2nd norm bass book and getting better
582195
Very quick read. Took me 3 sittings to

read it.  About 95 % of the book was 5 stars just didn't feel like I agreed with the authors final sense of justice but I will definitely read more from Mr bass.
716960
If you are starting out playing jazz on the double bass and a need broad perspective, history and instruction, this is a book you must have.
4855766
If you play bass like I do, and study chord progressions, this is the best book I can recommend! The author has put together a compendium of chord progressions from dozens and dozens of songs from blues to rock n' roll to jazz to folk & popular music. In fact, there is 500 pages of chord progressions. Anyone who plays an instrument and knows chords will find this book invaluable. This is excellent in both content and technique. I use it together with Mel Bay's Complete Book of Chords by Dana Roth and I have really improved my understanding of music and also my playing. This is a highsierrabassplayer top choice!
4025380
Norm's combination of bass licks, accessible music and delightful surprises will hook even non-bass junkies.  Don't miss the liner notes.  They tell you that there is more to this man than music.
A must get.
2410719
Well, lots of beautiful USA Precision and Jazz basses in this book. Wel done on glossy paper. Nice chapter with details to indentify your USA bass. Real value for money! If you own a P or J Fender bass, you should own this book. The only set back is little attention is payed to the Mustang. Hollow bodies and the Music Master don't appear at all in this book. When they're in I'll buy the second edition too.
3807753
I have a well thumbed copy of "Essential Music Theory for Electric Bass." When I started playing electric bass almost three years ago, I only had a basic knowledge of music. This book was very helpful in helping me learn the fretboard, cycle of fifths, the relationship between major and minor scales and chords, and intervals. It's exercises on shifting patterns was also very useful. It makes an excellent reference guide too. I'm learning to develop basslines using chord charts and refer to it often when I need to clarify the notes in a particular scale. Highly recommended. I hope the second edition expands on the information provided.
658072
With the recent passing of Louis Johnson? It's coming into my mind that many of the innovative funk electric bassists are starting to age. And will likely no longer be with us by the end of the next two decades. Rather than dwelling on the possible "death of" syndrome? It feels significant to celebrate the musical accomplishments of these bass players while they are still alive. Jamaaladeen Tacuma (real name Rudy McDaniel) has become one of my favorite bassists within the past several years. And I've already reviewed two of his albums here. They aren't particularly easy to locate in record stores,if one isn't looking online. But my father scouted this one out for me. So with Tacuma's birthday being today? Felt like the right idea to listen to and review this album.

  "A Time A Place" is a pulsing,dreamy synthesizer driven piece with a steady Afro-Latin percussion beat and the Tacuma playing a fully rhythmic role through and through with melodic sax accents from Byard Lancaster. "Meta-Morphosis" has an unusual snare drum time signature  with Minneapolis like electronic keyboards. "Rhythm Of Your Mind" features minimal and lightweight high hat and drumming that emphasizes Tacuma's ultra grooving jazz/funk slap bass soloing. "Jam All" is a thick sax fueled number with multi layered bass,drums and and Egyptian/Arabic style melody. "In The Mood For Mood" has a slow 80's drum pad pop/rock type beat with some glassy bass and atmospheric synths. The title song is a swinging uptempo jazz oriented number while "Naima" is kept faithful to the original save for the addition of more period electronic keyboards.

"Zam Zam Was Such A Wonderful Feeling" is a multi tracked and layered bass solo while the guitar driven power blues of "Solar System Blues" ends the album with more rocking out. This album displays the type of eclecticism and range of playing Tacuma eagerly possessed as a musician. And still does. Every song on here has a great level of enthusiasm and excitement.  This album is mostly very strong rhythmic jazz fusion-with some unexpected timing as well embracing some rhythmic and instrumental elements of mid/late 80's pop music. It's very different in some respects from the thoroughly funk oriented music I've heard from him. Still,the funk is always there in his virtuoso slap bass style. And it brings in the groove from the very bottom of every song present here.
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I've just gotten around to opening this up after having it for some time. The song selection is pretty good and the sheet music/tab is fine. The audio tracks however are not on par with most bass study music. The bass response is significantly muted against the background music, a real problem when it comes of some of the faster tracks.

I also have Jumpin' Blues Bass - this CD is perfect - the bass is on the left speaker - so with headphones on it is VERY easy to hear the bass clearly and if you need to you can shift the balance to the left side to make the bass even more clear.

