The True Cuban Bass

If you want to play bass in the actual Cuban If you want to play bass in the actual Cuban style, you need this book. It's bilingual and has many examples. It's also a history lesson, which I think is necessary to learn the style. My bass teacher also has this book, and it's an essential part of both our collections.. Steven T. Varner said Cuban bass love!!. This book is excellent! It details in a short but concise way, the history of the Cuban bass, how the various rhythms evolved and merged. The CDs work beautifully as demonstration and play along practice aids to the concepts described. I would recommend this book to any bass player who wants to further their knowledge, enjoyment and informed playing of this amazing music Kudos!. "Five Stars" according to Amazon Customer. Excellent product and excellent seller, very good!!

Endorsed by Jimmy Haslip, Chucho Valdes, and Paquito D'Rivera.. This book is written by one of the masters of Afro-Cuban bass playing. It is a complete overview of the evolution of the bass' role in Cuban music, as well as a method book on all the different styles of Afro-Cuban bass playing. It is bilingual and comes with two CDs that have Carlos playing the exercises in the book, as well as some historic Cuban recordings re-issued