Specifically created for use at the prestigious Berklee College of Music, this Real Book features over 350 songs and is designed for practical use with neat and meticulously checked accuracies in melody, harmony, and rhythms. This diverse mix of songs covers many genres: bebop, blues, pop, rock, funk, jazz standards, and swing. Includes: Ain't No Sunshine • Bluesette • Careless Whisper • Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic • Freight Trane • Heartbreak Hotel • I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man • In the Mood • Make You Feel My Love • Satin Doll • Sweet Home Chicago • Teach Your Children • The Very Thought of You • and many more.
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Terri Lyne Carrington, Founder and Artistic Director of the Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice, has curated a wide range of jazz compositions written by women composers, from obscure to popular, historic to current, blues to bebop, and beyond in this important collection. These compositions are supplementary and alternatives to the “jazz standard” canon that has served students, teachers and professionals throughout the development of jazz music. The compositions span nearly a century, including Lil Hardin Armstrong's work from 1922 to songs written in 2021 by recent Institute graduates. It features 101 compositions from a remarkable range of acknowledged titans, young visionaries and unsung heroes in jazz: Mary Lou Williams, Alice Coltrane, esperanza spalding, Geri Allen, Maria Schneider, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Cassandra Wilson, Dianne Reeves, Dorothy Ashby, Nubya Garcia, Nicole Mitchell and many others. The book includes a 1922 piece by the influential Lil Hardin Armstrong and songs written in 2021 by emerging artists from Carrington's Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice. New Standards also celebrates the global world of jazz, from Chilean tenor saxophonist Melissa Aldana to Japanese American pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi and other international composers.
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The Real Book you know and love has now been updated to include backing tracks for 240 songs accessed online for download or streaming!
The Real Books are the best-selling jazz books of all time. Since the 1970s, musicians have trusted these volumes to get them through every gig, night after night. The problem is that the books were illegally produced and distributed without any reqard to copyright law or royalties paid to the composers who created these musical masterpieces. Hal Leonard is very proud to present the first legitimate and legal editions of these books ever produced. You won't even notice the difference, other than that all of the notorious errors have been fixed!
The play-along files are accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right. Looking for a particular song? Check out the Real Book Songfinder here.
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| List | $79.99 |
Create arrangements with texture and style with this complete guide to arranging for large horn sections! Now, for the first time, learn the same jazz ensemble arranging techniques taught by renowned Berklee College of Music faculty, and studied by the best and brightest arrangers working today. While the book focuses on classic big band and jazz styles, the core information about horn harmony and arranging can be used for any style, from hip-hop to ska. Arranging for Large Jazz Ensemble includes all the information you need when creating horn charts, fueling and inspiring you with the charts of esteemed Berklee professors Jeff Friedman, Ted Pease, Scott Free, Greg Hopkins and Bill Scism. Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.
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25 jazzy ballads and laid-back swinging tunes in unique piano solo arrangements with chord symbols. Includes: At Last • Call Me Irresponsible • Lazy Afternoon • Never Never Land • Once upon a Time • Over the Rainbow • Send in the Clowns • That's All • Unchained Melody • The Way You Look Tonight • You Must Believe in Spring • and more.
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From the Broadway musical The Roar of the Greasepaint, The Smell of the Crowd, this fabulous standard is popular again with a stunning rendition by Michael Bublé. Capturing the bluesy flavor of this version, here is a vocal solo feature sure to bring down the house. Can also be used as an alto sax feature.
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The Real Books are the best-selling jazz books of all time. Since the 1970s, musicians have trusted these volumes to get them through every gig, night after night. The problem is that the books were illegally produced and distributed, without any regard to copyright law, or royalties paid to the composers who created these musical masterpieces.
Hal Leonard is very proud to present the first legitimate and legal editions of these books ever produced. You won't even notice the difference, other than all the notorious errors being fixed: the covers and typeface look the same, the song list is nearly identical, and the price for our edition is even cheaper than the original! Every conscientious musician will appreciate that these books are now produced accurately and ethically, benefitting the songwriters that we owe for some of the greatest tunes of all time! Includes 400 songs: All Blues • Au Privave • Autumn Leaves • Black Orpheus • Bluesette • Body and Soul • Bright Size Life • Con Alma • Dolphin Dance • Don't Get Around Much Anymore • Easy Living • Epistrophy • Falling in Love with Love • Footprints • Four on Six • Giant Steps • Have You Met Miss Jones? • How High the Moon • I'll Remember April • Impressions • Lullaby of Birdland • Misty • My Funny Valentine • Oleo • Red Clay • Satin Doll • Sidewinder • Stella by Starlight • Take Five • There Is No Greater Love • Wave • and hundreds more! Editions also available in C, B-flat, and E-flat.
