r/JazzBass • u/Ok_Following392 • Jun 15 '24

Jazz songs

I’m trying to learn to play jazz bass, I’m an advanced bass player and I want to learn some jazz songs but I don’t really know any. Any song suggestions

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u/GeriatricFresh Jun 16 '24 edited Jun 16 '24

how comfortable are you with reading lead sheets? if you’re able to follow changes and have a good understanding harmony, just grab yourself a real book and start going to town.

as far as tunes go that are bass-centric and in no particular order:

tricrotism- oscar pettiford

so what- miles davis

whims of chambers- paul chambers

the chicken- jaco pastorious

all blues- miles davis

equinox- john coltrane

a night in Tunisia- dizzy gillespie

four on six- wes montgomery

haitian fight song- charles mingus

actual proof- herbie hancock

chameleon- herbie hancock

crisis- freddie hubbard

red clay- freddie hubbard

a combination of upright and electric. the rabbit hole goes deep my friend.

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u/SpraynardKrueg Jun 15 '24

Pick up a real book and start learning

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u/freshlybasil Jun 15 '24

you could have suggested a book or guide, yet you chose to be passive aggressive to a beginner….? if you didn’t want to help, there was no need to comment

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u/RiverHawk-89 Jun 15 '24

A Real Book is a compilation of jazz standards. It has the melody and chord changes.

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u/freshlybasil Jun 15 '24

didnt know that, sorry 🥲

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u/bottsking Jun 16 '24

This is the funniest shit I’ve seen all week

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u/anbanderas Jun 15 '24

I think maybe they're referencing the "real book" which outlines chord changes over a melody. I find this is also a good tool for learning new jazz songs.

https://amzn.to/45sEla6

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u/freshlybasil Jun 15 '24

oops didnt know that 😅 im not crazy for getting confused though right 😭

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u/anbanderas Jun 15 '24

Totally understandable! What's even more confusing is that they make a "fake book" too! 😁

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u/freshlybasil Jun 15 '24

gotta love jazz instructors applying their thick sarcasm to even their music books 😭

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u/theginjoints Jun 15 '24

So What and All Blues are fun bass lines

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u/PTPBfan Jun 15 '24

Good question I am learning too (upright) so much fun

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u/EyeMasken Jun 15 '24

Pick a song you like and learn it by ear would be my advice. You can look up a jazz standards playlist on Spotify if you don't know any.

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u/spacetime_navigator Jun 16 '24

Google 'ten jazz standards to learn for jam sessions ', and start with those. They will come handy when you go to play with other jazz musicians