The Latin Bass Book.pdf

Ihe LatinBassBoolr=

A Practical€uide

atBerkleeCollegeof Music)

andChuckSher

(author of "The

andProfessor

lmprovisor's

BassMethod")

Editor - DaveBelove

(bassist withRebecaMauleón

s "Round Trip", "Th€ MacheteEnsemble",

€tc.)

Includes3 Play-AlongCDs,featuring

OscarStagnaro

- keyboards,

- bass

vocals

OrestesVilató - percussion,

vocals

- percussion,

EdgardoCambón

vocals

- percussion,

CarlosCaro

vocals

- drums

DarioEskenazi

\)lalker

- keyboards

andmore.

Editor - ChuckSher

andReb€caMauleón

CoverArtwork - Michelle White. San Francisco.

- AttilaNagy,Cotati,CA

CDs masteredby Fred Catero,Catero Productions,SanCarlos,CA

MusicCopyìng

- ChuckGee,SdnFrancisco

@9001 SherMusicCo.,PO.Box445,Petaluma,

CA94953.

tSBN1-883917-1'1-3

All rightsreserved.No part ofthisbookorCDs mayb€ reproduced

in ony mannerwithout

prior witten authorization

ftomthe publisher.

by OscarStagnaro

(bassist with Paquito D'Rivera

Contributing

RebecaMauleón

Mark

MusicalEditors

- LarryDunlap,OscarStagnaro

CoverDesign

'Iable of Lontents

Îî-!'

SECTION ONE

ChapterI

Chapter2

Chapter3

Chapter4

Chapter5

TheThmbaoBassLine

TheBasicTumbao andits MainVariations

Combinations.

OtherSimple TumbaoVariations

TheBass In RelationToClave. . .

AdvancedTumbao Variations.

PageI

Page37

Page48

Page72

Page80

SECTIONTWO

Chapter 6

Chapter7

Chapter8

OtherAfro-Cuban Styles

Cha-Cha-Chó

Pagel0ó

Page 116

Page129

Contemporary Cuban-StyleBassLines.

SECTIONTHREE

Chapter9

Chapter 10

BrazilianBassLines

Samba BassLines.. .

Page

Pale

PartidoAlto, Baiàoand OtherBrazilian Styles.. '

SECTIONFOUR

Chapter 1l

Chapfer12

Caribbean& SouthAmericanStYles

Merengue,Reggae andOtherCaribbeanStyles.. .

Page189

South AmericanStyles.. .

Page203

SECTION FIVE

Chapter 13

Latin Jazz BassLines

LatinJazzBassLines..

Page23I

APPENDD( I

PedroPerez'basslineon "La RumbaEstaBuena"

Andy Gonzalez'basslineon "Little Sunflower"

OscarStagnaro's

Page239

bass lineon "Sin SaberPorque"

AndyGonzalez' basslineon "Rainsville"

AndyGonzalez'bassline on "Water Babies"

APPENDX II

OscarStagnaro Discography

.. Page262

tTt ll

and itsVariations.

Afro Linesin Six.. .

t4-t

161

Tfanscriptionsof RecordedBass Lines.

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l{otesAbouttheEnclosed Play-AlongCDs "

The accompanying CDs to "The Latin BassBook" weredesignedto provide:

a) audio illustrationsofhow eachexerciseshouldbe played, and also

b) years of professional-levelplay-alongaccompaniment.

How To BestUtilize TheseCDs . Pleaseread!

1) Go through eachexerciseand listen to how the bass part fits in with the restof the rhythm section

while you watch the transcriptiongoby.

2) Then try playing what is written yourselfuntil you soundpretty much like the basson the CD.

3) Youcan then tum offthe basschannel and play alongwith the rhythm track yourself,improvising

vour own lines basedon the material presentedin that exercise---especially

end of the transcription of .Oscar'sbassline.

4) After you've gone through the whole book in this way,you can then usethe CDs to practice

anything you want, not just the initial rhythms suggested

PERSONNEL:

Afro-Cuban Exercises

CD One - All tracks; CD Two - Tiacks 1-15; CD Three . Tiacks 8 & 18

OscarStagnaro - bass

Rebeca Mauleón - keyboards,vocals

OrestesVilató - percussion, vocals

EdgardoCambón - percussion,vocals

CarlosCaro - percussion, vocals

Recorded and mixed bv Oscar Autie at O Studios,El Cenito, CA

Brazilian and Caribbean Exercises

CD Two - Tiacks l6-23t CD Three - Tiacks 1-7

OscarStagnaro - bass

Dario Eskenazi - keyboards

Attila Nagy - keyboards (îack 7 only)

Mark Valker - drums

PemellSartumino - percussion

Recordedat Alleycat Studio by John Lee,South Orange,NJ.

Mixed at ArtDrums Studio by Alberto Netto, Arlington, MA

South American Exercises

CD Three - Tiacks 9-17

OscarStagnaro - bass

Aquiles Baez - Venezuelan cuatro (Tiacks 9-13) and guitar (Tiacks 16.17)

Omar Ledezma - congasand percussion(Tiacks 9-13)

FrancoPinna - drums (Tiacks 14-15)

Julio Santillan - guitar (Tiacks 14-15)

Martin Zarzar - cajon (Tiacks 16-17)

Jorge PerezAlbela - hand claps (Tiacks 6-17)

DPelot - quijada,guiro & bells (Tiacks 1ó-17)

Recorded and Mixed at ArtDrums Studio by Alberto Netto, Arlington, MA

All CDs masteredbv "The Master",FredCatero,at Catero Productions,SanCarlos,CA

any rhythms written out at the

for that track.

