These are all finger style solos from victor wooten and this is the first time i have put them up for the general bass playing public. Among other things, he is a loving husband and father of four. Classic wooten pieces such as amazing grace, classical thump, norwegian wood, sex in a pan, sinister minister and you cant hold no groove are all. Taking the approaches and techniques made popular by bassists such as victor wooten and michael manring, solo arrangements for electric bass features pop songs, theme tunes and original compositions, all cleverly arranged to be performed on solo bass guitar. Improvinate listening the music lesson by victor wooten.
Discover book depositorys huge selection of victorwooten books online. Victor wooten steve bailey the bass vault coming soon. He started playing music with his brothers at a very young age and was part of t. Victor wooten contact info booking agent, manager, publicist. The best of victor wooten features his playing on 14 great tunes, which wooten tr. The book covers his work with the influential group bela fleck and the flecktones as well as his solo material. When wooten busts out a solo at a concert every jaw in the audience drops to the ground.
Victor lemonte wooten was born on september 11, 1964 in mountain home, idaho. A range of techniques is used to keep with the drummer. Launching his solo career a few years later, with a show of hands, it soon became. The essential jaco pastorius songbook bass recorded versions. Teach yourself to play bass guitar at your own pace. Victor lemonte wooten is an american bass guitarist, record producer, educator, and recipient of five grammy awards. If you are curious about music or if you are in need of a different perspective for a creative endeavor this is the book for you. Victor wooten booking agent, manager, and publicist contact info. The victor wooten 10 elements of groove periodic table. Victor wooten and anthony wellington take you through some amazing things about playing the electric bass that you probably dont even suspect, let alone know. Along with his acclaimed solo recordings, victor has performed with artists like branford marsalis, mike stern, bruce hornsby. Victor plays a tenor bass adgc against steves chords, both take solos at the same time. Victor wooten songbook by victor wooten, paperback.
Amazing grace text bass tab by victor wooten songsterr tabs. Solo arrangements for electric bass bassline publishing. Victor wooten is recognized as one of the worlds greatest electric bassists, and is considered by many to be the most influential bassist since jaco. Bass guitarist and music teacher victor wooten has won five grammys. From grammywinning musical icon and legendary bassist victor l. Victor wooten wows with his performance of the lesson solo. They demonstrate styles including blues, rock, jazz, country, new age, and heavy metal.
This book contains highly detailed transcriptions of 14 songs featuring the amazing victor wooten. Secret red hot chili peppers jam for kids at music. Jan 22, 2020 victor wooten may be the best electric bassist since jaco pastorius, who redefined the instruments possibilities in the 1970s. Victor wooten with steve bailey and gregg bissonette. The chord progresson starts gently so you can hear it, then they crank it up. The language of music and how to speak it,victor reveals his musical soul. Wooten, now a fivetime grammy winner, hit the worldwide scene in 1990 as a founding member of the supergroup bela fleck and the flecktones. This program features two of the worlds most outstanding bass players, victor bailey and victor wooten. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Victor lemonte wooten is the preeminent bassist of his generation and one of the most influential bass guitarists in the 65year history of the instrument. Apr 07, 2011 one of the reasons i like teaching is purely selfish. Multiple grammy awardwinner victor wooten hit the worldwide scene in 1990 as a.
More on victor wooten super bass solo technique dvd new. In part 1, he outlines his ten essential elements of music including such important and underemphasized areas as emotion and feel, dynamics, tone, phrasing, space, and listening. Victor lemonte wooten born september 11, 1964 is an american bassist, record producer, educator, and recipient of five grammy awards. The music lesson a spiritual search for growth through music the book that is helping musicians around the world form a stronger connection with music. Add to basket victor wooten super bass solo technique. Highly regarded as a bass innovator, victor wooten has made a name for himself laying down the lowend for both bela fleck and during his guest stints with the dave matthews band, and in his own successful solo career. What do you think are these the hardest bass lines by victor. Victor wooten all of these transcriptions are from a instructional book that was never published. Wooten victor the best of bass gtr book by various 3oct2003 sheet music. The best of victor wooten features his playing on 14 great tunes, which wooten transcribed himself. Its a tough one to play well but youll be pleased with yourself once you have it down. Hes a bass player best known for his amazing work with banjo master yes, thats right, banjo master bela fleck. Wooten comes the music lesson, the story of a struggling young musician who wanted music to be his life, and who wanted his life to be great.
Shop and buy victor wooten super bass solo technique sheet music. Although its available on his best of victor wooten book, i decided to write my version for an almost standardtuned bass its written for a tenor bass in the book. Continuing to blaze a musical trail with the band, victor has also become widely known for his own grammy nominated solo recordings and tours. Jack bissonettes emphatic drumming morphs into a very complex solo, in correct time. The best of victor wooten songbook ebook by victor. A funk workout from victor and drummer greg bissonette.
