All Music describes the music as “earthy, bluesy and melodic” with “repetitive, dance-like rhythms.” Soul Jazz, Jazz Blues, Funk Jazz or Funky Hard Bop – call it what you will, but you know we’re talking about, but for the purpose of this learning adventure, we’ll stick to ‘Soul Jazz’ and gratefully acknowledge it’s soul, jazz, funk and blues influences. Soul Jazz grooves are wide open and great fun to play over because the rhythmic and harmonic framework is relatively simple thereby providing a highly improvisational landscape to work with. However, in the words of Albert Collins, “Simple music is...

Doug Wimbish New Dimensions For Bass download free. Learn the basic rudiments that make up Doug’s unique sound and style. Everything from his personal warm-ups, and right-hand variations to his famous Flamenco Slap and false harmonics. You will also learn how to construct bass lines for almost any style of music and he concentrates on Hip-Hop, Rock, Funk and Jazz. The lesson also includes a section on using effects and making your bass sound like other instruments such as Guitar, keyboard, drums and even DJ scratching sounds! The guy is entertaining, some interesting right hand techniques are discussed, some...

Dave Limina Hammond Organ Complete PDF. Tunes, Tones and Techniques for Drawbar Keyboards. The secret to creating funky sizzles and classic Hammond sounds is mastering the combined use of the drawbars, expression pedal, and the Leslie speaker speed switch. Sound intimidating? It doesn’t have to be! This hands-on guide takes you step-by-step through the techniques of playing the drawbar organ, one skill at a time. You’ll learn to: play gospel, R&B, jazz, blues, funk and rock; achieve fantastic special effects; understand all the parts of the organ and how to use them; and much more. The accompanying CD includes...

Omar Hakim Let It Flow PDF. This challenging play along/transcription book is based on Omar’s video Let It Flow . Featured are play along charts, groove/solo/fill transcriptions, and interview material that will help you understand the flowing and exciting style of Omar Hakim. In addition to the soloing and song segments, Omar also shares his valuable insight into developing your touch and groove which will ultimately lead to developing your own style. This book will not only give you a close-up look at one of today’s hottest drummers, it will also provide you with some great ideas and concepts...

George Lawrence Stone’s Stick Control PDF is the original classic, often called the bible of drumming. In 1993, Modern Drummer magazine named it one of the top 25 drumming books of all-time. In the words of the author, this is the ideal book for improving “control, speed, flexibility, touch, rhythm, lightness, delicacy, power, endurance, preciseness of execution, and muscular coordination,” with extra attention given to the development of the weak hand. This indispensable book for drummers of all types includes hundreds of basic to advanced rhythms and moves through categories of single-beat combinations, triplets, short roll combinations, flam beats,...

Outta Sight Funk and R&B Riffs for Bass PDF. 55 bass riffs for beginner to advanced level. Outta Sight Funk and R&B Riffs for Bass is designed to help bass players and also keyboard players improve their bass playing technique with a wide range of different Funk riffs and grooves. The book starts off with easier examples and gradually increases in difficulty as the examples become more syncopated. This book is a companion to Outta Sight Funk & R&B Patterns for Drums While living in London during his early 20’s Andrew had the opportunity of developing his Funk &...

Max Milligan Play Steve Cropper download. The Play series… entertaining instructional programs illustrating the methods and techniques made famously recognizable by the world’s most outstanding guitarists, this release concentrates on one of the greatest figures in Memphis soul, Steve Cropper. Play Cropper is part of a series of instructional programs showing you how to play like the pros. This title focuses on the one and only Steve Cropper. Steve “The Colonel” Cropper, guitarist, songwriter and producer has been associated with numerous musical artists from Otis Redding to Wilson Pickett throughout his 50 years plus career. In 1996, was named...

The Greatest Bass Riffs of All Time DVD download. Acclaimed guitar instructor Craig Realley hosts the instructional video Guitar Method: The Greatest Bass Riffs of All Time. Designed primarily for aspiring guitar pros with an intermediate to advanced level of expertise, this program uses “extreme close-up” method of visual illustration, whereby the camera closes in on the musician’s hands and strings, and thus enables the at-home player to witness the step-by-step nuances of the technique employed by the guitarist. This particular volume emphasizes the most famous “signature riffs” of classic rock stars, as played by the original musicians. Subjects...

David Hamburger 50 Jazz-Blues Licks You Must Know. 50 of the baddest, bopping-est, funkiest and bluesiest licks you must know. The path from pentatonic sameness to heavy jazzed blues catitude often appears strewn with mystifying theoretical explanations and effete bossa renditions of “The Days of Wine and Roses.” Feh! David Hamburger’s 50 Jazz-Blues Licks You MUST Know cuts right to the chase, offering up some of the baddest, bopping-est, funkiest and bluesiest ways to navigate through any shuffle, boogaloo, minor blues or jazz-blues chord changes. Hamburger digs deep into the 50s and 60s, when labels like Blue Note, Prestige...

Tom Kolb Chord Progressions for Guitar PDF. This “private lesson” with instructor Tom Kolb is an easy-to-use guide to the most essential chords, rhythms and strumming patterns for a huge variety of musical styles: rock, blues, jazz, country, folk, R&B, funk, soul, Latin jazz, fusion, ska, reggae and gospel! Each musical example in the book is demonstrated on the accompanying CD, backed by a full rhythm section. It is useful for the beginner and intermediate guitar player, as it lays out smart chord progressions and includes 100 well-recorded tracks covering most styles in American popular music, from folk rock...