Standing in the Shadows of Motown: The Life and Music of Legendary Bassist James Jamerson by Allan Slutsky, James Jamerson Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Standing in the Shadows of Motown: The Life and Music of Legendary Bassist James Jamerson
Book Review: An absolute must for any aspiring bassist
Summary: 5 Stars
First off, this book does an excellent job describing his life and sounds, from "he began playing a double bass" to "he would have the bass all the way up, and the treble half way." This book knows you want to sound like Jamerson, and it tells you just how to do that. What makes the book invaluable are the transcriptions. 49 of Jamerson's songs transcribed for you to play, right there and be able to get the idea of what he was thinking and trying to give when he wrote the basslines.
A book for any bassist.
Book Review: Amazing!!! It's ALL that!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Thorough, well-researched biography of James Jamerson - the man who changed how musicians view the bass. What an amazing life and a tragic end for a musician of immense talent.
Warning - the section of tunes in the back of this book will make you want to burn your bass!! He was THAT good.
Can't really write more - gotta go practice.... That's how much this book will inspire you to go play. A MUST HAVE for your bass library.
Book Review: Play bass? Buy this!
Summary: 5 Stars
Amazing learning tool filled with lots of great info and transcriptions.Book Review: Great for bass players and motown fans
Summary: 5 Stars
The book arrived in excellent condition and in a timely fashion.Book Review: Difficult, but oh so worth the pain
Summary: 5 Stars
I've learned an incredible amount from this book. Mostly it is about constructing a bass line and syncopation. This cat played some *hard* music. No tab, which is actually a good thing since it helps my sight reading chops. The bass playing on the CDs are outstanding. This book has become the focus of my instruction for the last few months with my teacher. It will likely remain the focus of my instruction for the coming six months.
I don't really listen to Motown music. But this stuff really made me appreciate the musicianship going on behind the singers.