The sameReal Easy Book, Level 1used by school jazz ensembles world-wide now includes:
Three-horn arrangements of each tune
Separate pages for each horn player
Parts simple enough for beginning players, but which create fuller, much more interesting performances.
The new parts are written in a limited range to be playable by a variety of instruments.
Each tune now includes harmony parts for the melody, background parts behind soloists, ensemble 'shout choruses,' etc.
172 pages of fun and rewarding arrangements by pianist/arranger/author Larry Dunlap.
The easiest tunes from Horace Silver, Eddie Harris, Freddie Hubbard, Red Garland, Cannonball Adderley, Sonny Rollins, Cedar Walton, Wes Montgomery and more!
Get yourself — or your beginning jazz combo — sounding good right away with the first fake book ever designed for the beginning improviser:
Easy, but classic jazz tunes give the student a good start in learning the jazz repertoire. See the complete tune list below.
Sample piano voicings, guitar chord diagrams, sample bass lines and useful scales for improvisation are included with each tune, for easy reference.
Developed and road-tested for years at the Stanford Jazz Workshop's summer jazz camps. It works!
Each song will sound good played in rock, funk or Latin styles, as well as swing.
Perfect for individual students of all ages, as well as jazz combos.
