Phil

Bass Case

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“Bass Case” is a podcast series designed for electric and double bassists. Philippe gives instruction on topics as varied as items you should pack in your bass case to playing blues bass lines. phil@basscase.co

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Bass Case --014-- "Effortless Mastery" (Part 2) 17.05.2023 11:21

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Phil continues his discourse on Kenny Werner's Effortless Mastery and deep practicing. Contact: phil@basscase.co

Bass Case-- 013--"Effortless Mastery" (Part 1) 16.05.2023 14:12

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Phil discusses concepts from Kenny Werner's book Effortless Mastery: Liberating the Master Musician Within Contact: phil@basscase.co

Bass Case --012-- "Practice" 07.04.2023 11:20

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Phil discusses practicing your instrument. Contact: phil@basscase.co

Bass Case--011--In "3" (Part 1) 10.03.2023 16:25

Send us Fan Mail Phil discusses and demonstrates bassline construction in 3/4 time. Contact: phil@basscase.co

Bass Case--010--Intros (Part 1) 07.03.2023 12:41

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Phil demonstrates frequently used bass intros to "All the Things You Are," "Equinox," "Bags and Trane," "Star Eyes," and "Black Narcissus." Contact: phil@basscase.co

Bass Case --009--Required Bass Lines (Part 1) 24.02.2023 16:42

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Phil demonstrates and explains required bass lines to "So What", "Killer Joe" "Haitian Fight Song" "A Night in Tunisia" and "Recordame" Contact: phil@basscase.co

Bass Case 008--Blues Shuffle 17.02.2023 14:12

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Phil gives discourse on the "shuffle" feel used in blues and other genres. Contact: phil@basscase.co

Bass Case--007--Required Bass Lines for Blues Tunes 30.01.2023 19:41

Send us Fan Mail Some tunes you cannot merely groove with walking lines--more than a few tunes require a specific line to make the tune happen. In this episode, Phil will cover 4 blues tunes that have a specific (and required bass line): "All Blues"--Miles Davis "Equinox" --John Coltrane "Footprints" --Wayne Shorter "Cantaloupe Island" --Herbie Hancock Conta...

Bass Case --006 "Using Blues Heads and Licks" 02.12.2022 9:41

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Phil takes the Blues Heads from episode 004 and Blues Licks from episode 005 and melds them into a 3-chorus F Blues Solo. Contact: phil@basscase.co

Bass Case 005--"Blues Licks for Bass" 16.11.2022 11:26

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Phil demonstrate 5 blues licks for bass. Contact: phil@basscase.co

Bass Case 001--"Your Bass Case" 16.11.2022 11:46

Send us Fan Mail Philippe details the items that should be in your gig bag before you leave for the gig or rehearsal. Contact: phil@basscase.co

Bass Case -002-- "Call a Blues!" 16.11.2022 8:48

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Bass Case, Philippe gives background on the blues and why the blues form and learning how to play the blues, regardless of your genre, is important to bass players. Contact: phil@basscase.co

Bass Case --003-- "Basic Blues Bass Lines" 16.11.2022 10:06

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Phil gives instruction on developing basic blues bass lines. Contact: phil@basscase.co

Bass Case 004-- "Blues Heads for Bass Players" 16.11.2022 11:54

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Phil details a selection of blues melodies ("heads") for bass players. Contact: phil@basscase.co