Patterns for Jazz

Patterns for Jazz stands as a monument among jazz educational materials. Condensed charts and pertinent explanations are conveniently inserted throughout the book to give greater clarity to the application of more than 400 patterns built on chords and scales -- from simple (major) to complex (lydian augmented scales).

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The New Real Book - Volume 3

The New Real Book - Volume 3

The third collection of tunes in the world-class New Real Book format. Along with classic jazz, standards and contemporary jazz, Volume 3 features some of the best Stevie Wonder and Motown songs. 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.

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The New Real Book 1 e 2

Volume 1

The New Real Book is the best-selling legal fake book of all time, with over 100,000 musicians depending on it for accurate, easy-to-read charts for hundreds of the most important tunes in the jazz canon. Don't go to the gig without it.

All living composers have approved these charts; many of them are from the composer's own lead sheets. Charts for the standards were derived from a consensus of the best recorded jazz versions.

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Volume 2

More great tunes in the world-class New Real Book format. Along with many standard tunes, Volume 2 features over a dozen each of the best tunes by Chick Corea, John Coltrane and Horace Silver. 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.

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