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Earnest Jackson

Musician - Educator - Bass Player

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Ray Brown on Kadota’s Blues

Shortly after I started playing jazz bass lines I was introduced to the sounds of Ray Brown and I have never fully recovered from his wonderful bass lines. He is one of my main influences on upright.

I transcribed this bass line a number of years ago when I was still trying to figure out how to construct walking bass lines. I have posted it here in its original form, mistakes and all. 

Bass Player – Ray Brown

Album – Oscar Peterson – The Sound Of The Trio

Kadota's Blues (Live At The London House, Chicago) - The Sound of the Trio
 Here is the PDF of a great walking bass line by Ray Brown. Hope you enjoy it!

Download (PDF, 55KB)

What are some of your favorite Ray Brown bass lines?

Higher Ground Workout

I wrote this etude as a way for my students to get down some basic slapping techniques. The bass line is taken from Flea’s version of the song and works it’s way through eleven different keys.

Below is the pdf for download and a play along track to practice with.

Download (PDF, 44KB)

Marcus Miller 5 String Bass Mod

I decided shortly after buying this bass that I wanted to do some customization with the electronics. The original electronics sounded great, I just wanted a preamp that had some more options. Since I was changing the preamp I decided to go ahead and change the pickups as well.  Here is my take on both products.

John East preamp

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