Bass Player Magazine - August 2006

(All musical examples in this issue are in music notation and bass tab)

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Feature Interviews and Lesson Articles

Interview with Les Claypool from Primus . The interview also includes a mini lesson with examples of Les's basslines from the song "One Better." There's also a full discography.

Interview with Jimmy Haslip from the Yellowjackets.There's a short musical example with this interview.

Interview with Terrance Palmer of Isreal & the new breed.

Profiles

Ben Kenney from Incubus

Ben Allison on keeping jazz fresh

Ethan Farmer on playing to huge audiences

Mick Morris from Eighteen Visions

Joe Principe from Rise Against

Rick Rosas, playing with Neil Young and Joe Walsh

Full Transcriptions

Aretha Franklin's "Rock Steady." Bass player is Chuck Rainey.

Partial Transcriptions and Lessons

Approach Notes - How to use approach notes to build basslines

Eric Clapton's "After Midnight" - Bassline by Carl Radle, only a partial

The Samba Feel of Bossa Nova - a mini lesso on playing bossa nova

Giant Steps - a mini lesson on how to play Coltrane's Giant Steps.

Seeking the Elusive Groove - a mini lesson on the groove.

CD Reviews

King Curtis - Live at Filmore West

Aretha Frankline - Live at Filmore West

Sonic Youth - Rather Ripped

John Beasley - One Night Live

Rocking Bones - 1950s punk and rockabilly

Tool - 10,000 Days

Rush - Replay X3 (DVD)

Arose - Arose

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