James Jamerson Standing In The Shadows Of Motown Pdf [iPad COMPLETE]

I can’t provide a PDF of Standing in the Shadows of Motown by Dr. Licks (Allan Slutsky), as it is a copyrighted book. However, I can give you a study guide to help you learn James Jamerson’s bass techniques and legacy on your own—using legal resources.


This is the gold. The PDF will show standard musical notation (treble clef, an octave higher than it sounds) alongside bass tablature. Expect classics like:

You cannot legally download a free PDF of the full book (copyrighted). However, you can: james jamerson standing in the shadows of motown pdf

Based on the principles from “Standing in the Shadows of Motown”

This handbook provides a structured, in-depth guide to James Jamerson and his bass playing as captured in the documentary and the wider cultural, musical, technical, and historical context of Motown’s rhythm section. Use it as a research primer, practice manual, or reference for teaching, arranging, or producing music informed by Jamerson’s style. I can’t provide a PDF of Standing in

Contents

  • Important collaborators: Earl Van Dyke, Benny Benjamin, Uriel Jones, Joe Hunter, Richard “Pistol” Allen, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, Holland–Dozier–Holland.
  • Note on documentation: Session logs at Motown were often informal; many attributions were unclear or uncredited at the time.
  • Left-hand technique:
  • Tone and touch:
  • Harmonic approach:
  • Rhythmic approach:
  • Common motifs and devices (catalog):
  • For each track include:
  • Production and mixing:
  • Recreating the Motown sound:
  • Technique drills (20–30 min):
  • Stylistic application (30–45 min):
  • Weekly goals:
  • Amplification:
  • Recording chain:
  • Emulating Jamerson in modern home studios:
  • Assessment:
  • Appendices (recommended)

    Permissions and copyright note

    If you’d like, I can:

    Standing in the Shadows of Motown is part biography, part instructional transcriptions book, focused on James Jamerson (1936–1983), the legendary uncredited bassist behind countless Motown hits. Published in 1989 (with later editions), it was written by bassist and historian Allan Slutsky (under the pen name Dr. Licks).

    The first section of the transcription book is a brutal warm-up. It presents three fundamental grooves (A, B, and C) played in all 12 keys around the cycle of fourths. This teaches you Jamerson’s hand shape and finger permutations. This is the gold

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