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(Guitar Book). Bassist James Jamerson was the embodiment of the Motown spirit and groove the invisible entity whose playing inspired thousands. His tumultuous life and musical brilliance are explored in depth through hundreds of interviews, 49 transcribed musical scores, two hours of recorded all-star performances, and more than 50 rarely seen photos in this stellar tribute to behind-the-scenes Motown. Features access to 120-minutes of audio! Allan Slutsky's 2002 documentary of the same name is the winner of the New York Film Critics "Best Documentary of the Year" award! Songs include: Ain't No Mountain High Enough * Ain't Nothing like the Real Thing * Ain't That Peculiar * Bernadette * Come 'Round Here (I'm the One You Need) * Darling Dear * Don't Mess with Bill * For Once in My Life * Home Cookin' * How Long Has That Evening Train Been Gone * How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) * I Heard It Through the Grapevine * I Was Made to Love Her * I'm Gonna Make You Love Me * My Guy * Nowhere to Run * Reach Out I'll Be There * What's Going On * You Can't Hurry Love * and many more excerpts and riffs. The audio is accessed online using the unique code inside each book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hal Leonard; Pap/Com edition (May 1, 1989)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 191 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0881888826
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0881888829
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9 x 0.55 x 12 inches
Reviewer: Robert C. Rogers
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A good book about a great bassist
Review: This book and CD combination examines the music of James Jamerson, the studio bassist on most of the early Motown hits. Until rather recently, Jamerson was unknown to the general public and not widely known to musicians. Nonetheless, his playing was very influential and many bassists today consider his playing the gold standard of bass guitar in popular music.This book is valuable as a reference for the history of Motown, but it is primarily a teaching tool. It is organized into three parts. The first 78 pages give a biography of Jamerson and put his work into historical context. Part two (17 pages) is a compilation of data: descriptions of bass equipment, recording facilities, accompanists, and discography. Also included in this section is a four page "Appreciation of Style" by Anthony Jackson that attempts to analyze the musical elements that made Jamerson unique. Part three contains 90 pages of transcriptions of Jamerson bass lines and accompanying text. The transcriptions go with the CDs described below.The CDs and transcriptions are the heart of the set. The CDs feature Motown tunes with the bass lines played by over two dozen "all-star" bassists (e.g Marcus Miller, Jack Bruce, John Entwistle). Bass is on the left channel with instrumental accompaniment on the right. The bass lines are transcribed by the author and the transcriptions are accompanied by short bios of the artists who play the lines. The tracks on the CDs are interspersed with short interviews of people who knew Jamerson. The artists reportedly donated their services as a tribute to Jamerson and the bass lines and accompaniment were recorded in a variety of circumstances. Many tracks are recorded in home studios. The quality varies, but all tracks are well played and all are useful teaching tools. I thought the variation of sounds would be a drawback, but it is a very interesting part of the project. The best Precision Bass tones are not necessarily from the artists you would expect. (Not everyone tries to duplicate Jamerson's tone. Geddy Lee was approached backstage at a concert and contributed "Get Ready" on either a Steinberger or a Rickenbacker. Lots of fun.)The level of the transcriptions is somewhat advanced. Transcriptions are given in traditional bass staff (no tab) and the rhythms will give your reading skills a workout. There are very few specific comments about fingering, right-hand technique, or damping. Yet the range of difficulty is from dead simple (beautifully rendered) line to lines that will challenge the most advanced player. (The challenge is rhythm and feel not lots of note or big stretches.) Beginning to intermediate players can use this book, but will benefit greatly by using it with the help of a good teacher.One can quibble with the historical overview. It is quite readable, but doesn't dig deeply into any of the tough issues it raises (e.g. Jamerson's drinking and emotional stability, Berry Gordy's business practices). Since the focus is on the music, some of this reticence is laudable. However, one important musical controversy that the author fails to pursue is the question of the true credit for recorded bass lines in the era when Motown was moving from Detroit to LA. (Many tracks were demoed by LA studio bassists and then cut by Jamerson as well. There is still debate as to which track made it to the final recording. The question is acknowledged, but no new information is brought forth.) Another musical deficit is that there is very little about the interplay between Jamerson and other members of the rhythm section. (This is in contrast to the author's better-written (if slightly less important) book on the James Brown rhythm sections.)Even with those minor issues considers, this is an extremely valuable book. It is clearly a labor of love and will be an extremely valuable learning tool for any bassist with the fundamental skills (or support) necessary to ap

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: What every working musician should know regardless of your genre
Review: Well written, both in storytelling and music charts. I’m a classically trained pianist and bassist, and a working musician. This is a great book no matter what your genre is but from a bass player’s point of view, it’s so interesting to see how Jamerson incorporates his musical and rhythmic lines together. He really knew how to ‘move’ the music he was playing. His jazz influence comes through. His classical training comes through. I liked reading the stories in the back from Bass players that came after him, and how his influence seeped into their musical styles as well. I know it did for mine.

