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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Good for electric or uprightBy THX1138Ill chime in with the previous review. A loose collection of essays with helpful information for aspiring jazz bassists.The biographical information is almost incidental and a getting a bit dated. And there are some rather unnecssary editorial essays at the end telling us what it means to be a good bass player.But those are just quibbles. The musical examples and appended information are what make the book worthwhile. I wouldnt want this to be my primary source for learning jazz bass; but its fun browse; a useful reference and a good book to learn some new lines and pick up some basic tips. Its a book to mine for ideas.And dont walk away from this one because you play electric. In fact; the information presented and the perspective this book takes makes this valuable for the electric bass player.Oh and by the way; no tab on the printed music. A good thing IMHO. Read the music; stay off the crutch.3 of 4 people found the following review helpful. The Best Jazz Bass Compendium; Period!By P. RhodeOK; if yourre like me (HighSierraBassPlayer); youre desparately seeking books; DVDs and cds with tons of blues and jazz progressions. The material out there is really pretty thin (or maybe Im just never satisfied like my chronic case of G.A.S. (gear acquisition syndrome). John Goldbys Jazz Bass Handbook is the best source for jazz theory and an excellent resource for the history of jazz as well. After all; most of the songs we practice and perform on today have their beginnings in jazz and blues from the founding fathers. I have gained so much respect and awe for these pioneers of jazz and the blues; and this book is by far the best jazz compendium on the musical market today. I hope someone produces a blues compendium as concise and full of examples as this book does. The CD is also excellent; although I wish it carried all the examples in the book. But that make me work even harder to; as one of the forefathers of jazz offers in the book; "to imitate; assimilate; and innovate." That pretty much describes how bass players like me strive to be better; and this text works perfect. A higest must have from HighSierraBassPlayer!1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A good instruction and background history bookBy T. GauthierHaving been a electric bass player for 25+ years I recently purchased an NS double bass. I bought this book to learn some jazz licks but also get a look into why various jazz double bass players use certain progressions and transitions. This book provided all of that and more. Not in tab; so it keeps my up on my sight reading. If your looking to just learn some songs; this may not be for you. But if your wanting to get into the theory of jazz bass playing this is well worth the money. The CD doesnt cover all of the licks; but provides enough to get an idea of the rhythm and progressions.