Bass Player Magazine May 2007

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Feature Interviews and Lesson Articles

Interview with Larry Graham : If you're into slapping and the funk, this issue is a must have. Great interview with Larry Graham and an in-depth music lesson at some of Larry's basslines.

Feature on Brecker's bassists Bassists like Marcus Miller, John Patitucci and Charlie Haden pay tribute to late, great saxophonist Michael Brecker.

Profiles

Sebastian Steinberg

Caleb Speir with Macy Gray

Dean Bernardini with Chevelle

Rob Derhak with moe

Jack Blades with Shaw-Blades.

Full Transcriptions

Elton John's "Bennie & The Jets." Bass Player is Dee Murray

Partial Transcriptions and Lessons

Lazy Eye - Silversun Pickups

Dominique Di Piazza's Wicked Technique (very cool lesson!)

Arthur Barrow - Audition Absurdities

Bass be with you - Column by Steve Horowitz

CD Reviews

Jaco Pastorius - Live & Outrageous - DVD

Stuart Hamm - Live Stu X2

The Dont's - Inner El Camino

Nekromantix - Life is a grave and I dig it!

Concert Vault

Boz Scaggs - Silk Degrees

Sadhappy - Outerspaces

Kathryn Keats - After the Silence

Edgilsson Pedersen - Darling - Live in Vienna - DVD

 

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