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http://www.amazon.com/Just-Jazz-Real-Book-Books/dp/0757901689/
Alfred 2001 Just Jazz Real No jazz
Publishing Book
4 Co. /
Warner
Bros.
http://www.amazon.com/Just-Blues-Real-Book-Fakebook/dp/0757901
Alfred 2002 Just Blues No blues
Publishing Real Book
Co. /
Warner
Bros.
Composer- http://www.amazon.com/Just-Gershwin-Real-Book-Books/dp/0757914
Alfred 2004 Just No jazz
specific Publishing Gershwin
Co. / Real Book
Warner
Bros.
Binding http://www.alfred.com/Products/Just-Jazz-Real-Book--00-FBM0003BS
Alfred 2011 Jazz Real No jazz
spoils this Publishing Book
4 otherwise Co. / Belwin
good book
First http://www.amazon.com/1-Over-1000-Songs/dp/B000LPUI2O/ref=sr_
Anonymous 1960 Volume 1 of No standards
fakebook ? Over 1000
ever Songs
produced;
mainly of
1 historical
interest
Second http://www.amazon.com/2-over-1000-Songs/dp/B0019QU86A/ref=sr
Anonymous 1960 Volume 2 of No show tunes
fakebook ? Over 1000 standards
2 ever Songs
produced
http://www.amazon.com/Real-Book-Fifth-Editors/dp/B001FLIEJ2/ref=
Anonymous 1975 The Real No jazz
Book, 5th standards
4 Edition
http://bibliotek.kk.dk/ting/object/710100%3A20345659
CPP/ 1993 The Jazz No standards
2 Belwin, Inc. Fakebook
Rare Dick Grove 1981 Dick Grove No jazz
Publications Fake Book, 3
2 or more
volumes
Unhelpful http://www.amazon.com/Dennis-Super-Chords-Great-Standards/dp/09
Ekay Music, 1991 Matt Dennis No standards
binding Inc. Super Chords
for the Great
3 Standards
Tear-out http://www.amazon.com/Hymans-Professional-Changes-Substitutions-
Ekay Music, 1986 Dick Hyman's No standards
sheets; Inc. Chord
substitutions Changes and
4 in red over Substitutions
original for 100
chords Tunes
Tear-out http://www.amazon.com/All-Right-Changes-Dick-Hyman/dp/0943748
Ekay Music, 1988 All the Right No standards
sheets; Inc. Changes
substitutions
4 in red over
original
chords
Anonymous ? Slick Book 1 No pop jazz
1
Uncommon http://www.amazon.com/Straight-Ahead-Jazz-Fakebook-Fakebooks/dp
Gerard and 1993 Straight No jazz
tunes Sarzin Ahead Jazz
4 Publishing Fakebook
Co.
First http://www.amazon.com/Real-Book-Hal-Leonard-Corporation/dp/063
Hal Leonard 2004 Real Book No standards
commercial Corp. Sixth Edition jazz
version of the
4 Real Book
with original
look & feel
http://www.amazon.com/Real-Book-Instruments-2nd-Fake/dp/063406
Hal Leonard 2005 Real Book No standards
Corp. Second jazz
4 Edition, Vol.
II
http://www.amazon.com/Real-Book-III-Instruments-2nd/dp/0634061
Hal Leonard 2006 Real Book No standards
Corp. Second jazz
4 Edition, Vol.
III
http://www.amazon.com/Real-Book-Fake-Books-Leonard/dp/1423425
Hal Leonard 2010 Real Book, No standards
Corp. Vol. IV jazz
4
http://www.amazon.com/Real-Vocal-Book-voice-Second/dp/06340608
Hal Leonard 2006 Real Vocal No standards
Corp. Book jazz
5
http://www.amazon.com/Real-Vocal-Book-High-Voice/dp/0634060813
Hal Leonard 2007 Real Vocal No standards
Corp. Book, Vol. II jazz
5
http://www.amazon.com/Real-Rock-Book-Instruments/dp/142345388
Hal Leonard 2010 Real Rock No rock
Corp. Book, Vol. I
http://www.amazon.com/Real-Bluegrass-Book-Leonard-Corp/dp/0634
Hal Leonard 2011 Real No bluegrass
4 Corp. Bluegrass
Book
Uniqueness http://www.amazon.com/Real-Christmas-Book-C/dp/1423433874/ref
Hal Leonard 2009 Real No Christmas
5 Corp. Christmas pop
Book
Unique; http://www.amazon.com/Music-John-Coltrane-Jazz-Giants/dp/079350
Hal Leonard 1991 Music of John No jazz
Composer- Corp. Coltrane
5 specific
Unique; http://www.amazon.com/Duke-Ellington-Real-Book/dp/0634063278/
Hal Leonard 2009 Duke No jazz
Composer- Corp. Ellington
specific Real Book
Unique; http://www.amazon.com/Bud-Powell-Real-Book-Instruments/dp/1423
Hal Leonard 2010 Bud Powell No jazz
5 Composer- Corp. Real Book
specific
Unique; http://www.amazon.com/Miles-Davis-Real-Book-ebook/dp/B003NX7V
Hal Leonard 2003 Miles Davis No jazz
3 Performer- Corp. Real Book
specific
One of the http://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Jazz-Fake-Book-Books/dp/0881889
Hal Leonard 1988 Ultimate Jazz No standards
first Corp. Fakebook jazz
fakebooks
3 devoted to
jazz. Small
font, page
splits.
