Jazz Bass Books (and some DVD's)

Book/DVD Description Price JB-100 Rufus Reid's "The Evolving Bassist" is a classic, must have book for any kind of player interested in Jazz playing. He touches on just about everything important to a jazz bass player. It includes exercises, his etudes, walking bass lines and tons of photos on technique. If you can, get his book and DVD! Read more about the Rufus Reid book and DVD here. $28.95 Quantity: JB-101 Rufus Reid's The Evolving Bassist DVD is one of the most educational bass DVD's on the planet! If you are an aspiring jazz bass player, at any level, get this DVD and I promise, you will be a better player by the end of the DVD!! This DVD works perfectly in tandem with the book. Even if you are primarily a classical bassist, you will enjoy the book because bass playing (and music) is universally the same! Whatever Rufus talks about, can almost always be immediately used in your respective discipline area. (While written for the jazz player in mind, it made me a better orchestra player). He talks about arm weight and it is truly eye opening. (Get the movie, then you will know all about his"turning the key!") Read more about the Rufus Reid book and DVD here. $28.95 Quantity :   JB-102 Rufus Reid package We feel so strongly about the Rufus Reid book and the DVD, we offer a specially discounted packaged deal. They work great in tandem. This combination set will a full schedule of wood shedding for months to come! Get both together for $52.00 and save! $52.00 Quantity: JB-103 The Jazz Bass Book: Technique and Tradition by John Goldsby. Another great book (with lots of hard work and research in this one!) is like a history, timetable of the great jazz bassists through out time, but with a very organized and disciplined approach. Also includes a nice CD recording. Read more about John Goldsby and Jazz Bass book. $23.95 Quantity :   JB-105 60 Melodic Etudes by John Patittuci. John wrote out 60 melodic styled etudes that include all the chromatic keys and modes and purposely written all over the fingerboard with his fingerings. $20.50 Quantity: JB-106 Ray Brown's Bass Method, by Ray Brown. This too, is a classic and was one of the very first jazz bass books written. Ray wrote out a lot of diatonic scale patterns and intervals exercises. $14.50 Quantity: