Customer Reviews

Jersey Boys - Vocal Selections

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
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1 star:		(2)

 

 

This book features 20 songs from the musical. Good selection of songs in the appropriate keys. Great compilation for Frankie Valli fans.

And for those people who gave this book 1 star:
Your "review" for this book should be a reflection of the quality of the book, not a review of your failure to read the description thoroughly.
The description clearly states "20 vocal selections from the Broadway musical about Rock and Roll Hall of Famers The Four Seasons."
How someone could misunderstand this description to think that this book is a biography is beyond me. The book has 20 songs from the musical called Jersey Boys. Plain and simple. So, please get out your dictionary and find out what a book review is supposed to be....although this might be a problem for those people since they can't read a simple book description.

Please be aware that this is NOT a biography of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons. Instead, it is the Piano/Vocal Selections from the Broadway hit musical JERSEY BOYS. My favorite music books are the ones that contain all or at least 90% of the songs you will hear in the show and/or on the CD. This is definitely one of those books! I haven't seen the show yet but I am delighted to see that nearly every song from the CD is in this book with the exception of a couple of the medleys. I believe you will be very satisfied to own this book.

This is a fairly good Vocal Selection book. Most of the songs from the show are included (everything sung in the "Scrapbook" segment is left out), but other than that, it is complete. My one complaint is that all of the arrangements are for the original versions of the songs (including original key signatures) and in that way, this book does not accurately reflect the music from the show. Another concern is that "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" is written a half-step lower than it is performed (both by Franki Valli and the cast of Jersey Boys) which I can imagine would be frustrating for both musicians and soloists. This book also contains no background vocals. I still play it all the time and I enjoy the music of the Four Seasons very much, but I wish that this could be the actual "Jersey Boys" arrangements.

Having seen the orignal cast on Broadway, this cd is a great way to relive this show. John Lloyd Young is amazing as Frankie Valli. Listen to 'Fallen Angel' - very touching.

The explanation for this book in your add is not very clear. I did not relize that it was a music book. I had to return it.

The title of this book is:
"Jersey Boys - The Story of Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons"
There is no "story" or narrative! It is false advertising. The
book contains sheet music for 20 of the groups hits compiled by Hal Leonard.
If you want sheet music, then this is for you.
If you want the story/history of the group, don't buy this.