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So who decided that certain tunes must be written on stone tablets handed down at the base of the mountainside?
I often find the Hal Leonard Real Ultimate Jazz Fakebook that I purchased in the early Eighties to be just fine as a suggestion. With the advent of YouTube and other sites you often can listen to certain artists' interpretations and then you take it from there.
I certainly play Autumn Leaves in various keys. Dm and Em for comfortable vocal range, Gm for instrumental interpretation. I don't believe in 'mandatory keys'. Especially given that a female singer will often want a different key than a male singer. Vive la difference!
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06-04-2016 07:05 PM
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Originally Posted by PMB
It doesn't change my conclusion though. If I can't play a tune in any key and if I'm limited to the harmonization in a particular fake book, I haven't really learned it.
P.S., Here's an interesting history & analysis of the tune:
http://www.crj-online.org/v4/CRJ-AutumnLeaves.php
It's credited to Phillipe Baudoin, who I believe is also the author of "Anthology des Grilles de Jazz":
http://www.jazzbanjo.nl/files/Anthol...z_3mt5jg22.pdfLast edited by KirkP; 06-04-2016 at 08:32 PM.
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Originally Posted by KirkP
For all that, they're a research tool as far as I'm concerned. I'm an experienced reader but try to avoid having charts up on stage. Looks bad, people don't listen intently and things get reduced to a default set of changes. As for the iReal charts, some of those changes are perverse and you're left having to follow them unless you want to sound like the guy making all the wrong moves.
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Originally Posted by bobsguitars09
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Originally Posted by Cunamara
I think you can make a decision not to use fake books, I know some musicians who made this decision early on. But you will suck at first!
It's difficult, I know plenty of pro jazzers who can't transpose standards, but can sight read anything. The second skill is easier to develop these days. But some musicians have amazing ears.
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