Tom s musical roots are on the acoustic bass, an instrument he started playing at age 9 and took to it so naturally that within a few years he was performing with internationally. Legendary drummer and longtime jwma client dave weckl has formed a new band with his longtime collaborator, bassist tom kennedy. It is based on years of teaching bass students of all ages, and it also reflects some of the best bass teaching ideas from around the world. I accomplished this by developing and systematically arranging a modern method based. Get the guaranteed lowest prices on bass guitar method books instruments at musicians friend. Tom kennedy is an accomplished touring and studio musician who ranks as one of the top acoustic and electric bass players in the world. Farmakalidis october 1, 2011 meet nicole fiorentino, who is the latest addition to the grammy award winning band smashing pumpkins. If you are interested in a communication method to improve your employee productivity and relationships, this book might have the solution. Tom kennedy made in new york bass solo music performance.
Before buying this book i would advice people to get bass guitar for dummies. Wake up by dave weckl, a bass transcription by igor saavedra discussion with tom kennedy interview with tom kennedy being a fan. A slightly embellished version of this kind of line would also be typical of a basic boogie woogie type bass line, as in the following example. It includes lessons on hand and foot technique, ergonomic drum setup, tuning, guest instructors, play. In this book, the first in the series of three, the technique is covered from the absolute basics. This lavishly produced volume large format and hardcover is a wondrous celebration of the instrument, including its origins and history, and the weird and wonderful shapes it has taken. The hal leonard bass method is designed for anyone just learning to play electric bass. Tom kennedy is a master of both the electric and acoustic bass. Bassist tom kennedy is joined by renee rosnes, dave weckl, george garzone with guests mike stern, tim hagens, lee ritenour, john allred and steve wirts.
New method for the modern bass trombone just for brass. Walking bass line theory basicspart 1by chris fitzgerald. Mar 01, 2012 tom kennedy by rick suchow bass musician magazine march 2012 issue it would be hard to overstate tom kennedys mastery of jazz bass, and surely anyone who has played with him a list of luminaries that includes james moody, freddie hubbard, dizzy gillespie, michael brecker and dozens more can attest to that fact. Further accolades came through a recording with guitar great bill connors and tours with tenor saxophonist michael brecker in the worldrenowned jazz fusion. Vinny fodera and joey lauricella launched the company around 1983 after dissolving their working relationship with ken smith basses.
Soon he began to perform with many nationally recognized artists passing through the midwest. Hal leonard bass method book 3 2nd edition, kindle edition. In addition, you can find their piano accompaniments and playalong cds to help develop your bass playing skills. Hal leonard bass method book 1 hal leonard electric bass. This page features over 180 free bass transcriptions in standard notation. Tom kennedy is the son of a professional trumpet player.
All exercises show clear and logic fingerings and are worked out meticulously. If youre working through the lessons, you should definitely pick up a few of these so you can practice some of the songs and get the most out of the lessons. If youre looking for bass tabs, then click here these free bass transcriptions are provided for educational use only click on the transcription title to view and download the pdf. Tom kennedy made in new york bass solo free download as pdf file. I have looked through some other books, but these are excellent for beginners to intermediate players. As im sure you have heard before, practice makes perfect.
He has trained graduate students in methods of effective counseling, and has been a licensed counselor for over thirty years. Aug 08, 20 technique 101 technique 101 is a bilingual englishfrench bass method containing 214 pages. It was haskell harrs drum method book one, counting out loud and rudiments from the getgo. Upton bass brescian model double bass, 2020, opus 203 this new brescian was particularly rewarding to make, its a stateoftheart fully carved version with exceptional wood figured spruce top and rippling big leaf maple back and sides cut from the same board. Fodera is an american manufacturer of electric bass guitars in brooklyn, new york.
It begins with the teaching of the basics using illustrations of hand positions, basic theory, the first position, how to read music, fingering, accelerated fingerboard. Scotts top 15 books for bass players scotts bass lessons. A year or two later i joined the fife and drum corps. The bass method or sulcular vibration brushing or 45 degree angle the bass tooth brushing technique is a very effective method for germs or plaque removal next to and directly below the gum or gingival margin. This is book 2 of the hal leonard bass method series. The area at the gumtooth margin is the most significant in the prevention of tooth decay and gum disease. In addition, you can find their piano accompaniments and playalong cds to help develop your bass. Tk has played with dave weckl and bill conners and has kicked booty on the bass in a number of hot fusion instrumentals,but this is just chardonnay and brie fodder background music. Scales and other examples are written in standard notation only.
Join facebook to connect with kennedy bass and others you may know. Scotts bass lessons is the leading online bass community, with a wealth of free online lessons for new and experienced bass players alike. Example at the end of book one you play a stoneslike line. Mel bay this comprehensive method includes every conceivable aspect of jazz bass performance. If you wish there was a fun and engaging way to motivate you in your bass. A book that can keep you occupied for many, many years. The complete series have been rewritten by ed friedland. Dedicate at least 3060 minutes each day to playing the bass.
