Re: Ultimate Jazz Fake Book Pdf Download
Jemima Torguson
I was reminded of this by a surprise live rendition of the tune by guitarist Deirdre Cartwright (with her long-term pal Alison Rayner on double bass and local jazz suspects Jeremy Shoham on alto & soprano saxes and drummer Rick Finlay) at the local jazz gig I attended earlier this evening.
Things go very jazzy on several of their tracks. Pretzel Logic and Aja have several examples and their famous Mu chord is regarded as a jazz chord. Two Against Nature ends with almost a full skronk in the latter half of Wet Of Hollywood.
On Aja, there is a song about the artistic merits of being a failed jazz saxophone player, they steal another tune from a jazz artist and they allow guest musicians room to flex their chops but not enough to actually be jazz. Wayne Shorter plays an extended solo on the title track.
In jazz, the term "faking" means to improvise accompaniment parts. The term "faking" in jazz does not have the same meaning as in faking in Classical music, where faking is seen as a controversial activity. In jazz, when a jazz quartet "fakes" accompaniment parts to a song with a singer, this is a synonym for improvising their backup parts. Improvising backup lines (chord voicings for piano/guitar, basslines for bass, and drum parts for drum set) is an essential skill for jazz musicians. The use of the term "fake" in the jazz scene is illustrated by the expression "fake book", a collection of lead sheets and chord progressions for jazz standards (commonly-played jazz tunes). The reason the book is called a "fake book" is because trained jazz performers are able to improvise accompaniment parts and solos from the chord charts contained therein.
A predecessor to fake books was created in May 1942 when George Goodwin, a radio station director, released the first Tune-Dex cards. Printing on 3-by-5-inch (7.6 by 12.7 cm) index cards that had the same size as library catalog cards, Goodwin provided lyrics, melody and chord symbols as well as copyright information.[1] Goodwin also promoted the cards to professional musicians until 1963, when poor health forced his retirement. For many years the "standard" fake books were called simply "Fake Books". All were composed of songs illegally printed, with no royalties paid to the copyright owners. In 1964, the FBI's Cleveland, Ohio, office observed that "practically every professional musician in the country owns at least one of these fake music books as they constitute probably the single most useful document available".[1]
In the 2000s, some types of "real books" have been published which fully respect copyright laws. In the 2000s, some computer-based "fake books" became available. Since these computer-based fake books are stored on a computer, the user can have the key transposed instantly. This facilitates the performance of music at shows where some performers have transposing instruments, or in shows with a singer who wants the band to play in a different key to accommodate her vocal range. Examples of such transposable charts software are Jazz studies (web based) and Fakebook (Android app).
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The Real Book player is the musician that learns tunes out of a fake book, practices in front of a fake book, and performs using a fake book. Like a ball and chain, the book is always there. No book = no music.
Because there is a mentality that being a jazz musician is rolling up to a gig with a stack of fake books and sight reading tunes at random, many musicians feel that it is ok to get by without actually learning tunes and putting something personal or original into the music. This mindset actually limits and hurts the music.
Remember, every time that you take your eyes away from the music, your ears will be tested. The next time you find yourself reading a standard from a fake book, put down the book and put your ears to the test.
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I put in the chords changes so my question is - how do I deal with the bass lines I wrote? Do I simply delete them - will the chord changes remain? Or can I select the notes and hide them? What is the best way to do this to have your typical jazz fake book type of chart. Any suggestions on work flow would be appreciated.
We are pleased to advise that 2023 version of The Creole Jazz Band fake book contains even more tunes. We have also included tunes up to and including 1926 that are out of copyright as of this year. Many bands are using tablets for their music so it seems only natural that the fake book should be adapted to maximize the benefits of working on a computer. We have taken a baby step towards incorporating all of the benefits of an electronic book by setting up bookmarks for all of the tunes. Once you find the tune you want in the bookmarks, all you need do is to tap, or click, on the tune name, and the book will immediately jump to that tune. These Fake Books are offered at no charge. Please enjoy them and share them as you see fit. Rather than selling these and having someone pay us, we are asking that instead you "pay it forward". For those of you who don't know the concept of paying it forward, here is a quote from the movie of the same name which explains the concept. "You see, I do something real good for three people. And then when they ask how much they can pay it back, I say they have to Pay It Forward to three more people. So nine people get helped. Then those people have to do twenty-seven". We are always looking for ideas from the users of the book for improvements in the book, tunes you want to see included, and any other enhancements you are looking for. We cannot guarantee that we will adopt every idea, but please be sure to let us know anyway. Please let us know of any errors in these fake books so we can fix them. We have changed the numbering system for the edition of the fake book this year. We are simply going with the year of publication. The 2021 edition was put out in 2021. This 2023 edition is put out in 2023. We hope this will make it easier for everyone to keep up-to-date with the latest edition. On behalf of the lads in the band, we hope you enjoy the book.
We've purposely left only a few selections for Jazz Fake Books that we feel important, detailed and worth owning (useful). For those that do not know what a "fake" book is, it is usually a big, multi page book with typical jazz tunes that players use to perform or rehearse with. Most players take these books on the job with them until they start remembering and learning the tunes by memory.
They are all in treble clef unless told otherwise. Why we offer them in treble, rather than bass clef? First, most tunes were written for treble clef instruments and for the most part, bass players tend to use jazz fake books to read chord changes. Additionally, the idea behind most fake books is that "everyone" in the group will be able to share it and read from the same music. Most bass players are used to this concept and can read treble clef when needed.
If you don't yet own a fake book, this is the best one to get or start with. It has something more than 560 pages and mostly 1 tune per page or 1 tune over two pages (no page turns!) Includes most of the standards. (Tunes written in Treble Clef)
This book includes lots of tunes written by jazz musicians. Chuck promotes it as "Jazz Classics, Choice Standards and Pop-Fushion Classics. This book too, another good one to have for the serious Jazz bass player. (Tunes written in Treble Clef) 438 pages.
If you are just starting to learn about Jazz and improvising. This is a great book to start with. This is a beginning jazz bass book. Not only does it cover beginner bass walking, it also covers improvising on easy tunes, gives the scales and chords of some basic tunes to start off with. No matter what age, if you are a beginner at playing over chord changes, or new to bass walking. Start with this book.
The first "fake books" were in fact sold and distributed illegally, but that is not why they were called Fake Books. Each piece of sheet music in a Fake Book is merely a "lead sheet" of just the melody and the chord progression. It is not a full arrangement with parts written out for each musician. Consequently, musicians look at a Fake Book lead sheet and they have to "fake" their parts, or make them up as they go along. This is essential to jazz, but it was not that way originally.
Musicians today often forget that the classic jazz songs in Fake Books and used by bands for improvisation did not start out that way. Most jazz standards were originally songs from Broadway musicals from prior decades. The original versions of these songs were arranged for a full orchestra that accompanied the singers, and there was no improvisation. There would be a part completely notated for each instrument in the orchestra, and there would be a conductor's score.
But the purpose of the Fake Book and the lead sheet are to re-purpose (and usually re-harmonize) a fully-composed orchestral piece for use by a small jazz band that improvises. Thus the original, elaborate Broadway form of the song is transformed into another kind of musical art as a template for jazz improvisation.
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