The Real Book: Sixth Edition
by Hal Leonard Corporation
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Author: Hal Leonard CorporationBrand: Hal Leonard
Edition: Plastic Comb
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-09-01
ISBN: 0634060384
Number of pages: 462
Model: 240221
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
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- Songlist: 'Round Midnight (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons (Old Man From) The Old Country 500 Miles High 502 Blues A Child Is Born A Fine Romance A Man And A Woman (Un Homme Et Une Femme) A Night In Tunisia A String Of Pearls A Sunday Kind Of Love African Flower (Petite Fleur Africaine) Afro Blue Afternoon In Paris Airegin Alfie Alice In Wonderland All Blues All By Myself All Of Me All Of You All The Things You Are Alright, Okay, You Win Always Ana Maria Angel Eyes Anthropology Apple Honey A
Book Reviews of The Real Book: Sixth Edition
Book Review: 5th Edition is gone--WE HAVE NO CHOICE!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I've heard a lot of jazz players complain about the "legal" edition of the Real Book. It is missing a handful of tunes and some say the changes are "wrong" on a lot of tunes. Others say that the changes for those tunes are "wrong" in the old 5th Edition and the 6th Edition is a timely, welcome correction. Perhaps it would be more accurate on both ends to say that the changes in the two versions of the books are different; Any melody note works with any cord, just functioning as different upper extension. Some options are simply tastier than others. If you don't like the changes, pencil in something different. In any case, now that you don't have to deal with black market production to get the thing, it's only around twenty bucks.
What you should really do is get your hands on at least a dozen different fake books, compare changes on all the different tunes and memorize them. When was the last time you went to hear one of your jazz heros in concert and saw them flop a Real Book down on the stand? It doesn't happen and I'll tell you why: Time spent with your nose in a music stand is time not spent zoning in on the bass player's right hand and the groove swinging on the ride; you can't really put it in the pocket unless your paying close attention, watching and listening to the band.
This book is a good resource for initially learning tunes, but let's get on with it and learn the tunes so we can leave the books home. The magic happens when everyone hears it and feels it together. No fake book will help you with that, no matter what edition it is.
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