Small font. http://www.amazon.com/Hal-Leonard-Real-Jazz-Book/dp/0793562309
Hal Leonard 1998 Real Jazz No standards
3 Corp. Book jazz
http://www.amazon.com/Leonard-Real-Jazz-Standards-Fake/dp/06340
Hal Leonard Real Jazz No standards
4 Corp. Standards jazz
Fake Book
Annoyance: http://www.amazon.com/Leonard-Real-Jazz-Classics-Books/dp/06340
Hal Leonard 2002 Real Jazz No Jazz
Sometimes Corp. Classics Fake
3 replicates the Book
head to fill
space.
http://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Pop-Rock-Fake-Book/dp/07935700
Hal Leonard 1996 Ultimate No pop rock
Corp. Pop/Rock
Fakebook
3rd Ed.
http://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Fake-Book-Instruments/dp/079352
Hal Leonard 1996 Ultimate No standards
Corp. Fakebook pop rock
2nd Ed.
http://www.amazon.com/This-Ultimate-Fake-Book-Vol/dp/088188344
Hal Leonard Ultimate No standards
2 Corp. Fakebook
Volume 2
http://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Broadway-Fake-Book/dp/07935825
Hal Leonard ? Ultimate No show tunes
Corp. Broadway
Fakebook
Updated
http://www.amazon.com/Best-Fake-Book-Ever-Instruments/dp/06340
Hal Leonard 1991 The Best No standards
Corp. Fakebook
Ever, 4th Ed.
http://www.amazon.com/Blues-Fake-Book-Leonard-Corp/dp/0793558
Hal Leonard 1999 Blues Fake No blues
Corp. Book
http://www.amazon.com/Classic-Rock-Fake-Book-Instruments/dp/079
Hal Leonard 1999 Classic Rock No rock
Corp. Fake Book,
2nd Edition
http://www.amazon.com/Fake-Book-Rhythm-Blues-Songs/dp/0793578
Hal Leonard 1999 R&B Fake No blues
Corp. Book
Unique; http://www.amazon.com/Irving-Berlin-Fake-Book-Books/dp/0793512
Hal Leonard Irving Berlin No standards
Composer- Corp. Fake Book
specific
Good study http://www.amazon.com/Chord-Changes-Worlds-Greatest-Standards/d
Hal Leonard 1989 The Best No standards
books for Corp. Chord
substitutions. Changes for
Substitutions the World's
shown in red Greatest
above Standards
4 original
changes. By
jazz educator
Frank
Mantooth.
http://www.amazon.com/Ragtime-Early-Jazz-1900-1935-Bible/dp/079
Hal Leonard 1997 Ragtime and No standards
4 Corp. Early Jazz jazz
http://www.amazon.com/Swing-Era-1936-1947-Bible-Books/dp/0793
Hal Leonard 1996 The Swing No standards
4 Corp. Era jazz
http://www.amazon.com/Jazz-50s-Bible-Fake-Book/dp/0793558085/r
Hal Leonard 1999 Jazz of the No standards
4 Corp. 50's jazz
http://www.amazon.com/Jazz-60s-Beyond-Bible-Fake/dp/0793558093
Hal Leonard 2004 Jazz of the No standards
4 Corp. 60's and jazz
Beyond
Unique; http://www.amazon.com/Pat-Metheny-Songbook-Lead-Sheets/dp/063
Hal Leonard 2000 Pat Metheny No jazz
Composer- Corp. Songbook
specific
Unique; http://www.amazon.com/Thelonious-Monk-Fake-Book-Books/dp/0634
Hal Leonard 2002 Thelonious No jazz
5 Composer- Corp. Monk
specific Fakebook
http://www.amazon.com/Professional-Pianists-Fake-Book/dp/079350
Hal Leonard 1990 Professional No standards
Corp. Pianist's Fake jazz
Book
3
Not a good http://www.amazon.com/Performers-Complete-Fake-Book/dp/096073
Composer- Hal Leonard 1982
Hansen 1976 Performer's
Horace No standards
http://www.amazon.com/Horace-Silvers-Mitzi-Kolar-Ramal/dp/08494
jazz
3 binding for a
specific Corp.
