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This second edition features a magnificent compilation of over 250 standards of jazz repertoire in new easytoread authentic handwritten jazz. A fakebook is an enormous collection of jazz standards to be opened and played without any prior knowledge of the piece. The latest edition of this fake book is truly the best ever. Jazz guitar fake book volume 1 softcover and more fake. This unique collection also features not only the original harmony, but also an alternate harmonization reflecting common practice by many jazz artists, so players can choose to use the traditional version, a hipper version, or a combination of the 2. If you dont know why you should use a b9 chord 70% of the time a. The swing era 19361947 songbook jazz bible fake books and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle.
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Buy the easy jazz standards fake book by various com at. Founded in 1947, hal leonard corporation has become. The hal leonard real jazz standards fake book c edition. Ok, i dont know where to post this question so i will post it here since i play the alto sax. I was attracted to this because of its titles which are many. A lead sheet or fake sheet is a form of musical notation that specifies the essential elements of a popular song. The fake book is a central part of the culture of playing music in public, particularly in jazz, where improvisation is particularly valued. Is there any fake books dedicated to smooth jazz, west coast or. The melody is written in modern western music notation, the lyric is written as text below the staff and the harmony is specified with chord symbols above the staff the lead sheet does not describe the chord voicings, voice leading, bass line or. But it is nothing like the real book or other jazz fake books aimed at people who are performing. This list includes tunes written in the 1940s that are considered standards by at least one major fake book publication or reference work.
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