Play Music Publishing Tauzin Bruno - 50 Walkings Pour Basse et Contrebasse + CD
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Summary of This Method
Designed for bassists passionate about jazz, this method gathers 50 ready-to-play walkings, built on progressions inspired by essential standards such as Autumn Leaves, Someday My Prince Will Come, Giant Steps, Blues for Alice, Anthropology, Blue Bossa, Stella by Starlight, So What, Take Five, Black Orpheus, My Funny Valentine, All the Things You Are, In a Sentimental Mood, Satin Doll, and Take the A Train. Each walking allows you to work on time regularity, voice leading, and chord transitions, while exploring different harmonic universes: blues, rhythm changes, fast progressions, modal colors, or bossa atmospheres.
To go beyond mere reproduction, an entire chapter guides you step by step in constructing an effective walking bass line: choice of target notes, chromatic approaches, arpeggios, passing notes, management of tensions and resolutions, and strategies to "make the bass line sing" while respecting the chord progression. You thus learn to analyze the provided examples in order to reuse the techniques in your own choruses, whether in jam sessions or group settings.
The mp3 CD enhances progression thanks to playbacks designed for practice: each walking is available at two speeds, with a slow tempo to build reflexes, then a real tempo to aim for fluidity. In the real tempo version, the bass plays the walking on the first chorus, then fades out to give you space. The deliberately generous length of the tracks gives you time to anchor the placement, improve your tone, and test your own creations in conditions close to "live" playing.
Technical specifications
| Publication | Methods | ||
| Instrumentation | bass | Language | French |
| Genre | jazz method (walking bass) | Difficulty | all levels |
Questions frequently asked
Which jazz standards are covered in the 50 walkings?
The chord progressions are inspired notably by Autumn Leaves, Giant Steps, Blue Bossa, So What, Take Five, and All the Things You Are. Blues, rhythm changes, modal, and bossa styles are also explored.
Is the method suitable for double bass?
The book is presented for bass guitar and double bass, with the instrumentation indicated as bass. The 50 lines allow practicing walking bass in both contexts.
How does the mp3 CD help in practicing the walkings?
Each walking bass line is provided on a playback at two speeds: a slow tempo, then the real tempo. At real tempo, the bass plays the first cycle before dropping out. It then becomes possible to continue the progression by playing the bass line.
Is it possible to learn how to create one’s own walking lines?
A chapter details the construction of a line based on target notes, arpeggios, chromatic approaches, and passing tones. The management of tensions and resolutions is also covered to analyze then reuse these techniques.
Is Play Music Publishing Tauzin Bruno 50 Walkings in French and suitable for beginners?
The method is written in French and its level is indicated as all levels. The slow tempo practice on the mp3 CD allows gradually establishing rhythmic consistency and chord changes.
