Just Jazz Real Book, C Edition (Real Books) [Paperback]

Warner Bros. (Author)

Book Description

Series: Real Books | Publication Date: July 1, 2001

From classic jazz standards to bebop, cool, and modern jazz, the Just Jazz Real Book contains 250 jazz classics that are the core required repertoire for jazz musicians all over the world. Production teams in both the U.S. and the U.K. took great care to ensure the accuracy and usability of each arrangement, and original composer sources were consulted to ensure that the arrangements remained true to the composers' intentions. Each book in the series is extensively cross-referenced with a complete composer index, discography of suggested recorded versions for each song, a section on how to play from a fakebook, chord theory reference pages, chord voicings, and a section on how to create interesting chord substitutions. Approx. 400 pages.

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Warner Bros Pubns (July 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0757901689
• ISBN-13: 978-0757901683
• Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 9.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #342,467 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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39 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hands down, the best!, May 3, 2003

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M. Mazza (Elizabeth, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Just Jazz Real Book, C Edition (Real Books) (Paperback)

This volume of jazz tunes was compiled with the musician in mind. I say that because the publishers focused on: a.) accuracy, b.) quality selection, and c.) ease of use. If you're looking for a real or fake book, look no further. This is where to invest wisely.

Here is why this real book differs from the rest:

1.) It is sturdy and spiral bound.
2.) It uses a large JAZZ font for the chords that is easy to see.
3.) The songs are in the ORIGINAL keys.
4.) The selection is excellent.
5.) There is a DISCOGRAPHY included; you can go to the recordings and understand the arrangements it uses.
6.) There is an extra chapter on voicings.

You'll fall in love with the chord changes--so rich and beautiful. I ordered this along with the Just Standards volume, and I can see I'll be using them for a long time.

33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the way all fakebooks should be, January 27, 2003

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This review is from: Just Jazz Real Book, C Edition (Real Books) (Paperback)

Honestly, I have a cabinet full of fakebooks and sheet music so it's gotta be something special to get me to spend money on yet another one. The Warner Brothers "Just Jazz Real Book" is something special, and it should be the model that all other fakebooks follow. Easy to read and use, comprehensive, wonderful type, good alternative chordings, etc. I have to use leadsheets on stage and these can be copied from the book and used as they are.... The leadsheets are often one full page and sometimes two but never more than that and never less either (I hate quarter-page-sized leedsheets!). Also included are intros to songs that often get left off of normal Hal Leonard-variety fakebooks in an attempt to save space, especially the Gershwin selections. There's not much fluff here either - it's all pretty much useable and recognizable material that every pro should have. ... I highly recommend this book and hope to see more like it.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exactly the Right Book, December 26, 2004

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John Russon (Toronto, ON Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Just Jazz Real Book, C Edition (Real Books) (Paperback)

Of all the fake books I have worked with, this is the one I find most easy to use. There are lots of reasons (good spiral binding, nice selection, nice font, etc.) but the most important is that THE CHANGES ARE GOOD! Exactly as the authors claim, they have given the right chord changes for the tunes (both original and recommended variations). The JUST STANDARDS companion volume is good to have as well, for the same reason. When I first started buying fake books (which are expensive!) I wish someone had told me to get this one. It makes learning and playing the tunes much easier. I recommend this very highly.