A Portrait of Jaco: The Solos Collection

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Summary: Essential to your "Jaco" library
Review: This is one of the finest selections I have for Jaco's written music. The markings and notations are well defined, but beyond the exquisite job done with the transcriptions the analysis that accompanies each piece is some of the real meat and potatoes that interested me. Malone points out what Jaco did stylistically and with note selection that gave him that elusive characteristic "signature sound" that only the truly great musicians had. The title was very clear. This book deals with the "solos" of Jaco and NOT his legendary "grooves". Dr. Malone rightly places Jaco among the musical geniuses of all time and affords the credit due to this master of music and the electric bass. This book will satisfy and should be on the shelf of every true Jaco afficianado.