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My friend Julie (tenor sax,me Epiphone archtop) and I had our first play together today and it went pretty well.
We spent most of the afternoon on 'I got Rythm' using the C chart kindy posted by Bobby Timmins the Bb chart that I had.
We both though,OK,we'll get there.
I'm wondering if anyone could please share the lead sheets for one or two Standards ? ...one for her sax and one for my Guitar ?
We looked at getting the Real Books,but here in Australia,they're $115.00 each .
She only visits here monthly so it'd be nice to have a couple of tunes to work on.
Many thanks friends ..
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06-28-2024 04:48 AM
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you do have google in australia?
Originally Posted by scout
"autumn leaves bb sheet pdf"
"autumn leaves c sheet pdf"
"10 most popular jazz standards"
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Here’s a link to a fakebook compiled by a former bandmate, in C Concert (guitar, piano), bass clef (bass, trombone), Bb (trumpet, tenor sax) and Eb (alto sax) formats. I will leave the link active for a couple of weeks.
Dropbox
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The original real books are floating around on the internet in C, Bb and Eb. Shouldn’t be too hard to find.
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That's better.
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Thanks for those links PCJazz,I've saved them onto my computer
Just to be 100% sure .. If I choose a tune from the C concert book and Julie chooses the same tune from the Bb book,will we be playing together ?Last edited by scout; 06-29-2024 at 03:24 AM.
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Thanks Danny,sure is a wealth of information there .. great stuff .
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Got it Ragman... many thanks to you ..
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Yes, that’s the idea. Originally Posted by scout
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This isn't what you were asking for but for a period, this was the bible for me, if I might suggest and recommend:
Jamey Aebersold Jazz: Product Display
The Aebersold book has Rhythm Changes in different keys and each one has a corresponding Eb and Bb part AND a recorded rhythm track.
For me, this was invaluable for the process of immersion in the sound, feel, demands and navigation of the harmony of this piece.
There's so much in this book and what it taught me was this is the cumbersome foundation but the real substance of this form begins to emerge when you're OFF book.
Know this: Working from a written lead sheet will tell you where you are but playing jazz and really connecting with the music (having fun) comes when you're off-book. Why? Because when you're improvising, the piece is the other player, and the better you know that player, the more of yourself you can bring into the process.
The backing track lets you play the bass separately, and the piano separately.
This volume also has separate breakdowns of the different sections so you can see the piece as being comprised of individual sections that make up the whole.
You could learn a lot about the flow of the piece and the forms of the sections, and with this in your ear and fingers, you'll see these things in every other piece you play. And this will be a life long process that you get better at.
Anyway it worked out well for me. Good luck.
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The original Real Books have a lot of mistakes as well melody- as well as harmony-wise (which has been discussed here many times). And are you shure they are always fully coherent regarding the differently transposing editions? So is this really a good advice? Originally Posted by setemupjoe
The fake books in that collection are of highly varying quality. Originally Posted by Danny W.
EDIT: I know three jam sessions in my town where they still use the original Real Books ...
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I think it's more accurate to say they have some mistakes. By and large, the melodies are right and the changes are what people generally play. Lots of people I know still use them. Originally Posted by Bop Head
But if you just need changes and don't need to read melodies, I'd say the best choice is to iRealPro, especially for transposing feature.
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