A new approach to playing Arco Jazz Newly revised and reprinted June 2009 Includes added material and online audio with selected exercises, play-along tunes and demos. A complete approach to improvising arco jazz with step-by-step instructions, exercises, and diagrams. Transcriptions of Slam Stewart, Jimmy Blanton, Paul Chambers, Eddie Gomez, and John Goldsby. Includes compositions by and for famous bass players. Highly recommended! Tunes: Bowin' The Blues; Festus Yukan; Grahi; Blues For Sarka; Gotta Git; Roll Down, Roll On. Transcribed Solos: Jimmy Blanton (Sophisticated Lady, Mr. J.B. Blues); Leroy "Slam" Stewart (I Got Rhythm); Paul Chambers (Tale Of The Fingers, The Theme); Eddie Gomez (Elsa); John Goldsby (Lava, Three Short Stories for Bass and Piano, The Cupbearers.) John Goldsby works with the WDR Big Band in Germany, and is bass tutor at the Jazzwise Summer School with Jamey Aebersold.