DESCRIPTION:
Volume 1: Play along to a huge selection of 25 professional bass lines in various styles!
Volume 2: Features all new grooves in a more song form oriented format... more Funk, more Rock, Odd time signatures, Reggae, and some piano montunos to play on top of. This educational play along collection is meant to be fun as well as a great ear- training tool.
Volume 3: "Rock-it Science" features hip new bass lines w/ guitar accompaniment emulating MTV-ish ROCK feels. Almost 70 minutes of rockin’ drummin’ workout FUN. Guaranteed to Improve Your Groove. Rock on!
Volume 4: "Baby Steps to Giant Steps" features NYC based jazz musicians on piano, guitar, upright bass and sax swingin' away at tempos starting at 100 bpm and slowly getting faster and faster until your blazing through the changes at 310 bpm. If you dig those smooth, smokey bars, fine Old K's and Round badges...This one's for you!
Volume 5: "Double Pedal Metal" is geared toward all you Metal heads who are eager to develop your double bass technique. The groves on this CD were specifically written to guide you through a challenging, fun & heavy workout. Crunchy chords, soaring leads & pumping bass lines leave it up to you and your feet Crush the house.
Volume 6: "Messin' Wid da Bull" features Funky 70's type grooves with a kick ass horn section made up of some of New York's top session guys. If you love that Blood, Sweat and Tears, Chicago, Earth, Wind & Fire, Tower of Power stuff...You'll love Messin' Wid da Bull. You know what you get when you mess with the bull?
Volume 7: “Playin’ the ODD’s ” is an intense selection of odd time tracks that will challenge you as well as prepare you for any PROG or math rock gig. The best way to learn how to play in 7 is…. To play in 7! Here we cover 3’s, 5’s, 7’s, 9’s, 11’s and throw in an occasional 6! Man, this is some fun stuff once you get comfortable.
Volume 8: ARTIST SERIES “Denny’s Mix” This collaboration is the first in our "Artist Series" Play-Alongs and features the music of Smooth Jazz great Denny Jiosa. Take the classic cool jazz Wes Montgomery, add a spoonful of B.B. King and Eric Clapton, add the fluid Latin sounds of Carlos Santana, and you have Denny Jiosa, one of the smoothest, most passionate contemporary jazz guitarists on the scene today. We’ve mixed a bunch of Denny’s music to create a fantastic jazz drum play along set.
Volume 9: ARTIST SERIES “Burnin’ with Bernie” These fusion-esque tracks are all drumless mixes from jazz bassist Bernhard Lackner’s debut album “Those Days” and is a top notch release.He has played and recorded with artists including Mino Cinelu, Adam Holzman , Adam Nitti, Trip Wamsley, Marco Minnemann, Steve Cunningham, Jeff Coffin, and Derico Watson. These jazz drum play along tracks are so much fun to play along with!