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The Ray Brown Sound

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Simple and powerful tools from the master himself that you can use right away to add color and texture to your bass lines and solos.

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At the end of this course, you'll be armed with simple new tools from Ray to add interest and depth to your own bass playing, no matter what the tune is.

Practice Ray's own tools along with Oscar Peterson, Ed Thigpen, Gene Harris, Milt Jackson, and more.

What you'll get:

  • > 10 Modules Explaining 10 Tools
  • > Downloadable play-alongs extracted from original recordings
  • > Hundreds of pages of PDF transcriptions & recording excerpts
  • > Extras including my personal notes from my private lesson with RayΒ 

You'll have complete and lifetime access to the course, and my availability for any questions that might come up.

The course outline is below:

THE RAY BROWN SOUND

  1. Welcome & Introduction

    2 lessons
    1. Welcome!
    2. Ray's Sound & Feel

  2. Tools of the Ray Brown Sound

    51 lessons

    1. The Juke

      1. Recorded Examples: The Juke
      2. Learning the Device: The Juke
      3. Group Sets & Shared Reps: The Juke
      4. Use the Tool In A Song: The Juke
      5. Global Ray: The Juke

    2. Open Triad Pursuit

      1. Recorded Examples: Open Triad Pursuit
      2. Learning the Device: Open Triad Pursuit
      3. Group Sets & Shared Reps: Open Triad Pursuit
      4. Use the Tool In a Song: Open Triad Pursuit
      5. Global Ray: Open Triad Pursuit

    3. Hitching Train Cars

      1. Recorded Examples: Hitching Train Cars
      2. Learning the Device: Hitching Train Cars
      3. Group Sets & Shared Reps: Hitching Train Cars
      4. Use the Tool in a Song: Hitching Train Cars
      5. Global Ray: Hitching Train Cars

    4. Stick & Move

      1. Recorded Examples: Stick & Move
      2. Learning the Device: Stick & Move
      3. Group Sets & Shared Reps: Stick & Move
      4. Use the Tool in a Song: Stick & Move
      5. Global Ray: Stick & Move

    5. The 2 Drop

      1. Recorded Examples: The 2 Drop
      2. Learning the Device: The 2 Drop
      3. Group Sets & Shared Reps: The 2 Drop
      4. Use the Tool in a Song: The 2 Drop
      5. Global Ray: The 2 Drop

    6. The 16th Pull-Off

      1. Recorded Examples: The 16th Pull-Off
      2. Learning the Device: The 16th Pull-Off
      3. Group Sets & Shared Reps: The 16th Pull-Off
      4. Use the Tool in a Song: The 16th Pull-Off
      5. Global Ray: The 16th Pull-Off

    7. Loading the Board

      1. Recorded Examples: Loading the Board
      2. Learning the Device: Loading the Board
      3. Group Sets & Shared Reps: Loading the Board
      4. Use the Tool in a Song: Loading the Board
      5. Global Ray: Loading the Board

    8. The Crush

      1. Recorded Examples: The Crush
      2. Learning the Device: The Crush
      3. Group Sets & Shared Reps: The Crush
      4. Use the Tool in a Song: The Crush
      5. Global Ray: The Crush

    9. Rock-A-Bye Bass

      1. Recorded Examples: Rock-A-Bye Bass
      2. Learning the Device: Rock-A-Bye Bass
      3. Group Sets & Shared Reps: Rock-A-Bye Bass
      4. Use the Tool in a Song: Rock-A-Bye Bass
      5. Global Ray: Rock-A-Bye Bass

    10. The Nibble

      1. Recorded Examples: The Nibble
      2. Learning the Device: The Nibble
      3. Group Sets & Shared Reps: The Nibble
      4. Use the Tool in a Song: The Nibble
      5. Global Ray: The Nibble

    11. The Full Toolbox

      1. The Full Toolbox

  3. Walk On: Closing Thoughts & Extras

    1 lesson
    1. Walk On: Closing Thoughts & Extras