Electronic jazz fake book

The timeless jazz fake book has reemerged into the digital age. Real book software the best jazz fake book software on. The music in fake books 1, 2, and 3 was photocopied. If you are unsure of the spelling of any word in the. All original compositions by the best jazz writers. The two here are a gypsy jazz fake book with 200 tunes and a nice basic jazz. The worlds greatest fakebook for piano, vocal, guitar, electronic. There is actually a book about the history, barry kernfelds the story of fake books. Real jazz fake book e flat composed by chick corea. Fake books are compilations of 100s of songs in lead sheet notation, with the. Christmas, it is quite nice to have in ones possession a fake book of christmas songs with jazz changes.

Unlike todays fake and real books that have jazz in their titles, the modern jazz fake book included no standards, but only original tunes written and recorded by jazz musicians. I am a semi professional jazz musician seeking a better. The ultimate jazz fake book eflat edition hal leonard online. Buy hal leonard real jazz fake book book online in india furtados.

Chick corea, coltrane, horace silver, michael brecker, miles, john scofield, etc. Hundreds of songs have been added for a grand total of over 1,000 huge hits. The real book software merges the classic real book charts and recordings into an easy to use software database, loaded with features making it an indispensable resource in any practicing musicians arsenal. The latest edition of this fake book is truly the best ever. The original real book was written by jazz students at berkeley college, and was an alternative to popular fake books available at the time. Fake music sheets are music sheets which contain the treble cleff with the chords. The ultimate jazz fake book c edition hal leonard online. Our app simulates a realsounding band that can accompany you as you practice, and also lets you collect chord charts. Ideal for the experienced or beginner keyboard player.

Fake books are now available for nearly every style, including jazz, broadway, classic rock. Power tools and toys for musicians, songwriters and singers featuring. Fake books give you just what you need to fake your own version of a song. This fake book has been assembled with tunes that have been written prior to 1923 which makes them out of in the usa. The music notation, called a lead sheet, contains only the melody line, basic chords, and lyrics. Since the 1970s, musicians have trusted these volumes to get them through every gig, night after night. In the 1950s the modern jazz fake book, volumes 1 and 2 was issued, and fake book volume 3, containing about 500 songs, came out in 1961. The digital real book now you can download over 650 songs selected from sher music co. At the listed web sites you can find fake books and sheets to thousands of songs for guitar and for keyboard. Looking for suggestions as to what you find to be the best.

The selection of songs in the ultimate jazz fake book. The ultimate jazz fake book fake books c edition hal leonard corp. Discount music books, music software and, career aid books. The real book software merges the classic real book charts and recordings into an easy to use software database, loaded with features. Jazz backing tracks has the best and largest collection of play alongs on the market. Over 800 downloadable charts from sher musics worldfamous fake books. Designed by gigging musicians for gigging musicians, igigbook features a powerful search engine that provides indexes of popular fake books and real books. In the 1950s the modern jazz fake book, volumes 1 and 2 was issued, and fake book volume 3, containing about 500. Find fake books in the keys of c, bflat and eflat, as well as bass clef editions. The one fake book that rose to the top of the heap for most modern musicians, anyway was called the real book, a collection of what were, at the time, the best modern jazz.

This fakebook has been produced in the following versions. In the same period, some electronic fake books became available, which offer instant transposition. This software was created for jazz musicians like you who wanted to have their jazz. And you will find very powerful search sites, covering the contents in hundreds of fake books. The fake book index locate tunes by title search in over 70 jazz fake books. I wrote digital fake book to replace the printed chordlyric sheets i used to use during practice, and decided to make it available for anyone. With the advent of electronic documents, these collections flourish, but not all of them are necessarily great. The only fake book that includes a free cd, featuring many of the melodies played by saxophone great bob sheppard and friends. Jazz fake books and real books sheet music at jw pepper. Jazz play along backing tracks the best jazz backing. As there are so many christmas songs in the public domain, it would be great if. I use an app called irealpro that i think is great for improvisation training.

Each song in a fake book contains the melody line, basic chords, and lyrics the. The lines can be blurred and usually the authors do not sign their names. If you are unsure of the spelling of any word in the title, just leave it out. The ultimate jazz fake book eflat edition horn alto sax bari sax etc.

If you include a wrongly spelled word then you will get no hits. This mustown collection includes 635 songs spanning all jazz styles from more than 9 decades from traditional to swing to modern jazz, carefully chosen chords with common practice. Jazz fake book this is the ultimate jazz fake book and contains more than 625 songs. The worlds greatest fakebook for piano, vocal, guitar. The worlds greatest fakebook for piano, vocal, guitar, electronic keyboard and all c instruments tom roed on. All these books have been long out of print, though music students have photocopied the books from other musicians. Table of contents 1 all of me 2 all the things you are. Real jazz fake book e flat sheet music by chick corea. Jazz musicians find it convenient to work from the book, because it is available in different editions to suit b. Im writing this note because i love tunes and, in particular, i like reading them in fakebooks. A fake book is a collection of lead sheets used by jazz musicians.

Commonly used for playing jazz tunes, fake books, sometimes referred to as real books, can be found for a. Hal leonard the ultimate jazz fake book, the e flat. For learning, practicing, rehearsing, gigging or just for fun. The fake book is a central part of the culture of playing music in public, particularly in jazz, where improvisation is particularly valued. Hal leonard has dozens of fake books for all musical genres to ensure you can play the music you want or need to play. They are also known as chordmusic, fake music or leadsheets. The selection of songs in the ultimate jazz fake book is a result of an exhaustive effort to represent the many styles of music that make up that beloved idiom.

This great fake book in the hal leonard jazz bible series includes 200 of the best jazz tunes from the 1950s. More than 625 songs important to every jazz library carefully chosen chords with some common practice chord substitutions lyrics to accommodate vocalists easytoread music typography composer and performer indexes. A fake book is a collection of musical lead sheets intended to help a performer quickly learn new songs. The real books are the bestselling jazz books of all time. Huge collection which uses the most frequently used chords with some substitutions. This mustown collection includes 635 songs spanning all jazz styles from more than 9 decades from traditional to swing to modern jazz, carefully chosen chords with common. They are socalled because they allow a jazz musician to fake it.