Get Real! Wednesday, June 17, 2020
recommended by Ben H., Jazz Specialist
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. All the Real Books feature hundreds of time-tested songs in extremely accurate arrangements; the famous large, easy-to-read, hand-written notation with no page turns; general tempo indications to assist with set selection; songs indexed alphabetically, by key, and by tempo; durable comb-binding. Looking for a particular song? The Real Book Songfinder indexes every song in every volume!
The Real Dixieland Book for C Instruments, B-flat Instruments and E-flat Instruments
You don’t have to be from below the Mason-Dixon line to enjoy this primo collection of nearly 250 Dixieland tunes: “Ain’t Misbehavin’,” “Alexander’s Ragtime Band,” “Bill Bailey, Won’t You Please Come Home,” “California, Here I Come,” “Dinah,” “Down by the Riverside,” “Georgia on My Mind,” “Hard Hearted Hannah (The Vamp of Savannah),” “Honeysuckle Rose,” “I’m Gonna Sit Right down and Write Myself a Letter,” “It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing),” “Jelly Roll Blues,” “Lazy River,” “Makin’ Whoopee!,” “My Baby Just Cares for Me,” “Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out,” “Puttin’ on the Ritz,” “St. Louis Blues,” “Smile,” “Stompin’ at the Savoy,” “Tiger Rag (Hold That Tiger),” “When the Saints Go Marching In,” and many more.
The Latin Real Book for C Instruments and B-flat Instruments
The ultimate collection for Latin lovers everywhere! 400 Latin standards in one Real Book collection, including: “Água De Beber (Water to Drink),” “Alma Con Alma,” “Always in My Heart (Siempre En Mi Corazon),” “Amor (Amor, Amor, Amor),” “Antigua,” “Babalu,” “Bésame Mucho (Kiss Me Much),” “Bonita,” “Brazil,” “Call Me,” “Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White,” “Copacabana (At the Copa),” “Corazon Corazon,” “Desafinado,” “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina,” “El Triste,” “500 Miles High,” “Frenesí,” “The Girl from Ipanema (Garôta De Ipanema),” “Granada,” “Himno Nacional Mexicano (Mexican National Hymn),” “Killer Joe,” “La Bamba,” “La Malaguena,” “Livin’ La Vida Loca,” “The Look of Love,” “Malaguena,” “Meditation (Meditacao),” “A Night in Tunisia,” “One Note Samba (Samba De Uma Nota So),” “Oye Como Va,” “Paloma Blanca,” “Papa Loves Mambo,” “Perfidia,” “St. Thomas,” “Sway (Quien Sera),” “Tico Tico (Tico Tico No Fuba),” “Triste,” “What a Diff’rence a Day Made,” and more!
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300 blues essentials are included in this collection: “All Your Love (I Miss Loving),” “Baby Please Don’t Go,” “Blues Before Sunrise,” “The Blues Is Alright,” “Born Under a Bad Sign,” “Cheaper to Keep Her,” “Crosscut Saw,” “Damn Right, I’ve Got the Blues,” “Every Day I Have the Blues,” “Evil,” “Give Me Back My Wig,” “Good Morning Little Schoolgirl,” “Got My Mo Jo Working,” “Have You Ever Loved a Woman,” “How Long, How Long Blues,” “I Got Love If You Want It,” “I’m Tore Down,” “I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man,” “It Hurts Me Too,” “Let Me Love You Baby,” “Mama Talk to Your Daughter,” “Pride and Joy,” “Rock Me Baby,” “Rock Me Right,” “Smokestack Lightning,” “Somebody Loan Me a Dime,” “Statesboro Blues,” “Sweet Home Chicago,” “The Things That I Used to Do,” “The Thrill Is Gone,” “Wang Dang Doodle,” and more.
The Real Worship Book
This edition includes 200 outstanding worship songs for worship leaders or anyone who loves Christian music. Songs include: “Awesome God,” “Beautiful One,” “Days of Elijah Forever,” “Hosanna,” “In Christ Alone,” “More Precious Than Silver,” “None but Jesus,” “Revelation Song,” “Shine, Jesus, Shine,” “There Is a Redeemer,” “We Fall Down,” “You Are My King (Amazing Love),” and more.
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About the Author:
Ben Huntoon is the Jazz Education Consultant at Stanton’s Sheet Music. He received bachelors and masters degrees in music from Capital University and The Ohio State University respectively. As a professional trumpeter, Ben is accomplished in a wide variety of genres and has performed throughout the Midwest on many stages over the past 30 years. He also teaches trumpet, coaches brass ensembles and has served on the jazz faculty at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio.