The Groove Book - A Study in Musical Styles for Bass

Publisher : Mel Bay
A study in musical styles for bass
Written in standard notation only.

A good bass player should be able to comfortably play in almost any style of music in almost any given situation.
The goal of this book is to reveal the vast world of different musical styles that may be encountered during the lifetime of a bass player. Each chapter begins with a small history of the musical style. Knowing how each of these styles is related can improve playing by was of borrowing grooves and ideas from one to the other.

Blues (Rock Blues, Slow Blues, Shuffle, Jazz Blues)
Jazz (Dixieland, Two Feel, Swing, Big Band, Jazz Ballad, Waltz)
Rhythm & smp; Blues (Soul, R&B, Dance)
Rock - n - Roll (Oldies, Rock, Rock Ballad)
Funk (Finger Funk, Slap Funk)
Country (Two Beat, Country Rock)
Latin (Cha-Cha, Rumba, Samba, Bossa Nova)
Island (Calypso, Reggae)