Tom kennedy by rick suchow bass musician magazine march 2012 issue it would be hard to overstate tom kennedy s mastery of jazz bass, and surely anyone who has played with him a list of luminaries that includes james moody, freddie hubbard, dizzy gillespie, michael brecker and dozens more can attest to that fact. It is based on years of teaching bass students of all ages and it also reflects some of the best bass tea. The books homepage helps you explore earths biggest bookstore without ever leaving the comfort of your couch. When i designed the rock house method, my mission was to create the most complete and fun way to learn. Tom was kind enough to take some time out of this incredibly grueling tour we are doing to talk to me about a number of things that most bassists will find useful and interesting.
Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle. Learn to play double bass with the most widely requested bass method books. While still a young man, tom found himself holding down the bass chair for jazz legends freddie hubbard, james moody, nat adderley, sonny stitt and stan kenton. Discover book depositorys huge selection of tom kennedy books online. Complete jazz bass book book mel bay publications, inc. Kennedy, best known for playing ferocious fusion bass guitar, here switches to double bass on a set of nicely tweaked standards, fronted by the. Just for the record by tom kennedy tom kennedy is no stranger to bass musician magazines pages as i am sure many of you recall. Louis, missouri is an american double bass and electric bass player tom kennedy is the son of a professional trumpet player. Double bass arco and classical bass method books for beginner to advanced level players.
This may be the most comprehensive, effective, and entertaining selfpaced bass instruction course ever created. This bass has the same incredible punch, warmth and character so common to fodera instruments, but is also perfect as a travel bass. In this great interview with louder, geddy lee explains why he had to make this incredible book. The dave weckl tom kennedy project featuring bob franceschini and stu mindeman. This special bound edition contains books 1, 2 and 3 with online audio examples. Comprehensive bass method book 2 67,50 628 pages this volume shows you hundreds of exercises dealing with specific challenges each time. He began playing acoustic bass at the age of nine on a double bass brought home by his older brother, jazz pianist ray kennedy. Im very excited to add a new fodera bass to my arsenal the emperor standard 5string bolton. Tom kennedy has been a first call bassist on the music scene for more than 25 years. The cool thing is that every day after school my brother and i would drop our books at the door and run into the music. The 5 languages of appreciation in the workplace tom kennedy. Toms musical roots are on the acoustic bass, an instrument he started playing at age 9 and took to it so naturally that within a few years he was performing with internationally.
They work especially well when combined with a live instructor like i am doing. The company also manufactures a limited number of electric guitars each year. In its early years the band was sometimes described as a cross between led zeppelin and the ventures the band then. Teach me bass guitar is a oneofakind master class in bass guitar taught by roy vogt, head of the bass department at nashvilles prestigious belmont university for 30 years. Louis native got started on his career while still a teenager, playing with the likes of jazz legends dizzy gillespie, james moody, freddie hubbard, sonny stitt, nat adderley and many others.
Hal leonard bass method complete edition books 1, 2 and 3 bound together in one easytouse volume. Pay attention, burn through this as fast as you can, and you. Page 9 of 11 bass musician magazine, the face of bass. Use this instructional method book and dvd to reinforce good habits with beginners and to correct bad habits with more veteran players. Ultimate slap bass is one of the most popular books ever written on the slap bass technique. I was born, and i started fooling around first with the guitar, and i also had perfect pitch. It is based on years of teaching bass students of all ages and it also reflects some of the best bass teaching ideas from around the world. He began playing acoustic bass at the age of nine on a doublebass brought home by his older brother, jazz pianist ray kennedy.
Initially consisting of guitarist brent cooper, bassist graham evans and drummer richie ranchero, huevos rancheros released the sixsong ep huevosaurus independently in 1990 before releasing the ep rocket to nowhere in 1991 on estrus records. The single valve, the double valve and the independent double valve inline. Rhythm, cross rhythms over standard progressions, reading elements. Upon migrating to new york city, tom quickly gained work with multiple groups and soon found himself recording with guitar great bill connors and touring with the likes of michael brecker. Tom kennedy is an american doublebass and electric bass player. This is the album that really turned me on to tom kennedy and dave weckl and this is easily my favorite kennedy. Tom kennedy has been recognized as one of the top acoustic and electric bassists on the jazz and contemporary music scene over the last 25 years. So, why does tom kennedys left hand technique remind me of an upright bassist. Tom kennedy is a retired professor of psychology and counseling at houston baptist university, specializing in marriage, sex, family, and christian psychology. The book starts with basic slapping and popping technique and moves on to cover ghost notes, using hammerons and pulloffs.
