The New Real Book (in C) [Spiral-bound]

Chuck Sher (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1988

The new standard in jazz fake books since 1988. Endorsed by McCoy Tyner, Ron Carter, Dave Liebman, and many more. Evenly divided between standards, jazz classics and pop-fusion hits, this is the all-purpose book for jazz gigs, weddings, jam sessions, etc. Like all Sher Music fake books, it features composer-approved transcriptions, easy-to-read calligraphy, and many extras (sample bass lines, chord voicings, drum appendix, etc.) not found in conventional fake books.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 438 pages
• Publisher: Sher Music Co.; 1 edition edition (1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0961470143
• ISBN-13: 978-0961470142
• Product Dimensions: 12 x 9.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #36,956 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you could have but one fake book ---, June 7, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The New Real Book (in C) (Spiral-bound)

This is one of the best. Easy to read during a gig. Very comprehensive. Plenty of tunes to keep you busy memorizing them for years. One book cannot have every tune, but this a great start. I also recommend volumes 2 and 3.

43 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Bible of Jazz sheet music!, November 1, 1997

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[e-mail] (The Hague, Holland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The New Real Book (in C) (Spiral-bound)

This book has hundreds of pages filled with all kinds of jazz tunes, written in the clearest font possible. Most tunes have the basic chord changes and general solo's, but some are "as played by ..." and may even have the bass, piano or rythyms section written out, if it's particularly special. A must for people playing jazz from sheet music. If you could ever finish this book, you can get versions two and three both filled only with new, completely different songs!

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book, but don't expect the old Real Book here, September 23, 2007

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Trevis Rothwell (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The New Real Book (in C) (Spiral-bound)

If you're looking to this book as an updated version of the old "Real Book", you will likely be disappointed. While there are a few tunes in common, most of the tunes in the old "Real Book" are not present here, replaced by newer (sometimes more complicated) compositions. The format and calligraphy in the book, while most excellent, is noticeably more formal than that of the old "Real Book", and may take some getting used to.

THAT SAID, if you disregard the implicit connection to the old "Real Book", this book stands on its own quite well. It IS an extremely well-prepared collection of jazz tunes, some of which you would be hard-pressed to find transcribed anywhere else (e.g., "Waterwings"). This doesn't really replace the old "Real Book", but it supplements it nicely.