method book is another must get, classic in that its one of the first jazz upright bass technique books written if not the first one. Ray browns bass method by hal leonard publishing company. A double bassists guide to refining performance practices by murray grodner.
Brown is wellknown for his work with oscar peterson. Ray browns bass method essential scales, patterns and exercises legendary, prolific jazz bassist and teacher ray brown reveals his lessons and teaching philosophy in this book. Shop for the hal leonard ray browns bass method book and receive free shipping on your order and the guaranteed lowest price. Christian mcbride on ray browns bass and james browns appeal over the last year, the bassist and nprs audie cornish have discussed and dissected everything about. When ray wrote that book four decades ago, there were few jazz bass method books bob haggarts, oscar pettifords. If youre a beginner, it makes sense to start out with double bass method books that teach you all the fundamental techniques and theory needed to get underway.
Ive found that almost every method book is a keyhole look at some of the techniques of the author. Lemur stocks dozens of arco technique books, bowing studies, and fingering methods for upright bass. He decided to switch to the bass in high school when an opening became available in the school orchestra. Here are my top three essential double bass albums. Brown 19262002 was present from the inception of bebop in the 40s, playing alongside charlie parker, dizzy gillespie, and bud powell, and was a founder of the modern jazz quartet. Ray provided a basic look at some scales, arpeggios, walking bass lines, and solo ideas used in his jazz style at the time.
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Based on the violin studies of franz wohlfahrt, the goal of this. Jazz and orchestra solo instrumental drums and percussion classical trade and reference books software and music technology instruments and accessories featured. Not really a beginners book, it is a fairly intensive study on finger positions, scales, and chords, using the familiar exerciseetude format. Ray brown was a stunning jazz bass talent whose career spanned over 50 years. The bass made in china is made exactly in step with the italian tradition of bass making. In this section, you can find interviews with worldclass double bassists. Ray browns bass method instructional exercises book at gollihur. The kjos string basics book 1 for string bass is a topselling example, plus it comes as a series so once youve mastered the first book, you can move on to kjos string basics book 2. Topics bass jazz method collection opensource language english. Nov 11, 2012 ray brown teachin student how to be a real double bass player.
For other people with the same name, see raymond brown disambiguation. Raymond matthews brown october, 1926 july 2, 2002 was an american jazz double. Despite ones taste and ear for the art, they can both be daunting to master. Some of the more jazzfocussed books, such as ray brown s bass method, are good accompaniments but assume a level of prior understanding which this book does not. Ray browns bass method double basses by upton bass. Ray brown legendary jazz bassist transcriptions with notes and more a tribute to ray brown including 18 transcriptions of the jazz greats classic performances, including special performance notes, photos, and a foreword by contemporary jazz virtuoso christian mcbride. The reprinted edition used the original plates from 1904 and then appended extra material at the end by fred zimmerman 19061967 that is not currently public domain.
Find out the gear the professionals are using, as well as tips and tricks to practice and perform. This item is in stock and can be dispatched immediately. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Combining simandl with some theory books on walking and dvds ed friedland, particularly good was a real help particularly as regular professional lessons were out of my price range. This is my second ray brown bass method wore the other one out. The 100 best bass players of all time guitar world. Ray brown was born october, 1926 in pittsburgh, pennsylvania and took piano lessons from the age of eight. He was featured on over 2000 records throughout the years, performing with such jazz greats as dizzy gillespie, charlie parker, and oscar peterson. Upright bass method and study books string emporium. It is a study on finger positions, scales, and chords. Essential scales, patterns, and excercises paperback june 1, 1999. Ray brown presents his foundation for playing in this book.
Double bass, string bass sheet music book by ray brown. With so many choices it can be hard to choose, so we share whats worked for us and our students. Brown passed away in his sleep after a round of golf on july 2nd, 2002, just prior to a performance in indianapolis, indiana. Ray brown s bass method available for download and read online in other formats.
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