The Blues Fakebook (mann) (Fakebooks) [Paperback]

Hal Leonard Corp. (Creator)

Book Description

Series: Fakebooks | Publication Date: January 1, 1995

The classic country blues, Chicago blues, jazz blues, and ragtime blues in standard fakebook arrangements with complete chord changes and lyrics.

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Founded in 1947, Hal Leonard Corporation has become the worlds largest print music publisher, representing some of the greatest songwriters and artists of all time. We are proud to publish titles of interest to all musicians as well as music lovers, from songbooks and instructional titles to artist biographies and instrument price guides to books about the music industry and all the performing arts.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Music Sales America (January 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0825614171
• ISBN-13: 978-0825614170
• Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #735,188 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars May not be what you're looking for, June 27, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Blues Fakebook (mann) (Fakebooks) (Paperback)

While there is an impressive array of songs and great pictures in here, it is not really a fake book per se; there is no tablature or instruction for playing these songs, and if that't what you're looking for, this ain't it. Also some of the information in here about composers, performers, etc. is erroneous- if I can catch it, the author should have.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing Scholarship, November 21, 2004

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Christopher Richard "melibe" (Alameda, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Blues Fakebook (mann) (Fakebooks) (Paperback)

While one can have a lot of fun and enhance one's repertoire of blues, the scholarship in this book is very disappointing. The charts were worked out from recent performances, which is fine as far as that goes, but the works are credited to purportedly original sources and/or early recordings. However the transcriptions frequently do not match the original and early performances to which they are credited in lyrics or key; they do, typically, match recent interpretations. Too bad this valuable source of blues songs is marred by this sloppy crediting of the versions presented.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Play the Greats, August 26, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Blues Fakebook (mann) (Fakebooks) (Paperback)

This book provides a wide range of blues music information. When used along with the original recordings the book helped speed the learning curve for the whole band.

We were surprised by the number of lyrics that differed from those published in the book. However, this just added to the fun of playing the classics.