HOW TO AVOID PLAYING "LICKS" - JAZZ SOLOING ESSENTIALS

Hey everyone!
Hope you're all well and hydrated. It's been a minute since the last lesson, but here it is! Let's take a look at how we can possibly be better at trying to make use of the content of "licks" as opposed to copy pasting it all the time.
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Gear Used
Bass:
Marceau Suprenante Singlecut
Mahogany Top and Neck
Maple Body and Fingerboard
34" Scale Length/ 18mm Bridge Spacing
Zero Fret
Passive JB style Pick ups with Piezo A system Bridge
4 Knobs + 3 Way Switch
Strings:
Savarez (unsure about the gauge)
Nickel - Plated/Round core
Recorded and edited on Logic Pro X and Final Cut Pro X

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Thanks a ton Scott! Cheers

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one of the best mentors ive known GODBLESS you

[@rommelsessionslive648]

So talented! That's amazing. Hope to see more of this bass skills sooner.

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[@simonzauels]

Another great video! Thank you man !!!

[@detlevgebers]

Very good lesson!

[@pundokcawecawe2904]

thanks Anthony, hopefully it becomes useful knowledge and acts of worship for you

[@manosanagnostopoulosbassis7864]

You inspire me bro !!

[@sigurd2498]

Favorite musician on UA-cam, man! Huge fan!
Wish you all the best.
I'm taking a bachelor in jazz bass performance in Norway. Love your videos!

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Thanks man and wish you the very best too!

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Your videos have been helping me tremendously, thanks man.

[@AnthonyMuthurajah]

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Amazing as always 🔥

[@AnthonyMuthurajah]

Thanks!

[@GianlucaFraccalvieri]

Great as always!

[@AnthonyMuthurajah]

Thank you!

[@stefanomorbidelli8878]

Hi Anthony, super useful lesson as usual. I would love to see your process of learning a jazz standard that has parts where you have two chords per bar (oleo, for example) and if when soloing you outline all the changes or you ignore some. When i solo over a tune like oleo or St Thomas my phrasing feels very limited.

[@julianpischler9378]

Great question man, I'd love to hear his thoughts on this also. I find licks become almost like a safety net during tunes like rhythm changes and others that follow the 2 chord per bar progression format.

[@JermaineMorganBass]

Great lesson man! Good points here

[@AnthonyMuthurajah]

Thanks my bro!

[@dennismoon34]

The changes on the intro are so beautiful! Ace playing man.

[@AnthonyMuthurajah]

Body and Soul, A section. And thank you!

[@xh4r744]

Anthony Muthurajah do you have the piano track for sale?Thanks

[@dtfoel1230]

always good ideas to help raise my level

[@AnthonyMuthurajah]

I’m glad to hear that!

[@ric2play]

Great Lesson. What's the opening progression?

[@aidanberg9262]

Amazing- definitely felt like my improvisation was lacking a Melodic element. Loved the vid:)

[@AnthonyMuthurajah]

Cheers Aidan! See you in the shed

[@mixterodoom]

thanks

[@vooveks]

My bass teacher once said “imitate, assimilate, innovate”, which I think you’re alluding to here. I mean, I then went on to completely ignore that, and do exactly what you and him are saying _not_ to do, but still. I think the main thing, and it applies to any music where you might improvise a little, or a lot, is to make anything you do make _sense,_ melodically and rhythmically, in the context of the music you’re doing, instead of just noodling on notes that technically ‘fit’.

[@AnthonyMuthurajah]

Haha. Man, I hear you. It’s simple information, but super hard to accept and implement.

[@markarolee]

Bruhh... that intro was beautiful!

[@AnthonyMuthurajah]

Thanks bro!

[@jonathan6009]

I miss your blond beard 😁..JK.
like always good video...🙏

[@manosanagnostopoulosbassis7864]

That’s the A section of Body and Soul right ?

[@AnthonyMuthurajah]

Yup!

[@gssong7111]

Great lesson, but miss that jazz bass to your right

[@AnthonyMuthurajah]

Perhaps you’ll get to hear/see it on the next lesson!

[@MarcoH72]

Licks

[@AnthonyMuthurajah]

Never enough