Many jazz musicians believe that playing a great solo is a matter of playing melodies that fit over the chords. They learn chordal scales, standard “licks” that fit over them, pentatonics, arpeggios, patterns, etc–and believe that doing this …
Jon Burr - Bassist, Composer, Arranger
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Many jazz musicians believe that playing a great solo is a matter of playing melodies that fit over the chords. They learn chordal scales, standard “licks” that fit over them, pentatonics, arpeggios, patterns, etc–and believe that doing this …
Play on the pads or tips of the fingers in the left hand?
Should string players – or any instrumentalist, for that matter – play on the pads or the tips of the fingers in the left hand? Should trumpeters …
[This review appeared in the August issue, Vol 35, #1, pp 54-55]
The Untold Secret to Melodic Bass
– Jon Burr
jbQ Media
$14.99
32 pages
Jon …