The Real Book: Sixth Edition

Many charts are done in the key most suitable for a particular instrument. Say you play guitar, so you get a "fake book" with most of the songs done in the keys of C, G, F, E, and maybe A. Not here. You'll find more sharps and flats than you can shake a stick at, and real chords - augmented, diminished, major and minor 7th, and all the variations you can imagine.If you are playing with the typical jazz combo, most likely you get to see things in E flat, B flat, and other keys that are not the common keys for the solo guitarists. Many of the songs are in the key you will find on recordings by the composers, or by the most popular singer of that particular song. What you won't find are chord diagrams - the voicing, and structure is left to the performer to choose.A great resource, and if you are beginning your path into playing jazz, you will be hard pressed to find a better compendium of instantly recognizable jazz classics.

I have wanted to buy a copy of this book ever since it was recommended by my jazz improvisation teacher, back in my university days, which was many years ago. It was called the “Real Book” as a tongue-in-cheek answer to all the Jazz “Fake Books” that had been circulating, basically in the same format, but with different songs. At that time, the huge price deterred me and most of the other students from buying it, so we just relied on some xeroxed copies given to us for study by the teacher. Even without having the benefit of being able to try out more of the pieces in the book, it did open up the possibilities for us to understand improvisation and encouraged us to really learn the advanced chords. As I remember, the book back then was close to $100, and I was surprised to see it now for less than half that price, a new and un-used book! It arrived in perfect shape this morning, and I am looking forward to trying out some of the tunes, re-learning some of the more advanced chords. This book is written in very easy-to-read hand-written musical notes, adding to its charm. Black Orpheus, by the way, is listed as “Black Orpheus”, instead of its alternate name of “Manha di Carnavale”, as it appears in some other books. The book is published now by Hal Leonard, which was probably why the book has lowered in price, as it is mass-produced now, but it has not been altered from its original content or form. They do state that the errors have been corrected. I don’t know what those errors are, or if there are any other errors in this edition, but it looks good to me! The plastic comb format makes it really easy to read from any music stand. It stays open, no matter what. I’m happy that Hal Leonard did not “re-work” the original format. I have seen that there are more volumes to this book, which I have never seen in person, but if you click the section on the page “Real Book Songfinder”, it cross-references any song and locates it within one or more of the volumes. So if you are looking for one or more particular songs, do use that link on this page, and you might decide to get one of the other volumes as well.At 462 pages of sheer music, I think this Real Book is a great value!

The best collection of jazz classics with tons of variation.

