Klarinet Archive - Posting 000311.txt from 2005/09

From: "David Blumberg" <blummy@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Fake books
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 17:37:43 -0400


> 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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The fake books out there include:

Real Book I
Real Book II
Real Book III
New Real Book I
New Real Book II
New Real Book III
The Colorado Cookbook
Jazz LTD
The Jazz Fakebook
The Bill Evans Fakebook
Library of Musicians' Jazz
The Book (Commerical Music Fakebook)

I found 4 out of the 7 of those songs in them.

David Blumberg
http://www.mytempo.com

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