DOUBLEBASS TRANSCRIPTIONS
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Jimmie Blanton
“He was a sensation, and that settled it. We had to have him, and he joined the band...”
Jimmie Blanton "Pitter, Panther, Patter"
Full Transcription of Jimmie Blanton’s bassline and solo breaks on the Duke Ellington compostion “Pitter, Panther, Patter”
4 page transcription
standard notation
Ray Brown
“The better it gets, the fewer of us know it”
Ron Carter
“Creativity is not simply a property of exceptional people
but an exceptional property of all people”
Paul Chambers
“There was nobody ever before or after Paul Chambers, he was such a glorious player. When he played up-tempo it was never the least bit choppy –- he could hang onto the preceding note as long as possible before the next note so it was all connected, so smooth. And as far as the bow was concerned he was a natural. Most other jazz players, when they start to use the bow, their pitch would get touchy. Not Paul –- he’d just pick up that bow like a swashbuckler.”
Eddie Gomez
“[about Eddie Gomez] It sounded to me like water
from a faucet or something, it came out so easy”
Charlie Haden
“I think that’s what music is all about-to remind people of the beautiful moments that are in everybody’s life”
Dave Holland
“The whole point in developing your own style is to find your own voice”
Oscar Pettiford
“Pettiford’s work was plugged right into Dizzy and Bird. That’s right where he was coming from; the same kind of drive, the same kind of melodic impetus that stemmed from that rhythmic security.”