If this product has a similar audio setup I'd give it a 5 - but as it is the bassist is left to try and figure out where exactly the notes fit in the song.
902679
Les Claypool can do anything with a bass guitar. For those who don't know, Les fronted his amazing band, Primus, all through the 90s and beyond. And I'll admit I'm a big fan of his music, but I also read loads of horror and bizarre fiction, and I can tell you Les Claypool can really write.

  The worst thing you could do, would be to write this book off as one that got published only because a world famous bass player penned it. This isn't as bizarre as the lyrics Les writes for his side projects and Primus. It's not a bunch of abstract sentences strung together that don't make sense, either.

  Les doesn't hold back with his characters; drugs, sex, and violence are a part of this book, but people need to understand that when a writer starts a story, the characters take on a life of their own. So, it would be very wrong to say Les just sat down and wrote a bunch of garbage that he planned beforehand.

  This book would appeal not only to fans of the music Les creates, but to anyone into strange fiction that makes for a really good read. There's no shortage of humor in this tale either; anyone who knows Primus, knows Les has a weird sense of humor.

  I opened this book expecting to read about 30 pages and then move on to some other books I was reading at the same time, and the next thing I knew it was hours later and I was more than half way through the book. Les definitely mastered his flow of words and found his own distinctive writing voice. I really hope this isn't the last strange tale that he decides to publish. I'd like to see him become as known for his writing as he is for reinventing the bass guitar.

  If you like the kind of fiction that stirs your mind deep into the night and roams around your mind long after, then make sure you read South of The Pumphouse before it goes out of print and you have to spend a lot of $$$ trying to obtain a used copy.

  Big time kudos to Les for creating this one.
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-no tab is a little disappointing - considering these days its pretty standard to have both.
-the book is a plastic spiral bound - so its not very durable - another reason it should be about $10 if not $15 less.
-i've found a few mistakes in the transcriptions.
-the discs are okay, but the bass is not all that prominent - and is somewhat drowned out by the other instruments (with that said, i am fully aware that this is the burden a bassist usually faces when trying to figure out basslines - but this book is supposed to be to about bass - i don't need the accompanying drums, guitar etc.- i just want to concentrate on the bass).
-i have bought/studied from a lot of playalong bass guides - this one is nothing special.
-the reason its worth getting is simply that there are no other books (that i'm aware of) transcribing the works of Duck Dunn.

to sum up:
-overpriced
-not tabbed
-not very durable
-no other book like it (hopefully not for long)
2927915
Must be a good book.  My husband has been working on his stand up bass ever since he got the book.  He said he is learning a lot.
533386
I have read Mr. Minervini first book multiple times. An excellent one on my shelf. This second book is not so great for me for couple of reasons a) lots & lots of repetition from first book and b) nothing profound for a CANSLIM trader.

However, there are very good subtle information he has shared in each chapter that makes you a high performance CANSLIM trader. I felt those items very valuable for me. I just fine tuned those rules or guidelines in my spreadsheet tool.

12/30/17- I re-read again and reviewed my spreadsheet data then realized my truth - risk/reward ratio was not right, positioning issue, how I missed a great performance over my decent return. Fined tuned a lot by modeling using his input with my data. Wanted to apply and practice to make it a super performance.

to update later...
1878322
This book should assist you in setting your mind to Rock Bass in general. As with the other books of the series, it is easy to follow and I feel provided a good base from which to build.
2686221
Book # 2 of Bass Reeves continues on with a great story.  Bass begins a life of his own, has a family and becomes a U.S. Marshal.

The author has the ability to keep the reader glued to this story.
The life of Bass Reeves is told in three books, after reading two I am so thankful I have # 3 left.
4536374
I have enjoyed this book a lot. many of the bass players listed in this book are influences to me. I love my bass and I love playing it. To any bass player who has a passion for musical thunder, you need to be inspired and this book will help.
1732110
Being an average bass player, I didn't know much about James Jameson.
This book opened up my eyes and ears to his amazing technique.
It is a challenge to play like him but this book will help you master the "Funk Brothers" style this man pioneered.
2040360
I was lucky enough to get a copy before it sold out. This is a great book! Finally I have something that lays out all the basics and advanced techniques in an easy to read and easy to follow manner. So much better than the other big name bass books I bought that were light on meat and heavy on fluff. This is a must have for any bass player who wants to get better, regardless of their skill level! Well done Josh!!