Ray browns bass method book

The legendary jazz bassist ray brown reveals his lessons and teaching philosophy in this indepth book, which features solo exercises and arpeggios, music fundamentals, right and lefthand positions, scales, chords, exercises in tenths, rhythm patterns with drops, diminished chords, runs and variations, blues patterns, and extension scales and exercises. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. Ray browns bass method legendary jazz bassist ray brown reveals his lessons and teaching philosophy in this indepth book. Grammy awardwinning doublebassist ray brown was a leader in defining the modern jazz rhythm section in addition to being a firstrate soloist. Brown is wellknown for his work with oscar peterson. Ray browns bass method edited by hal leonard new york, hal leonard. Ray brown talked about old bass technique in his class. Method book 1 tuning your bass, righthand and lefthand technique, basics of reading music, notes on all four strings, scales, licks, and songs, how to read tab, playing slides and accents, and photos and diagrams. Ray browns bass method instructional exercises book at. Ray browns bass method essential scales, patterns, and exercises. Part one of a threepart series, this book introduces music theory, scales and chords. Legendary jazz bassist ray brown reveals his lessons and teaching philosophy in this indepth book. Ray brown was born october, 1926 in pittsburgh, pennsylvania and took piano lessons from the age of.

Ray browns bass method by hal leonard publishing company. Pay attention, burn through this as fast as you can, and you. This book is the quintessential book for the developing double bassplayer since the simandl method. Ray brown biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Autumn in new york, custard puff, days of wine and roses, easy does it, gravy waltz, have you met miss jones. Jun 16, 2019 this book is the quintessential book for the developing double bassplayer since the simandl method. When ray wrote that book four decades ago, there were few jazz bass method books bob haggart s, oscar pettiford s. 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. Ray browns bass method upton bass string instrument company. Download pdf ray brown s bass method book full free. 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.

Topics bass jazz method collection opensource language english. Christian mcbride on ray browns bass and james browns. It is a study on finger positions, scales, and chords. In this 6 page book, legendary jazz bassist ray brown reveals his lessons and. Ray browns bass method instructional exercises book at gollihur. This is exactly what the book describes quite accurately. Download pdf hal leonard bass method complete edition books 1 2 and 3 bound together in one easy t. The collection of material of this book is, in our opinion, the basics to playing bass guitar for some event.

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. This 1984 edition of the highly acclaimed method features extensive editorial. 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. Teach yourself to play bass guitar at your own pace. Ray brown legendary jazz bassist ray brown reveals his lessons and teaching philosophy in this indepth book. The ray brown book might serve as a collection of etudes to practice along with these books. Technique and tradition bass player musicians library. Full of exercises, etudes and fingering ideas this book is fantastic for developing the skills to negotiate the fingerboard. Raymond matthews brown october, 1926 july 2, 2002 was an american jazz double bassist known for extensive work with oscar peterson and ella fitzgerald. Ray browns bass method by ray brown, paperback barnes. Nov 18, 2015 christian mcbride on ray brown s bass and james brown s appeal over the last year, the bassist and npr s audie cornish have discussed and dissected everything about jazz. Nov 11, 2012 ray brown teachin student how to be a real double bass player.

He also has taught music at the school of jazz in lennox, mass. 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. Ray brown teachin student how to be a real double bass player. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. An 80page paperback, features 18 transcriptions, photos, performance notes and a forward by contemporary jazz virtuoso christian mcbride.

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. Ray brown presents his foundation for playing in this book. The subtitle is essential scales, patterns, and exercises. Brown passed away in his sleep after a round of golf on july 2nd, 2002, just prior to a performance in indianapolis, indiana. The in stock quantity shown is generally accurate, but is not a guarantee of availability. Ray browns work as a double bassist was incomparable, and a new book of transcriptions from hal leonard pays tribute to him. 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. Also included are excerpts of musical scores showing how each instrument fits into each variation of salsa, an historical synopsis, numerous photos of salsa. Ray browns bass method essential scales, patterns and exercises legendary, prolific jazz bassist and teacher ray brown reveals his lessons and. Spiralbound january 1, 1963 by ray brown author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Deep brown of andrew rice a thesis submitted in requirements. The only complete method book on salsa ever published.

Jan 12, 2016 ray brown talked about old bass technique in his class. In this 6 page book, legendary jazz bassist ray brown re. 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 walking bass lines. Solos for double bass players by oscar zimmerman, ray browns bass method, the bass tradition. Superbass recorded live at scullers ray brown allmusic.

Not really a beginner s book, it is a fairly intensive study on finger positions, scales, and chords, using the familiar exerciseetude format. Ginell 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. Ray brown s bass method edited by hal leonard new york, hal leonard 2001 book for bass players, in which ray tells all the. For when you have to learn to play the bass right now. 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. 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. Cleaning clothpurchased on shar, or old tshirt something soft.

Not really a beginners book, it is a fairly intensive study on finger positions, scales. His bass bible is the ultimate method book for every bass player. And so the best of both worldsplaying and teachingis embodied in ray browns book, bass method, designed for expert and beginner alike. For the players and aficionados of the double bass, a. When ray wrote that book four decades ago, there were few jazz bass method books bob haggarts, oscar pettifords. Dont expect to come out of this book as the next ray brown but certainly expect to become a more accomplished bass.

String bass methods and studies sheet music at jw pepper. The art of walking bass a method for acoustic or electric bob magnusson. Ray provided a basic look at some scales, arpeggios, walking bass lines, and solo ideas used in his jazz style at the time. Super bass, volume 2 with ray brown, john clayton, and christian mcbride. Ive found that almost every method book is a keyhole look at some of the techniques of the author. What i love is that the book gravitates around jazz and the blues idioms. Ray brown legendary jazz bassist transcription book at. This is my second ray brown bass method wore the other one out. Essential scales, patterns and exercises by ray brown, hal leonard publishing corporation paperback, 1999 at the best online prices at ebay.

Aug 15, 2008 ray brown sadly passed away in july 2002. A tribute to ray brown including 18 transcriptions, performance notes, photos, and a foreword by christian mcbride. Ray brown s bass method available for download and read online in other formats. Important scales, patterns, exercises, arpeggios, chords, diminished chords, variations, blues patterns, and more. Ray brown s bass method legendary jazz bassist ray brown reveals his lessons and teaching philosophy in this indepth book.