Walking Bass Line Topics with Hamilton Pinheiro

This video is an overview of topics related to the walking bass line in jazz. Conducted in an informal interview format, it covers roughly 20 common topics related to the walking bass line, and includes transcription and written notation of over 500 measures of bass lines bass played in the video. The topic index below lists all topics covered and the start point of their discussion. 0:00 Title Screen 1:02 Video Overview 3:54 Duo Performance: On The Sunny Side Of The Street 8:08 Introduction 9:43 General characteristics of the jazz language 12:00 Rhythmic aspects of swing in jazz 13:27 Triplet feel in the jazz language 15:34 Role of the bass in jazz 16:30 “2 Feel” bass lines 18:11 Walking 4 notes to the bar 20:24 Clarity in line construction: Simple vs. Complex lines 23:28 Basic line construction for clarity 25:46 Diatonic vs. Chromatic approach notes 28:12 Why do chromatic approach tones work? 29:54 How to build a walking line from a 2 feel line 32:13 Chord connection formulas 35:14 How to practice: Practicing vs. Playing 38:10 Variation in the bass line 40:34 Playing example of varied line construction 42:10 The bass line as counterpoint (discussion and playing example) 45:10 Rhythmic ornamentation and variation in the line 47:22 Practice strategies for line building and time feel 51:04 Bass players and recordings to check out 53:38 On the importance of listening to live music 57:24 Conclusions/wrapping up 59:33 Duo Performance: Stella By Starlight