Jazz Upright Bass

In this information-packed Hal Leonard series, renowned bassist Ed Friedland reveals the technical and stylistic details behind professional jazz upright performance.

Introduction & Tuning
Introduction (01:07) - Ed shares a few thoughts with us about the lessons we'll be watching and a few things to take note of beforehand.
Tuning (04:32) - In This Video, Ed shows us how to Tune our Upright Bass. Ed gives a few different tips to keep in mind for a nicely tuned instrument.
Techniques
Techniques Pt. 1 (11:50) - Ed shares a story about his early days as an Upright Bass player. He discusses volume and how to correctly approach the bass for the first time, and then goes into the different techniques we'll be learning.
Techniques Pt. 2 (05:57) - Ed Continues to show us different techniques on the Upright Bass, including the hand positions and things like the Growl.
Working the Fingerboard (08:16) - Ed shows us around the Fingerboard and how to learn your way around different playing techniques.
Rhythmic Embellishment Pt. 1 (08:34) - Ed talks to us about Rhythm, and how not to over-play your parts on the Upright Bass. He shows us what Skips are and some other handy techniques.
Rhythmic Embellishment Pt. 2 (07:22) - In this video, Ed talks to us about the different types of Triplets, and gives us a few performances with Skips and Triplets
Thumb Position Pt. 1 (09:04) - Ed gives us a little history on Thumb Position and how to approach this for the first time.
Thumb Position Pt 2 (10:32) - Ed goes a little further on Thumb Position, and shows us how to put this into practice.
Jazz Bowing (11:29) - In this video, Ed shares some brief history on bowing. Though bowing isn't typical in Jazz Music, Ed shows us how to give a Jazzy feel to that Classical sound.
Performances
Jazz Bass Performance Pt. 1 (11:20) - Ed goes over some standard Performance Protocols that will help you function smoothly in a Jazz group.
Jazz Bass Performance Pt. 2 (09:39) - Ed continues on Performance Protocols like Trading Off with the Drummer and other protocols like a Jazz Ending.
Stylistic Variations Pt. 1 (02:38) - Ed gives us a lesson on how to variate the different styles that happen in a Jazz Gig. He brings in some styles like Latin and Samba.
Stylistic Variations Pt. 2 (14:50) - Ed continues on Variations like bringing in a 3/4 tune. Ed gives us a nice performance at the end of this video
Stylistic Variations Pt. 3 (10:51) - In this video, Ed starts off with Ballads and Uptunes and shows us how to play them.
Performances (16:16) - In this video, we get some nice performances by Ed and the band.
Credits
Credits (02:09) - Credits