This book gives you all the basic principles underlying solid walking bass lines. Comprehensive, easy to understand, with page after page of great transcription
This is the centerpiece of the Ron Carter Library. (He refers to it as "THE book" when talking to his students) While other bass lesson books teach you arco tec
The Jazz Bass Line Book by Mike Downes is a comprehensive approach to the construction of improvised bass lines. Intended for beginners and professionals, the b