Up to me he just was one of the best swingin double bass player of all time. What i love is that the book gravitates around jazz and the blues idioms. For when you have to learn to play the bass right now. Studies for bass 3volume setebook pdf versionthese three books from david motto make up one of the great sightreading resources of all. Bass learning methods like the ones by ron carter 2, ray brown 3. Ray browns bass method paperback jun 1 1999 by ray brown author 4. Ray browns bass method instructional exercises book at gollihur.
Ray brown bass study book string emporiumray brown s bass method ray brown s bass method book is another must get, classic in that its one of the first jazz upright bass technique books written if not the. Ray brown, master of the modern jazz bass, has created a video teaching aid for music students. The new method for the double bass by franz simandl will always have an important place in the history of double bass pedagogy. The standard is noted for its rapid bebop bluesstyle chord voicings and complex harmonic scheme which is a fine example of what is known as bird blues. Ray browns bass method instructional exercises book at. The most comprehensive bass method book ever published.
This is my second ray brown bass method wore the other one out. Ray brown was born october, 1926 in pittsburgh, pennsylvania and took piano lessons from the age of. This book is the quintessential book for the developing double bassplayer since the simandl method. 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. In part 1, brown is joined by john clayton, with ron eschete on guitar and jeff hamilton on drums. And so the best of both worldsplaying and teachingis embodied in ray browns book, bass method, designed for expert and beginner alike. Ray brown, whose featherfingered, guitarlike virtuosity on the bass carried him to the summits of jazz peformance for a half century, died on tuesday in indianapolis. Ray brown passing it down bass player in fine form after. Canada and so the best of both worldsplaying and teachingis embodied in ray browns book, bass method, designed for expert and beginner alike.
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. Ray brown passing it down bass player in fine form after 50 years in jazz after 50 extraordinary years in the music business, hes enjoying the fruits of his labor. From the beginning it gets into technique which is essential to building your chops. While the included transcriptions will provide valuable insight into how to construct interesting bass lines. 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. 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. Double bass, string bass sheet music book by ray brown. Ray brown, byname of raymond matthews brown, born october, 1926, pittsburgh, pennsylvania, u. He played locally in his native pittsburgh in his early days. Legendary jazz bassist ray brown reveals his lessons and teaching. The samples are in pdf format and require adobe acrobat reader to be installed. Ray browns bass method upton bass string instrument company. Pay attention, burn through this as fast as you can, and you.
The huge and comfortable sound of ray browns bass was a welcome feature on boporiented sessions for over a halfcentury. Canada and so the best of both worldsplaying and teachingis embodied in ray brown s book, bass method, designed for expert and beginner alike. Simandl died in 1912, and the most recent, zimmermandrew edition came out in 1984. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Ray brown s bass method essential scales, patterns and exercises legendary, prolific jazz bassist and teacher ray brown reveals his lessons and teaching philosophy in this book. This live boston summit meeting between ray brown, christian mcbride and john clayton was the logical outcome of several joint appearances, as well as an extension of a oneoff bass troika track that mcbride included on his first solo album. Blues for alice is a 1951 jazz standard, composed by charlie parker. Raymond matthews brown bassist, cellist, bandleader, composer, manager, producer. Deep brown of andrew rice a thesis submitted in requirements. Brown passed away in his sleep after a round of golf on july 2nd, 2002, just prior to a performance in indianapolis, indiana. A complete method book, over 200 pages, filled with information and exercises on all aspects of bass playing, for both acoustic and electric bass. Jimmy blanton, ray brown, ron carter and charlie mingus, amongst many others. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. Israel crosby, bass days of wine and roses medium swing.
It is written in the key of f major and usually begins with an f major seventh or f sixth chord. You can either click the links below or on the left hand margin. While the included transcriptions will provide valuable insight into how to construct interesting bass lines, each student is highly encouraged to perform his or her own transcriptions of prominent bassists from the. Ray brown produced by joan merrill grammy awardwinning doublebassist ray brown was a leader in defining the modern jazz rhythm section in addition to being a firstrate soloist. The idea of a bass trio on records probably would have been unthinkable in the primitive days of recording when brown was coming up, but telarcs fabulously deep yet clear engineering makes it seem like a natural thing to do. Ray browns bass method eagle large print hal leonard corporation. Ray browns bass method by hal leonard publishing company. Jun 04, 2016 ray brown, master of the modern jazz bass, has created a video teaching aid for music students.
Brown is wellknown for his work with oscar peterson. In the end there are some blues progressions and some general ideas. He is known for his work on coffee and cigarettes 2003, just cause 1995 and bird 1988. Not really a beginners book, it is a fairly intensive study on finger positions, scales, and chords, using the familiar exerciseetude format.
It is a study on finger positions, scales, and chords. 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. New method for the double bass book i by franz simandl. The ray brown lower positions are based off simandl so try that book method as well. Raymond matthews brown october, 1926july 2, 2002 was an american jazz double bassist. Notes this file is from a reprinted edition by fischer after 1923. Ray brown legendary jazz bassist transcription book at. Ray browns bass method by ray brown, paperback barnes. Get the guaranteed best price on general bass guitar instruction books like the hal leonard ray browns bass method book at musicians friend. Essential scales, patterns, and excercises brown, ray on. Arriving in new york in 1945, on his first day in town brown met and played with dizzy gillespie, charlie parker, and bud powell. Nov 11, 2012 ray brown teachin student how to be a real double bass player. He was married to cecilia brown and ella fitzgerald. Reviewed in the united states on november 24, 2009.
He died on july 2, 2002 in indianapolis, indiana, usa. Please, post your thoughts in the field below, our community members and supervisors will be happy to get back to you right away. Although it is a useful book it doesnt give you much insight in ray browns playing. Pdf ray brown s bass method download full pdf book. Hal leonard ray browns bass method book musicians friend. Full of exercises, etudes and fingering ideas this book is fantastic for developing the skills to negotiate the fingerboard. The collection of material of this book is, in our opinion, the basics to playing bass guitar for some event. The extended fingerings in the middle of the bass are like electric bass fingerings. Ray brown legendary jazz bassist ray brown reveals his lessons and teaching philosophy in this indepth book.
Legendary jazz bassist ray brown reveals his lessons and teaching philosophy in this indepth book. Ray brown s bass method available for download and read online in other formats. The next two rhythm drops are illustrated in the following excerpt from ray brown s bass method. Download pdf ray brown s bass method book full free. Ray brown was born on october, 1926 in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, usa as raymond matthews brown. Jul 04, 2002 ray brown, whose featherfingered, guitarlike virtuosity on the bass carried him to the summits of jazz peformance for a half century, died on tuesday in indianapolis. Ray brown was born in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, and had piano lessons from the age of eight. The improvisors bass method by chuck sher sher music co.
Ray brown teachin student how to be a real double bass player. Bass method, there is a chapter on rhythm drops, where he introduces four different types of figures that can be used in walking bass lines. Bass transcriptions jazz classical pop rubenheimans. Jimmy blanton, ray brown, ron carter and charlie min gus, amongst many. 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. Studies for bass 3volume setebookpdf versionthese three books from david motto make up one of the great sightreading resources of all time. The idea of a bass trio on records probably would have been unthinkable in the primitive days of recording when brown was coming up. Whether pizzicato or bowed, whether taking the melodic solo or plunking down the 44 bottom line, all three perform with.
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