By (author) John Xepoleas , Contributions by Lincoln Goines , Contributions by Jimmy Haslip , Contributions by Alphonso Johnson , Contributions by Rocco Prestia , Contributions by Gary Willis , Contributions byVictor WootenSix major artists share their vast knowledge and experience in jazz, rock, funk, fusion and Latin bass. Lincoln Goines, Jimmy Haslip, Alphonso Johnson, Rocco Prestia, Gary Willis, and Victor Wooten cover laying down a groove, thumb playing and popping, improvising, expanding your jazz vocabulary and mastering modern harmonic and melodic concepts.