Looking for a particular song? Check out the Real Book Songfinder here.
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From Hal Leonard's acclaimed Essential Elements series for Jazz Ensemble, here is an economical collection of 15 complete arrangements in a variety of styles. A valuable teaching tool in addition to filling your programming needs! Includes: All of Me, Ballad for a Blue Horn, Basin Street Blues, Blues for a New Day, Bubbert Goes Retro, Bubbert's Groove, Ja-Da, Mister Cool, On Broadway, Perfidia, Satin Doll, So What, Song for San Miguel, Sunday Afternoon and Take the “A” Train.
These full-length Grade 1.5 arrangements are the perfect “next step” for bands using the EE Jazz method, and also stand on their own as great easy charts for young players.
• Written for full band/playable with 3 saxes, 2 trumpets, 1 trombone and rhythm section
• Each arrangement is a self-contained teaching unit with exercises for melody, rhythm and improvisation
• Includes opt. parts for flute, clarinet, F horn and tuba
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| List | $12.99 |
From Hal Leonard's acclaimed Essential Elements series for Jazz Ensemble, here is an economical collection of 15 complete arrangements in a variety of styles. A valuable teaching tool in addition to filling your programming needs! Includes: All of Me, Ballad for a Blue Horn, Basin Street Blues, Blues for a New Day, Bubbert Goes Retro, Bubbert's Groove, Ja-Da, Mister Cool, On Broadway, Perfidia, Satin Doll, So What, Song for San Miguel, Sunday Afternoon and Take the “A” Train.
These full-length Grade 1.5 arrangements are the perfect “next step” for bands using the EE Jazz method, and also stand on their own as great easy charts for young players.
• Written for full band/playable with 3 saxes, 2 trumpets, 1 trombone and rhythm section
• Each arrangement is a self-contained teaching unit with exercises for melody, rhythm and improvisation
• Includes opt. parts for flute, clarinet, F horn and tuba
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| List | $7.99 |
Recorded most recently by Michael Bublé, here is a smooth arrangement of this appealing Latin tune for vocal soloist (or tenor sax). The instrumental section features the saxes answered by the brass. A natural-sounding feature for any vocalist.
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Recorded by Mariah Carey in 1994, this familiar tune has become a perennial favorite. Arranged here for vocal solo (or tenor sax) with big band, the opening rubato section is followed by a medium tempo shuffle groove. Sure to liven up any holiday concert.
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| List | $55.00 |
From Hal Leonard's acclaimed Essential Elements series for Jazz Ensemble, here is an economical collection of 15 complete arrangements in a variety of styles. A valuable teaching tool in addition to filling your programming needs! Includes: All of Me, Ballad for a Blue Horn, Basin Street Blues, Blues for a New Day, Bubbert Goes Retro, Bubbert's Groove, Ja-Da, Mister Cool, On Broadway, Perfidia, Satin Doll, So What, Song for San Miguel, Sunday Afternoon and Take the “A” Train.
These full-length Grade 1.5 arrangements are the perfect “next step” for bands using the EE Jazz method, and also stand on their own as great easy charts for young players.
• Written for full band/playable with 3 saxes, 2 trumpets, 1 trombone and rhythm section
• Each arrangement is a self-contained teaching unit with exercises for melody, rhythm and improvisation
• Includes opt. parts for flute, clarinet, F horn and tuba
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| List | $7.99 |
This swingin' medium up-tempo standard was recorded by Natalie Cole on her acclaimed Unforgettable album. Great chart!
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| List | $55.00 |
From Hal Leonard's acclaimed Essential Elements series for Jazz Ensemble, here is an economical collection of 15 complete arrangements in a variety of styles. A valuable teaching tool in addition to filling your programming needs! Includes: All of Me, Ballad for a Blue Horn, Basin Street Blues, Blues for a New Day, Bubbert Goes Retro, Bubbert's Groove, Ja-Da, Mister Cool, On Broadway, Perfidia, Satin Doll, So What, Song for San Miguel, Sunday Afternoon and Take the “A” Train.
These full-length Grade 1.5 arrangements are the perfect “next step” for bands using the EE Jazz method, and also stand on their own as great easy charts for young players.
• Written for full band/playable with 3 saxes, 2 trumpets, 1 trombone and rhythm section
• Each arrangement is a self-contained teaching unit with exercises for melody, rhythm and improvisation
• Includes opt. parts for flute, clarinet, F horn and tuba
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| List | $7.99 |