Super bass solo technique available in dvd ship this item qualifies for free shipping buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable. And so, one of my students was recently talking about a book by the great electric bassist victor. He is an innovator on the bass guitar, as well as a talented composer, arranger, producer, vocalist. Victor wooten, five time grammy award winning bassist interview entertalk and caffeine.
One of the reasons i like teaching is purely selfish. And so, one of my students was recently talking about a book by the great electric bassist victor wooten entitled the music lesson. Aug 09, 2016 victor wooten swung by the musicradar video studio and performed a solo bass jam that left our jaws on the floor. Heres my transcription of this awesome solo piece from maestro wooten. He has been the bassist for bela fleck and the flecktones since the groups formation in 1988 and a member of the band smv with two other bassists, stanley clarke and marcus miller. Unless you really dont want to learn about your bass and about music, you will not be sorry that you bought this dvd. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. In this bookonline video package, victor wooten bass workshop.
Victor wooten bass workshop the language of music and how to. Steve neff has been playing and teaching saxophone and jazz. In this book online video package, victor wooten bass workshop. Stanford daily when wooten busts out a solo at a concert every jaw in the audience drops to the ground. Victor wooten contact information name, email address, phone number. Victor wooten swung by the musicradar video studio and performed a solo bass jam that left our jaws on the floor. I see parts of this solo in other videos, so hes reusing some material, but that aside. Over the course of his fivedecade career, victor has had a major impact on the art of the bass guitar through his innovative playing techniques, genreuniting music and his bass. This superb arrangement of stevie wonders classic song was originally found on victors debut album a show of hands, although this video from 1987 shows that victor had been playing it for nearly ten years prior to the release of that album. Part one of a threepart series, this book introduces music theory, scales and chords. Victor wooten is recognized as one of the worlds greatest electric bassists. This book is a collection of solo pieces for the electric bass. Check out this amazing impromptu performance from victor wooten. The language of music and how to speak it, victor reveals his musical soul.
Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. If the world were to follow you today, where would you lead them. I came across the book entirely by accident and after having read its first few pages didnt know if i felt quite compelled to keep at it. Secret red hot chili peppers jam for kids at music camp in watts. The best of victor wooten features his playing on 14 great tunes. Read download the best of victor wooten pdf pdf download. Written by 5time grammy award winning musician victor l. Jan 22, 2011 check out this amazing impromptu performance from victor wooten. Victor wootensteve bailey the bass vault coming soon. An iconic figure in the bass world, victor wootens reputation is founded on three decades of exceptional work across a multitude of genres.
A spiritual search for growth through music, answers our book club readers questions. If you dig victor wootens wisdom and thoughts on music be sure to check out his great book entitled the music lesson. Oct 09, 2014 this months transcription is overjoyed by victor wooten. Its more likely you know him from his time toting a fodera monarch for bela fleck and the flecktones. Attach i slapped this together for fun at lunch today.
Order now at victors first instruction book in over 20 years. The deep wisdom of victor wooten steve neff music blog. He has been the bassist for bela fleck and the flecktones since the groups formation in 1988. Victor wooten may be the best electric bassist since jaco pastorius, who redefined the instruments possibilities in the 1970s.
You may not recognise him from his days playing solo at the slice of life restaurant in nashville. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. Pdf the best of victor wooten download full pdf book. Victor wooten super bass solo technique by victor wooten. Wootens book the music lesson berkley trade 2008 caught me off guard.
Over the course of his fivedecade career, victor has had a major impact on the art of the bass guitar through his innovative playing techniques, genreuniting music and his bass nature camps. Super bass solo technique available in dvd ship this item qualifies for free shipping buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable, but this item may be available for instore purchase. Victor wooten has expanded the vocabulary of his instrumentcustom foderas are his axe of choicethrough the use of effects, extended technique, and a deep well of imagination. Amazing grace text bass tab by victor wooten songsterr. The veteran musicians share their years of experience with students of the bass, on subjects ranging from techniques to arrangements to styles. Verified pro bass covers of the incredible victor wooten.
Victor wooten is recognized as one of the worlds greatest electric. The best of victor wooten songbook ebook by victor wooten. Victor wooten with steve bailey, gregg bissonette, and daniel. Hear this incredible solo performance of the lesson featuring the emg jvx and emg pax bass. Dec 07, 2016 an iconic figure in the bass world, victor wootens reputation is founded on three decades of exceptional work across a multitude of genres. Along with his acclaimed solo recordings, victor has. Victor wootens version of overjoyed is a superb arrangement of stevie wonders classic song and the subject of this months transcription.
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