Moving from his bestselling book on how to express appreciation among couples, chapman has applied that successful method into the field of business. Bass musician magazine featuring smashing pumpkins bass player nicole fiorentino october 2011 issue by a. Method study books sort by featured price, low to high price, high to low alphabetically, az alphabetically, za date, old to new date, new to old best selling. Tom kennedy by rick suchow bass musician magazine march. Here are some tips to aid you in mastering these bass blues licks. Lemur stocks dozens of arco technique books, bowing studies, and fingering methods for upright bass. Citing examples from key recordings in the jazz canon, the book defines the essence of the musical contributions made by more than 70 important jazz bassists, including ray brown, eddie gomez, charles mingus, milt hinton and many others. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. Check out our west coast tour dates below, and stay tuned for eu dates coming soon may 12 june 19. I have prepared the ebook 5 steps for a good start, a new introductory electric bass course available for free in my website and inspired to the method i use in my school basslab.
By protecting your amp, youre ensuring its going to sound better, longer. In this example, the bass line consists of simple arpeggiations of each chord, giving the overall effect of a simple blues bass line. The content of this book covers all the 4strings basses from 20 frets to 24 frets and also the 5 and 6 strings basses with their dedicated instructions and appendixes. You can get it as a complete book, but my teacher gets them individually with the cds. If youre using transcriptions for paid gigs or as teaching material, then a small. Tom kennedy opens his third album as a leader, just for the record, by running his electric bass in dizzying circles around dave weckls bouncy drums. There were six snare drummers who had to sound like one, plus two or three bass drummers, fifteen or twenty fifers, a color guard, and a drum major. Throughout the studybass lessons, i reference songs that are transcribed in these books. Interview with tom kennedy bass musician magazine, the. Interview with bassist tom kennedyfor bass players only. History and pedagogy by dave schroeder a doctoral essay submitted to the faculty of the university of miami in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of doctor of musical arts coral gables, florida june 2011.
His deep soulful grooves and hornlike solos are evident in countless live and studio performances worldwide. I am currently in the hal leonard bass method book 2 of 3 by ed friedland. The collection of material of this book is, in our opinion, the basics to playing bass guitar for some event. The music includes such classics as airegin sonny rollins, moanin bobby timmons, the night has a thousand eyes victor young, ceora lee morgan. By his 18th birthday, he had performed with dizzy gillespie, sonny stitt, stan kenton, james moody, barney kessel, eddie harris, george russell, nat adderle. Breakneck is a short, bubbly exercise in speed, the musicians playfully sparring with their instruments. If you follow the method stepby step you will be successful and enjoy playing bass for years to come. Ive been planning to do this for a while but i didnt really decide to work on it until a day or two ago.
Free bass book you jave just bought an electric bass but dont know where to start. The second edition has been totally revised and features all new engravings and photos. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. These free bass transcriptions are provided for educational use only click on the transcription title to view and download the pdf. Heres an example in case youre not familiar with the studybass approach. May 29, 2017 the markbass artist of this week is tom kennedy. More than a players manual, this book portrays jazz bass as a vital element of 20th century american music. Thomas kennedy 16731754, joint solicitor general for scotland 170914, lord advocate 1714, member of parliament for ayr burghs 172021 thomas kennedy, 9th earl of cassilis bef. Markbass is known for the long list of players who absolutely swear by their gear. Bill connors, tom kennedy, dave weckl step it music. For when you have to learn to play the bass right now. Piano songbooks and sheet music guitar, bass and folk instruments educational piano vocal choral and classroom church music band, jazz and orchestra solo instrumental drums and percussion classical trade and reference books software and music technology instruments and accessories featured series playalong series. We didnt carry higher quality instruments, so i went to a local guitar. Stuart clayton ultimate slap bass beginner level pdf.
Just for the road by tom kennedy bass musician magazine. Tom kennedy by rick suchow bass musician magazine march 2012. Very well laid out and progresses through it very well i dont recall specific bass lines, but it does give you bass lines that are in the style of, and a wide variety of song styles. Made in new york tania maria tom kennedy bass solo. This digitaldownload course is available from the teach me bass guitar website, where we will send you for. R 3 5 6 7 walking bass line theory basics chris fitzgerald. The song is childs play from dave weckls album, perpetual motion. The new method for modern bass trombone by eliezer aharoni, bass trombonist of the jerusalem symphony orchestra, is a collection of studies and exercises for bass trombonists. He tends to cover just three frets in each position instead of. Louis, mo, tom kennedy is widely regarded as one of the. With this bookcd, aspiring players get the chance to play with dave weckl, jay oliver, tom kennedy, buzz freiten, frank gambale, bob malach and steve. There was definitely nothing traditional or bythebook regarding my.