Description
The only legal, corrected and updated version of the original Real Book.
438 pages.
All living composers have approved these charts; many of them are from the composer’s own lead sheets.
Charts for the standards were derived from a consensus of the best recorded jazz versions.
Created by musicians, for musicians. The new standard in fake books!
ENDORSEMENTS:
Chick Corea – “Terrific publication. Great collection of tunes and really nicely presented and printed.”
Guitar Player – “Check out the New Real Book. Highly recommended!”
Ron Carter – “Wonderful for beginners and just as great for professionals.”
Illinois Jacquet – “You have a hell of a book and I can see where I will have a great time using it.”
McCoy Tyner – “This is a fine book to have.”
Denny Zeitlin – “Shows tremendous respect for the music and the musicians.”
Jamey Aebersold – “Finally. it’s here! – the book we’ve all been waiting for. Great tunes, great manuscript and correct chords.”
Richie Beirach – “It will set a new standard of excellence and accuracy for years to come.”
Down Beat – “An extremely worthwhile volume to have, easy to work with, accurate and highly intelligent.”
Partial List Of Songs & Artists
JAZZ CLASSICS
Miles Davis
Four, Nefertiti, Solar, Eighty One, Fall, etc.
Thelonious Monk
Ruby My Dear, I Mean You, Monk’s Mood, etc.
Freddie Hubbard
Little Sunflower, Up Jumped Spring, etc.
Joe Henderson
Blue Bossa, Black Narcissus, Fire, etc.
McCoy Tyner
Search For Peace, Blues On The Corner, etc.
Wes Montgomery
Four On Six, West Coast Blues, Unit 7
Bud Powell
Hallucinations, Bouncin’ With Bud
Bill Evans
Waltz For Debby, Very Early, Gloria’s Step, etc.
Wayne Shorter
Footprints, Ana Maria, Speak No Evil, 3 Marias, etc.
Sonny Rollins
St. Thomas, Oleo, Airegin, Pent Up House
Cannonball Adderley
Mercy Mercy Mercy, Blue Daniel, etc.
Charles Mingus
Reincarnation Of A Lovebird, Self Portrait, etc
Antonio C. Jobim
Wave, Desafinado, Dindi, Once I Loved, etc.
CHOICE STANDARDS
Angel Eyes
Autumn Leaves
Beautiful Love
Basin St. Blues
Blame It On My Youth
But Beautiful
Darn That Dream
Don’t Go To Strangers
Everything Happens To Me
Gone With The Wind
Good Morning
Heartache
Here’s That Rainy Day
I Should Care
I Thought About You
Long Ago And Far Away
Misty
Moonlight In Vermont
My Romance
My Shining Hour
Polkadots And Moonbeams
Nature Boy
Speak Low
Stormy Weather
Take The “A” Train
Tenderly
These Foolish Things
We’ll Be Together Again
Willow
Weep For Me
POP-FUSION HITS
Al Jarreau
Boogie Down, Mornin’, Easy, Breakin’ Away, etc.
The Crusaders
Street Life, Put it Where You Want It, etc.
Jaco Pastorius
Three Views Of A Sectret, Portrait Of Tracy
Michael Brecker
Nothing Personal, Not Ethiopia
Spyro Gyra
Morning Dance, Shaker Song, Song For Lorraine
Ivan Lins
Velas, The Island, Love Dance
Victor Feldman
Rio, Let’s Go Dancin’, Haunted Ballroom
George Benson
This Masquerade, Turn Your Love Around, etc
The Yellowjackets
Rush Hour, Matinee Idol, Going’ Home, etc.
Steps Ahead
Safari, Both Sides Of The Coin
Weather Report
Havona, River People, Mr. Gone, Plaza Real
Jeff Lorber
Always There, Black Ice, Delevans
Dave Grusin
Modadji, Friends And Strangers
…and many more!
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