The Acoustic Bass: Musicianship and Improvisational Techniques

Instructor and jazz bassist Gary Peacock spends the first section of this program on the physical: getting your body and instrument in proper alignment through posture and relaxation, which will then allow viewers to focus on the mental and intuitive aspects of playing freely. Backed by guitarist Mike DeMicco, Peacock shares his formidable improvisational bass techniques, which are built around something he calls "harmonic function and melodic intent." Viewers will see these principles at work in Peacock's analyses of All the Things You Are, Stella by Starlight and Rhythm Changes. Recommended for high school, academic and public libraries with larger music collections. Aud: H, C, P. (C. Block)