I'm learning to play jazz piano and I play out of this series (I, II and III) every day. Here's the song list:African Flower (Petite Fleur Africaine)Afro BlueAfternoon In ParisÁgua De Beber (Water To Drink)AireginAlfieAlice In WonderlandAll BluesAll By MyselfAll Of MeAll Of YouAll The Things You AreAlright, Okay, You WinAlwaysAna MariaAngel EyesAnthropologyApple HoneyApril In ParisApril JoyArise, Her EyesArmageddonAu PrivaveAutumn In New YorkAutumn LeavesBeautiful LoveBeauty And The BeastBessie's BluesBewitchedBig NickBlack CoffeeBlack DiamondBlack NarcissusBlack NileBlack OrpheusBlue BossaBlue In GreenBlue MonkThe Blue RoomBlue Train (Blue Trane)Blues For AliceBluesetteBody And SoulBoplicity (Be Bop Lives)Bright Size LifeBroad Way BluesBroadwayBut BeautifulButterflyByrd LikeC'est Si Bon (It's So Good)Call MeCall Me IrresponsibleCan't Help Lovin' Dat ManCaptain MarvelCentral Park WestCeoraChega De Saudade (No More Blues)Chelsea BellsChelsea BridgeCherokee (Indian Love Song)Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom WhiteA Child Is BornChippieChitlins Con CarneCome SundayComo En VietnamCon AlmaConceptionConfirmationContemplationCoralCotton TailCould It Be YouCountdownCrescentCrystal SilenceD Natural BluesDaahoudDancing On The CeilingDarn That DreamDay WavesDays And Nights WaitingDear Old StockholmDearly BelovedDedicated To YouDelugeDesafinadoDesert AirDetour AheadDexterityDizzy AtmosphereDjangoDoin' The PigDoloresDolphin DanceDomino BiscuitDon't Blame MeDon't Get Around Much AnymoreDonna LeeDream A Little Dream Of MeDreamsvilleEaster ParadeEasy LivingEasy To Love (You'd Be So Easy To Love)EcclusiasticsEighty OneEl GauchoEpistrophyEquinoxEquipoiseE.S.P.FallFalling GraceFalling In Love With LoveFee-Fi-Fo-FumA Fine Romance500 Miles High502 BluesFollow Your HeartFootprintsFor All We KnowFor Heaven's Sake(I Love You) For Sentimental ReasonsForest FlowerFourFour On SixFreddie FreeloaderFreedom Jazz DanceFull HouseGee Baby, Ain't I Good To YouGeminiGiant StepsThe Girl From Ipanema (Garota De Ipanema)Gloria's StepGod Bless' The ChildGolden LadyGood Evening Mr. And Mrs. AmericaGrand CentralThe Green MountainsGroovin' HighGrow Your OwnGuiltyGypsy In My SoulHalf NelsonHave You Met Miss Jones?HeavenHeebie JeebiesHello, Young LoversHere's That Rainy DayHot ToddyHouse Of JadeHow High The MoonHow Insensitive (Insensatez)How My Heart SingsHullo BolinasI Can't Get Started With YouI Can't Give You Anything But LoveI Could Write A BookI Got It Bad And That Ain't GoodI Let A Song Go Out Of My HeartI Love ParisI Love YouI Mean YouI Remember CliffordI Should CareI Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be FreeI'll Never Smile AgainI'll Remember AprilI'm All SmilesI'm Beginning To See The LightI'm Your PalIcarusIf You Never Come To Me (Inutil paisagem)ImpressionsIn A Mellow ToneIn A Sentimental MoodIn The MoodIn The Wee Small Hours Of The MorningIn Your Quiet PlaceThe Inch WormIndian LadyInner UrgeInterplayThe Intrepid FoxInvitationIrisIs You Is, Or Is You Ain't (Ma' Baby)Isn't It Romantic?IsotopeIsraelIt Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)It's Easy To RememberJelly RollJorduJourney To RecifeJoy SpringJujuJump MonkJune In JanuaryJust One More ChanceKeloLady BirdLady Sings The BluesLamentLas Vegas TangoLazy BirdLazy RiverLike Someone In LoveLimehouse BluesLines And SpacesLithaLittle BoatLittle WaltzLong Ago (And Far Away)Lonnie's LamentLook To The SkyLove Is The Sweetest ThingLucky SouthernLullaby Of BirdlandLush LifeThe Magician In YouMahjongMaiden VoyageA Man And A Woman (Un Homme Et Une Femme)Man In The Green ShirtMeditation (Meditacao)Memories Of TomorrowMichelleMidnight MoodMidwestern Nights DreamMilanoMinorityMiss AnnMissouri UncompromisedMr. P.C.MistyMiyakoMoment's NoticeMood IndigoMoonchildThe Most Beautiful Girl In The WorldMy BuddyMy Favorite ThingsMy Foolish HeartMy Funny ValentineMy One And Only LoveMy RomanceMy Shining HourMy ShipMy WayMysterious TravellerNaima (Niema)NardisNefertitiNever Will I MarryNica's DreamNight DreamerThe Night Has A Thousand EyesA Night In TunisiaNight TrainNobody Knows You When You're Down And OutNostalgia In Times SquareNuages(Old Man From) The Old CountryOleoOliloqui ValleyOnce I Loved (Amor Em Paz) (Love In Peace)Once In Love With AmyOne Finger SnapOne Note Samba (Samba De Uma Nota So)Only Trust Your HeartOrbitsOrnithologyOut Of NowherePaper DollPassion DancePassion FlowerPeacePeggy's Blue SkylightPent Up HousePenthouse SerenadePeri's ScopePfrancing (No Blues)PinocchioPithecanthropus ErectusPortsmouth FigurationsPrelude To A KissPrince Of DarknessP.S. I Love YouPussy Cat DuesQuiet Nights Of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)Quiet NowRecorda-MeRed ClayReflectionsReincarnation Of A LovebirdRing Dem BellsRoad Song'Round MidnightRuby, My DearPoem For #15 (The Saga Of Harrison Crabfeathers)Satin DollScotch And SodaScrapple From The AppleSea JourneySeven Come ElevenSeven Steps To HeavenSidewinderSilver HollowSirabhornSkating In Central ParkSo Nice (Summer Samba)So WhatSolarSolitudeSome Day My Prince Will ComeSome Other SpringSome Skunk FunkSomebody Loves MeSometime AgoSong For My FatherThe Song Is YouSophisticated LadyThe SorcererSpeak No EvilThe SphinxStanding On The CornerThe Star-Crossed LoversStella By StarlightStepsStolen MomentsStompin' At The SavoyStraight No ChaserA String Of PearlsStuffSugarA Sunday Kind Of LoveThe Surrey With The Fringe On TopSwedish PastrySweet Georgia BrightSweet HenryTake FiveTake The 'A' TrainTame Thy PenTell Me A Bedtime StoryThanks For The MemoryThat's Amoré (That's Love)There Is No Greater LoveThere Will Never Be Another YouThere'll Be Some Changes MadeThey Didn't Believe MeThink On MeThou SwellThree FlowersTime RememberedTones For Joan's BonesTopsyTour De ForceTristeTune UpTurn Out The StarsTwisted BluesUnchain My HeartUniquity RoadUnity VillageUp Jumped SpringUpper Manhattan Medical Group (UMMG)Valse HotVery EarlyVirgoWait Till You See HerWaltz For DebbyWaveWe'll Be Together AgainWell You Needn't (It's Over Now)West Coast BluesWhat Am I Here For?What WasWhen I Fall In LoveWhen Sunny Gets BlueWhen You Wish Upon A StarWhisperingWild FlowerWindowsWitch HuntWives And Lovers (Hey, Little Girl)Woodchopper's BallWoodyn' YouThe World Is Waiting For The SunriseYes And NoYesterdayYesterdaysYou Are The Sunshine Of My LifeYou Are Too BeautifulYou Brought A New Kind Of Love To MeYou Don't Know What Love IsYou Took Advantage Of MeYou're Nobody 'til Somebody Loves YouYoung At Heart

Cadeau de moi à moi. Très apprécié!

Indispensable si quieres tomarte el jazz en serio-

fantastico ed immacolato, non come altri distributori

Básicamente contiene todos los standards de jazz que normalmente los musicos llevan en fotocopias o se descargan en pdf. Esta es una compilación bien encuadernada y bonita y super económica. Sirve tanto para coleccionismo como para usarla en tu día a día

Pequeno, portátil e de fácil manuseio. Um dos muitos registros que mostra como o americano faz muito bem as convenções das cifras. É um grande atalho. Recomendo.