The World's Greatest Fake Book [Spiral-bound]

Chuck Sher (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2005

Sher Music's first fake book was designed to include all the best original jazz compositions not included in the old, illegal Real Book. Composers include Wayne Shorter, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Russ Ferrante, John Scofield, and many more. 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: 483 pages
• Publisher: Sher Music Co./Hal Leonard (June 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0961470119
• ISBN-13: 978-0961470111
• Product Dimensions: 12.4 x 8.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #413,075 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best cheat!, August 13, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The World's Greatest Fake Book (Spiral-bound)

Chords, melody and lyrics for just about any song you can think of. Brilliant. Re-fires old brain cells and reminds you that your brain's full of tunes and trash you haven't thought of in years. Definately belongs above #100,000 on the Amazon best-seller list. Buy two today.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars "Greatest" is a strong word., October 6, 2010

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Jeff Chandler (Grand Junction, CO) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The World's Greatest Fake Book (Spiral-bound)

This is a "good" fake book. But, it's a fake book. Melody, chords, some basic tips. Strictly for jazz guys--nothing here for beginners.

3 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Jazz only!, February 4, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: The World's Greatest Fake Book (Spiral-bound)

I bought this book primarily for flute playing, possibly guitar, and thought from the description and previous review that it covered all kinds of music. Instead the cover (not included in the description) states that it contains only "jazz and fusion compositions" and the composers. I also notice from the cover that it is selling for list price at $32, even though it is copyright 1983. I felt misled because another book with the same title does cover all kinds of music, but has a secondary title "over 1200 songs", apparently not sold on Amazon.