The Hal Leonard Real Jazz Standards Fake Book: C Edition (Fake Books) [Plastic Comb]

Hal Leonard Corp. (Creator)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2001 | Series: Fake Books

This second edition features a magnificent compilation of over 250 standards of jazz repertoire in new easy-to-read authentic hand-written jazz engravings, including: Ain't Misbehavin' * Angel Eyes * Bein' Green * Blue Skies * Brazil * Crazy He Calls Me * Desafinado (Off Key) * Fever * Good Morning Heartache * Here's That Rainy Day * How High the Moon * I Can't Give You Anything but Love * I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good * I'll Be Around * I'm Beginning to See the Light * I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face * Imagination * It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) * It's Only a Paper Moon * Just in Time * Lazy River * Midnight Sun * My Favorite Things * My Funny Valentine * Mood Indigo * Moonglow * Moon River * Old Devil Moon * People * Route 66 * Satin Doll * Sophisticated Lady * Speak Low * Star Dust * There Is No Greater Love * When Sunny Gets Blue * Witchcraft * and more.

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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.

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• Plastic Comb: 576 pages
• Publisher: Hal Leonard; 2 edition (February 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0634021559
• ISBN-13: 978-0634021558
• Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 9.3 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #116,503 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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45 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not true jazz arrangments and certainly not for pros, July 18, 2002

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rkoch57 (San Leandro, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Hal Leonard Real Jazz Standards Fake Book: C Edition (Fake Books) (Plastic Comb)

Although I cannot recommend this book, it is not totally without its merits. It is one of the few "true" fake books that includes the actual introductions to the standards; most fake books on the market contain only the 32-bar body of the song. The handwritten script is also very clean and neat and makes for easy reading. Unfortunately, although the songs included are Jazz Standards, the arrangments are not really jazz arrangments. The arranger has substituted chords in place of the traditionally published chords in an apparent effort to give a jazz flavor. Not only are the chords not really jazz chords (they are harmonically weak and seldom will you encounter a chord with more than a 7th extension) but in many cases are harmonically inferior to the "original" chord. The song selection is also rather pedestrian and most of the songs can be found in other books by the same publisher

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best jazz fake book I've seen, May 20, 2003

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This review is from: The Hal Leonard Real Jazz Standards Fake Book: C Edition (Fake Books) (Plastic Comb)

I grew up with the original "3 song to a page" fake book, graduated to the original Real Book, the Unreal book, and the "New Real Book" 3 volume set. This one tops them all - complete songs (not just the choruses) with lyrics, and both the original chords and suggested reharmonizations (which I find are often not as good as the composers' original chords).

Just as importantly, this is an incredible colection of songs, including many that I haven't found anywhere else. I've stopped dog-earing the pages of songs I like, as it got to the point where the corner of almost every page was turned down!

I've just ordered the "C" version, after being sold on this book by the "Bb" version, which I stumbled across in a mainstream bookstore, since the "Bb" version puts many songs into key signatures with 4 or 5 sharps or flats - playable, but harder than they have to be.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Collection, May 18, 2009

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Kendall J. Wright "Tech Curmudgeon" (Fairfield, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Hal Leonard Real Jazz Standards Fake Book: C Edition (Fake Books) (Plastic Comb)

This is a classic fake book--just chords and the melody line. It's got most of the old jazz standards, and is not for those looking for 80's or 90's tunes! I'm returning to jazz piano after a 20-year absence, and this book is perfect for me.