The Real Little Ultimate Jazz Fake Book: Bb Edition (Fake Books) [Spiral-bound]

Dr. Herb Wong (Compiler)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 1992 | Series: Fake Books

635 songs spanning nine decades of music! Includes music from all jazz genres: traditional, swing, bebop, Latin, modern, standards, and more! Songs: All the Things You Are * Bag's Groove * Basin Street Blues * Desafinado * Donna Lee * The Girl from Ipanema * I Concentrate On You * Little Boat * A Night in Tunisia * Ornithology * 'Round Midnight * Solar * Song for My Father * Take the "A" Train * Tuxedo Junction * Waltz for Debby * and many more!

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

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

Sample Music Notation [29kb PDF]

• Spiral-bound: 448 pages
• Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation (December 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0793520045
• ISBN-13: 978-0793520046
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,073,587 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great selection of standards in a small bundle., September 13, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Real Little Ultimate Jazz Fake Book: Bb Edition (Fake Books) (Spiral-bound)

Though it lacks some of the Real books library of Jazz great hits it's also only half the size. It contains a great selection in a small package you can take anywhere. If you wanna just take it out and jam it's probably one of the best because you don't need room for a Real book or a dozen charts. You can do better if you want to lug that Real book around but you can do much, much worse.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Don't leave home without it, October 22, 2002

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Harri Rautiainen (Espoo Finland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Real Little Ultimate Jazz Fake Book: Bb Edition (Fake Books) (Spiral-bound)

The contents have been explained thoroughly in the product description above.

This is kind of music I dig and love to play. Small enough to carry to jam sessions and like. The pieces that come up will be found in this book with a good likelihood, and also in the same key.

The reason I am not giving 4 stars instead of five are:
- The cord changes are sometimes simplified. It is good if you play a song first time. However, in some standards a more versatility is expected.
- The good point is this book's small size. However, in the dark it is difficult to read. Some of my favorites I have copied in larger scale.

Summa summarum, recommended for the cats going to jam sessions.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I agree with Drew, April 12, 2001

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zach noland (Missouri, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Real Little Ultimate Jazz Fake Book: Bb Edition (Fake Books) (Spiral-bound)

Drew is a great guy. I agree with him. There are over 625 songs in this here book. You should buy it. I like it. A lot.