Standing in the shadows of motown is based on a book of the same name, published in 1987 by the hal leonard corporation and recipient of the 1989 ralph j. The life and music of legendary bassist james jamerson 9780881888829 by dr. Joe hunter, jack ashford, uriel jones, richard pistol allen, bob babbitt, benny papa zita benjamin, eddie bongo. Motown sold more singles than any other company, independent or major. James jamerson, bass of the motown sound udiscover. Think of the supremes, gladys knight, smokey robinson, marvin gaye, martha reeves, stevie wonder and the temptations. Now ask who the instrumentalists were on their records. The life and music of legendary bassist james jamerson pdf. The life and music of legendary bassist james jamerson, a classic bookcd set by allan dr. The life and music of legendary bassist james jamerson, 1989, 191 pages, james jamerson, 0881888826, 9780881888829, dr. The samples are in pdf format and require adobe acrobat reader to be installed.
Standing in the shadows of motown uk us james jamerson was basically the first electric bass virtuoso, and these transcriptions of his lines provide a great reading workout. The life and music of legendary bassist james jamerson. Bassist james jamerson was the embodiment of the motown spirit and groove the invisible entity whose playing inspired thousands and made it impossible for anyone to sit still while listening to a motown record. His tumultuous life and musical brilliance are explored in depth through hundreds of interviews, 49 transcribed musical scores, two hours of recorded allstar performances, and more than 50 rarely seen photos in this stellar tribute to behindthescenes motown. The life and music of legendary bassist james jamerson lingua inglese. Standing in the shadows of motown deserves its place in the library of every bass player. He was the uncredited bassist on most of the motown records hits in the 1960s and early 1970s motown did not list session musician credits on their releases until 1971, and is now regarded as one of the most influential bass players in modern music history. Subtitled the life and music of legendary bassist james jamerson this unique book is both a biography of james jamerson and also a collection of transcriptions of his work at motown, ranging from the simple to the downright impossible. Here are bass lines for 14 beloved hits from marvin gaye, the supremes, the temptations, stevie wonder and many others.
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Bonus cd includes recorded comments and performances by fellow musicians, friends, and others who were influenced by james jamerson. James jamerson and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. A tribute to james jamerson and his lost funk machine. Standing in the shadows of motown 2002 rotten tomatoes. Almost any student of electric bass will want to peruse this book. The life and music of legendary bassist james jamerson book and by dr licks paperback. Pdf james jamerson standing in the shadows of motown pdf. Shop and buy standing in the shadows of motown from hal leonard at sheet music plus. James jamerson standing in the shadows of motown pdf. James jamerson from jazz bassist to popular music icon. Does anyone know where i could download a pdf version of this. You hold decades of pop musical history in your mind. Buy a cheap copy of standing in the shadows of motown. Bassist james jamerson was the embodiment of the motown spirit and groove the invisible entity whose playing inspired thousands.
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Other than the loving tribute standing in the shadows of motown. Licks standing in the shadows of motown, jamerson was said to have very sporadically dabbled in other equipment, including a hagstrom eightstring, a fender fivestring and even some pedalsall of which he would soon abandon for the beloved, battleworn funk machine. The life and music of legendary bassist james jamerson 9780881888829. Feb 16, 20 in honor of the films tenth anniversary, a touring show named standing in the shadows of motown live. But its really a mustsee if youre a musician yourself. Bassist james jamerson was the embodiment of the motown spirit and. Pdf standing in the shadows of motown download full. James jamerson didnt really live long enough to enjoy much of the limelight that has latterly shone on his work with the funk brothers, the musicians who were the very essence of the motown sound. The other format of the standing in the shadows of motown. Could anyone tell me if there is a james jamerson compilation cd or a best of. Licks, slutsky, allen, jamerson, james, motown record corporation. Standing in the shadows of motown softcover audio online hl. Licks slutsky publisher hal leonard, not much has been written about the bassplaying wonder.
James jamerson standing in the shadows of motown free download as pdf file. Legendary motown bassist james jamerson singlehandedly revolutionized bass playing. Jamerson s playing was nothing short of revolutionary. Standing in the shadows of motown is a 2002 american documentary film directed by paul justman that recounts the story of the funk brothers, the uncredited a. Throughout the entire classic motown catalog and some nonmotown sides, jamerson shaped a new inventive style of read full biography. Jun 12, 2011 video scenes from the movie standing in the shadows of motown forza napoli. Standing in the shadows of motown video dailymotion. Written by grammywinning session musician allan slutsky, the book was part guitar tutorial complete with accompanying cds and part biography of funk brother james.
His tumultuous life and musical brilliance are explored in depth through hundreds of interviews, 49 transcribed musical scores, two hours of recorded allstar performances, and more than 50 rarely seen photos in this stellar tribute to behind the. Standing in the shadows of motown by licks, 9780881888829, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The life and music of legendary bassist james jamerson free. Ive transcribed almost every bass line jamerson played over my past 40 years of playing bass. Sep 20, 2017 one mans battle to get motown great james jamerson into the s.
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