We hope you will find these CDs invaluablein giving you professionalLatin rhythm sectionsto play

along with. Enjoy!

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Editor's Foreword

The role of the bassin Latin musicis primarily to hold down the rhythmic andharmonic foundqtionof

the tunè. To the casuàl listenerthere is certainly a lot of repetition in most Latin basslines. But if you listen

closely you'll usuallyfind a myriadofsubtle variationsthat give the musican extrakick without destroyingthe

underlying groove.This book will showyou how that is done.

"The Latin BassBook" containsthe mostcomprehensivestudyever published of the main Afro-Cuban

and Brazilianstylesof bassplaying,aswell asshortersectionson other Caribbeanand Latin American snles

and alsoLatin jazz bass playing.

Ifyou go through the book and faithfully follow the written instructions,you will be in possession

ofall

the information you need to fulfill your function in a Latin or Latin jazz rhythm section.This is a practical

guidefor the motivatedstudentto leamhow to play in variousLatin idioms,not anhistoricalaccountingof

how theseidiomsdeveloped.Forthat, please seeSherMusic Co.'s "The Tiue CubanBass"by CarlosDel Pueno

and Silvio Vergara,an invaluàbledocument.

Much thanksgoesto Attila Nagyfor designingthe cover,aswell ashis informativecontribution to the

reggaesectionof the book;Michelle White for the beautifulcoverart work;LarryDunlap andRebecaMauleón

for their world.classtranscriptions;all the wondeful rhythm section players on the CDs; Dave Belove for

contributing Chapter Four,on the bass'relation to clave;Chuck Gee for the easy-to-read musicmanuscript:

Fred Catero for a masterfulmastering job; the talented photographers who contributed to this book; Andv

Gonzalezand PedroPerez who allowedus to include transcriptionsof someof their recordedbasslinesl anJ

lastlyOscarStagnaro,who makesthis book comealive with suchgraceand soul.

As the world gets closertogether,having a working knowledgeofLatin bassplayingwill increasin'glv

a prerequisite for any professional,improvising bassist.This book is designedto help you leam to plav thrs

Dassionate andbeautifulmusic.Eniov the ridel - Chuck Sher

AboutOscarStagnaro

BassistOscar Stagnaro,originally from Peru,studiedat the Conservatoryof Music in Lima, PeruanJ

workedextensivelydoing studio work and live performanceswith many intemational artistsand local banJ'

beforemoving to the USA in 1979.Since then he has been a very active performerand one of the m,-.'st

versatilebassplayerson the EastCoast.His masteryof different stylesincluding jazz, fusion,Latin iaz:, Bra:rl-

ian jazz andSouthAmerican musichashelpedhim to travel the world peforming with the verybestLatrn 1r:

ar Sts.

Mr. StagnarohasbeenanAssociateProfessorat BerkleeCollegeof Musicsince1988, where he teaches

privatelessons,workshopsandensembles,

labelandfeaturesPaquuo

D'Rivera, DaveSamuels,Ed Simon, Alex Acufra and RamónStagnaro.

Mr. StagnaroendorsesEtifani speakers,Fenderstringsand Guild and Warwick basses.

inspirationandhugepatience;my children PauloandMariella who help meto find the mean-

ing of life; to my brother Ramon,my first bassteacher;and to my bestfriend PochoPurizaga.Thanks alsot.,

PaquitoD'Rivera,Danilo Perez,the Pelots,my Bossat Berklee,Rich Appleman,PedroAiscorbe,CarlosHavre.

Aquiles Baez,LosChangos,SalCuevas, Alon Yavnai,DaveValentin, BrendaFeliciano,Alberto Netto, Alain

Malett, Lincoln Goines,Milton Cardona, Andy Narell, DaveSamuels,Victor Mendoza,Coc Salazar,Pancho

Saenzand all my friendsand collegueswhom I have learnedfrom and share the universallanguageof music-

andhasrepresentedBerkleeat the IAJEConventionssincel99i

He is an activeclinicianandhasgivenclinicson bass playíng in Peru,PuertoRico,CosaRica, Vene:uela.

Germany,Spainandthe USA.

Mr. Stagnarohasrecorded with PaquitoD'Rivera,the United NationsOrchestra,DaveValentin,Charhe

Sepulveda,The Caribbean Jazz Project and many others (see Discographyon page762.) He hasalsoplaveJ

with ChuchoValdés,Michel Camilo, DaveLiebman,RayBarretto,Mark Murphy,Tom Hanell, LenyAndraJe.

Claudio Roditi, Danilo Perez,îger Okashi, Bob Moses,Bob Mintzer, SteveKuhn, Nestor Torresand manr'

others.His first CD underhis own name, "Mariella's Dream",ison the Songosaurus

A NoteFrom Oscar

This work isdedicatedto my Father,Rogelio,for his love and dedication;my wife Tèresafor her lor-e.

comprehension,

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