Klarinet Archive - Posting 000291.txt from 2005/09

From: jcblegen@-----.net
Subj: Re: [kl] Fake books
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 07:13:56 -0400

It's a frustrating fact that there is no such thing as a complete Fake Boo=
k. I have a
pretty large collection of both legal and illegal Fake Books, and I still =
come up
empty now and then when looking for a particular tune. My solution -- and=
I imagine
this is availabel too in Oz -- is the public library, where there's an eve=
n larger
collection of Fake Books (legal, of course) and other music compilations a=
s well as,
of one is lucky, an occasional sheet music collection. Some public librar=
ies even
index the contents of Fake Books in their online catalogs.

John Blegen
Evanston, IL, USA

> About a year ago I ordered 3 different Fake Books with the intentions
> of using the chords and melody along with Band in a Box to record some
> oldies with my clarinet & sax. In spite of this costly investment I
> was disappointed to discover that a number of my favorite oldies were
> absent in all the books, some of which include; "Stardust, Lady in
> Red, Embraceable You, Dream, Because of You, Someday - recorded by
> Vaughn Monroe, and I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now".
>
> The Fake Books I have include: Real Jazz Book, Ultimate Fake Book and
> The Ultimate Jazz Fake Book, all by Hal Leonard.
>
> Anyone know of any collections out there that might include at least
> some of these old beauties?
>
> John W. Sheridan
> Retired music teacher
>
>
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John Blegen
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87=B0 40' 41" W
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