Just Jazz Real Book (C Edition) Paperback – 1 Sept. 2002

There will never be just one book that covers everything but this is a great addition to my collection. There are the inevitable duplication from other 'real' type books but there's plenty here for everyone.

Great book only spoilt by the fact its not comb bound like the others in this series, WHY they haven't done that to this book is beyond me as it makes the book almost unusable unless you 'break the spine' which I hate doing. When will publishers understand that a musician needs a book to stay open! Its not too much to ask for is it really? There are those who'd say learn the tunes then, but thats all well and good if you have a huge memory span or aren't recovering from a series of strokes like myself. I can't remember my name half the time haha! All in all, an excellent book but marred by the lack of a comb binding, it also has a lot of the same songs in it as the Just Standards Real Book, why can't they check with each other instead of repeating the exact same arrangements in a sister book.

Great book for beginners and after.

Would prefer it to be spiral bound, but a great selection of songs.

Every musician should have a copy of this great book. There's enough material here to last a lifetime of study and enjoyment.

To me some of the arrangements were a bit obscure. I would have preferred a spiral bound edition: it is difficult to keep the pages open when on the stand.

I've been trying to find a replacement for my once favourite version of these books, the Real Standards one, which seems to be now out of print. This has quite a few of the same tunes, so it's being played through, but the lack of spiral binding makes it really frustrating to use - cannot understand making it without spiral binding!

Me gusta la recopilación de los temas y el tipo de escritura

real book super, une des dernières éditions les standards ont été remis au propre, et il y en a beaucoup!

This volume of jazz tunes was compiled with the musician in mind. I say that because the publishers focused on: a.) accuracy, b.) quality selection, and c.) ease of use. If you're looking for a real or fake book, look no further. This is where to invest wisely.Here is why this real book differs from the rest:1.) It is sturdy and spiral bound.2.) It uses a large JAZZ font for the chords that is easy to see.3.) The songs are in the ORIGINAL keys.4.) The selection is excellent.5.) There is a DISCOGRAPHY included; you can go to the recordings and understand the arrangements it uses.6.) There is an extra chapter on voicings.You'll fall in love with the chord changes--so rich and beautiful. I ordered this along with the Just Standards volume, and I can see I'll be using them for a long time.

I have used this book for three years and used it a lot. Over time and loaning it to friends, i needed to. have a back-up. I love it what more can i say.

I have 7 Hal Leonard books. This one is pretty good. I have not dug into it yet however.