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Bassist james jamerson was the embodiment of the motown spirit and groove the invisible entity whose playing inspired thousands. He was the uncredited bassist on most of the motown records hits in the 1960s and early 1970s motown did not list session musician credits on their releases until 1971, and is now regarded as one of the most influential bass players in modern music history. Standing in the shadows of motown play along 1a whats. James jamersons isolated bass on standing in the shadows. His tumultuous life and musical brilliance are explored in depth through hundreds of interviews, 49 transcribed musical scores, two hours of recorded allstar performances, and more than 50 rarely seen. Standing in the shadows of motown bassline publishing. Standing in the shadows of motown uk us james jamerson was basically the first electric bass virtuoso, and these transcriptions of his lines provide a great reading workout. Licks slutsky publisher hal leonard, not much has been written about the bassplaying wonder. The third book of jamerson transcriptions is called motown bassbass signature licks by dave rubin. His tumultuous life and musical brilliance are explored in depth through hundreds of interviews, 49 transcribed musical scores, two hours of recorded. This book contains a biography as well as transcriptions and recordings of jamerson s best lines and should be. Talking about his style and that of drummer benny benjamin, jamerson told. He was the uncredited bassist on most of the motown records hits in. Feb 27, 2016 james jamerson with the temptations and the funk brothers recording my girl tung x.
Here are bass lines for 14 beloved hits from marvin gaye, the supremes, the temptations, stevie wonder and many others. Ive got this book somewhere been meaning to sell it though, its kind of ok but if youve got the slutsky book theres nothing new here except tab. Now jamersons work has become widely appreciated thanks to allan slutskys groundbreaking book. Click download or read online button to get standing in the shadows of motown book now. From jazz bassist to popular music icon by joshua andrew zarbo, b. The third book of jamerson transcriptions is called motown bass bass signature licks by dave rubin. How to get the james jamerson motown bass sound scotts bass lessons duration. Hal leonard launches revolutionary new digital books.
Pdf james jamerson standing in the shadows of motown pdf. Slutsky wrote the book standing in the shadows of motown profiling the life of the funk brothers bass guitarist james jamerson in 1987. James jamerson and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Jamersons playing was nothing short of revolutionary. He was an outstanding bass player regarded as the first virtuoso of the electric bass. Welcome to this collection of james jamerson transcriptions. James jamerson standing in the shadows of motown pdf.
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It also includes the sheet musictab and performance notes for motor city grooves make me wanna practice, an original motown styl. Jun 03, 2019 bassist james jamerson was the embodiment of the motown spirit and groove the invisible entity whose playing inspired thousands. This ipad book contains a detailed biography for legendary motown bassist james jamerson, as well as a selected discography and an analysis of the equipment he used. The book went on to win the rolling stonebmi ralph j. James jamerson standing in the shadows of motown download.
Legendary motown bassist james jamerson singlehandedly revolutionized bass playing. Bassist james jamerson, standing in the shadows of motown. If you are author or own the of this book, please report to us by using. The life and music of legendary bassist james jamerson bkonline audio dr. Pdf standing in the shadows of motown download full pdf. In 1959, when berry gordy founded motown records in detroit, michigan, jamerson became a founding member of motown studio band known as the funk brothers. The life and music of legendary bassist james jamerson at. The first substantial interview with james jamerson was that done by writer nelson george in 1984 for musician magazine, which ultimately led to his authoritative motown book, where did our love go. Talking about his style and that of drummer benny benjamin, jamerson told george, we didnt need sheet music. Pdf standing in the shadows of motown download full. Aug 09, 2014 welcome to this collection of james jamerson transcriptions. Jamerson played bass on all the classic motown hits of the 60s and 70s and had a very distinctive tone and playing style. Standing in the shadows of motown download ebook pdf. The life and music of legendary bassist james jamerson book and cd.
Guitar bookbassist james jamerson was the embodiment of the motown spirit and groove the invisible entity whose playing inspired thousands. Learning how to practice james jamerson s bass exercise will help you to understand james jamerson s unique chromatic style of bass playing. When james jamerson died in 1983, he was a completely unknown figure. The life and music of legendary bassist james jamerson, a classic book cd set by allan dr. Licks gives the reader a snapshot into the ups and downs of one of the greatest unsung musicians. James jamerson didnt really live long enough to enjoy much of the limelight that has latterly shone on his work with the funk brothers, the musicians who were the very essence of the motown sound. The life and music of legendary bassist james jamerson bassist james jamerson was the embodiment of the motown spirit and groove the invisible entity whose playing inspired thousands. Bassist james jamerson was the embodiment of the motown spirit and groove the invisible entity whose playing inspired thousan. Slutsky produced the documentary standing in the shadows of motown, released in 2002.
James jamerson and drummer uriel jones in 1964 at the detroit club blues unlimited. His tumultuous life and musical brilliance are explored in depth through hundreds of interviews, 49 transcribed musical scores, two hours of recorded allstar performances, and more. Standing in the shadows of motown the life and music of. His tumultuous life and musical brilliance are explored in depth through hundreds of interviews, 49 transcribed musical scores, two hours of recorded allstar performances, and more than 50 rarely seen photos in this stellar tribute to. A thesis submitted to the graduate council of texas state university in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of master of music with a major in music may 2014 committee members. Put down your slap licks and your string crossing exercises and challenge yourself to play james jamerson s sublime d major groove without deviating in any way whatsoever from the original line. Although motown fanactics didnt know him by name, we certainly knew his sound. Here are bass lines for 14 beloved hits from marvin gaye, the. Bassist james jamerson was the embodiment of the motown spirit and groovethe invisible entity whose bass playing inspired thousands of imitators, and made it impossible for anyone to sit still whenever a motown record was playing.
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