Reviewer: MeMyselfandI
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Don't give singers all the credit!
Review: I've always been a fan of Motown but of the singers, now I'm starting to realize I shouldn't give the singers all the credit, it was the producers, songwriters, and musicians who made the artists become hits. If it wasn't for the unique, special Funk Brothers who knows if the Motown artists would have become as successful as they did. It doesn't matter how good of a singer a singer is, if the music ain't right, the singer ain't gonna sound good. Its that something special about the Motown Sound that sparks something in our minds, hearts, and souls, the music complimented the singers excellently. James Jamerson was just a handsome, wonderful, real, interesting, talented person. Its sad he had to get recognition after he passed on. It seems the only way to become a legend is to die first then people appreciate you more, well this book taught me to love and praise people while their alive that's what keeps them going. All James wanted in his last days was recognition and to know he did make a difference in the world of music. This book taught me to appreciate the musicians, songwriters, and producers, the people behind the scenes, who made it possible for the music to become timeless, sometimes we give the singers too much credit.It was interesting for me to read most of the Funk Brothers didn't even like Rock N Roll or Soul music, they were really jazz fans and wanted to play jazz, so it shows how gifted they were to still play soul music effectively even though it wasn't their cup of tea. Another reason why Motown sound is so appealing and fresh is because the Funk Brothers laced different genres of music into the soul music and tried new things with the music creating the Motown Sound, a sound in its own class.

Reviewer: Gerard Carrington
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Excellent source for Motown enthusiast / aspiring bassist
Review: I feel that I am a mediocre bass player, but this product helped me play bass with more feel.It is an excellent source of info about motown in general and includes many stories about James Jamerson (the baddest bass player to play a fender bass).There are a ton of bassists (including james jamerson jr.) offering their insights into James' bass playing and their rendition of many of his best bass lines on cd. The bass lines are played note for note so you can really learn many of the old motown songs just the way jamerson played it (if you can keep up)...The bass lines are on one channel and the music is on the other, making it easy to turn off a channel and either play with the music or listen to the bass line only.I always used to wonder who was playing those cool bass lines for Motown way back in the day, there were never any credits for musicians on the albums back then. I found out it was James Jamerson in 1997 (about 20 years later).This is an excellent product and I was really pleased with the way it was set up. It has changed the way I play. I highly recommend this to the aspiring bass player and Motown enthusiast.

Reviewer: Eric Blumenau
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Cool resource
Review: I wish it still came with a CD. It isn't easy to find the tracks online.

Reviewer: Kelly423
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Excellent
Review: In addition to providing a comprehensive biography of the legendary bass player, this book is chock full of great photos. A must for anyone interested in the history of the Motown record company.

Reviewer: MCL
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Good book. Was expecting a cd with it, but the content is now downloadable.

Reviewer: Eduardo Kamiya
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Transcrições fiéis e livro ainda conta com bastante história da lenda, Jamerson, e da Motown

Reviewer: J. Hextall
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: This book is ideal for bass players or anyone interested in the history of popular music. Half history of Motown and Jamerson's role in 60s pop music, other half sheet music of his bass parts with online link to recordings.

Reviewer: R L
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Es ist ein hoch interessantes Buch mit exclusiven Kommentaren berühmter Bassisten. Diese sind jedoch zum Downloaden, nicht in CD Form enthalten, so wie es die Beschreibung vorgibt.Ansonsten eine absolute Empfehlung für alle, die sich mit dem Thema ausseinandersetzen und auch wissen möchten, wie es damals gespielt wurde. Nur Notenform, Bassschlüssel, vorhanden. Keine Tabulaturen.Tolle Recherche über einen der einflussreichsten Bassisten, den die Musikindustrie fast unter den Teppich gekehrt hätte....

Reviewer: Claudio Savina
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Storia, aneddoti ed un'attenta analisi dello stile di uno dei più innovativi bassisti di sempre. Jamerson è stato uno dei grandi maestri del basso elettrico, e con questo libro non solo lo si capisce bene, ma si studia nel dettaglio il suo stile.