House Complete
Silver's Best pop show
fakebook. Fake Book
of Jazz tunes
Performer- http://www.amazon.com/Cannonball-Adderleys-complete-jazz-fake/dp
Hansen 1975 Canonball No jazz
specific; Publications Adderley's
3 Unhelpful Complete
binding Jazz Fake
Book
Composer- Keys Books 1975 Duke No jazz
3 specific Ellington
Fake Book
Chords-only; http://blog.jazzwise.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=708
Lionel 1995 A Jazz Chord Yes standards
Brief Grigson, Book, 3rd Ed. jazz
3 explanation Jazzwise
of chord
voicing
Uniqueness http://www.amazon.com/Bill-Evans-Richmond-Music-Folios/dp/06340
Ludlow 1996 Bill Evans No jazz
5 Music, Inc. Fakebook
http://www.amazon.com/Big-Red-Fake-Book-Giant/dp/B003OADRSK/
Screen 1978 Big Red Fake No pop
Gems – EMI Book
3 Music Inc.
First http://www.amazon.com/New-Real-Book-Key/dp/0961470143/ref=pd
Sher Music 1988 New Real No jazz
commercial Co. Book, Vol. 1
4 "Real Book"
http://www.amazon.com/New-Real-Book-Key/dp/0961470178/ref=pd
Sher Music 1991 New Real No jazz
Co. Book, Vol. 2
4
http://www.amazon.com/New-Real-Book-Vol/dp/1883217032/ref=pd
Sher Music 1995 New Real No jazz
Co. Book, Vol. 3
4
Play-along http://www.amazon.com/All-Jazz-Real-Book-Version/dp/1883217148
Sher Music 2005 All Jazz Real No jazz
CD included Co. Book
4 for 37 tunes
http://www.amazon.com/European-Real-Book-Contemporary-Version/
Sher Music 2005 European No jazz
Co. Real Book
4
Verses http://www.amazon.com/Standards-Real-Book-Version/dp/188321709
Sher Music 2000 Standards No standards
Co. Real Book pop
5
http://www.amazon.com/Latin-Real-Book-C/dp/1883217059/ref=pd_s
Sher Music 2000 Latin Real No Latin tunes
Co. Book
Uniqueness http://www.amazon.com/Worlds-Greatest-Fake-Book/dp/0961470119
Sher Music 2000 World's No standards
Co. Greatest Fake pop rock
4 Book
Includes http://www.amazon.com/Real-Easy-Book-Beginning-Improvisers/dp/1
Sher Music 2003 Real Easy No jazz
instruction Co. Book, Vol. 1
4 for each tune,
bass lines,
chord
Includes http://www.amazon.com/Real-Easy-Book-Books/dp/1883217164/ref=
Sher Music 2005 Real Easy No jazz
voicings
instruction Co. Book, Vol. 2
4 for each tune,
bass lines,
chord
Includes http://www.amazon.com/Real-Easy-Book-Vol-3-History/dp/18832175
Sher Music 2008 Real Easy No jazz
voicings
historical Co. Book, Vol. 3
4 introduction
http://www.amazon.com/Best-Sher-Music-Real-Books/dp/1883217571
Sher Music 2011 Best Of Sher No jazz
Co. Music Co.
Real Books
Unique; http://www.amazon.com/Charles-Mingus-More-Play-Along-Instrument
The Jazz 1991 Charles No jazz
4 Composer- Workshop Mingus –
specific More Than a
Fake Book
Chords-only http://www.amazon.com/Pocket-Changes-Standard-Chord-Progression
Tracy's 2005 Pocket Yes standards
4 Musical Changes jazz
Services
Chords-only http://www.amazon.com/Pocket-Changes-Standard-Chord-Progression
Tracy's 2005 Pocket Yes standards
4 Musical Changes II jazz
Services
United 1970 legit Fake No films pop
Artists Book jazz
2 Music
Group
Warner Real Rock No rock
Bros. Book
Uniform http://www.amazon.com/Greatest-Legal-Fake-Book-Songs/dp/B000AM
Warner 1985 Greatest No standards
fonts Bros. Legal Fake pop
3 Book of All
Time
Note there is http://www.amazon.com/Worlds-Greatest-Fakebook-Alfred-Publishing
Warner 1994 World's No standards
a Sher Music Bros. Greatest pop
3 edition with Fakebook
the same
name.
Thorough; http://www.amazon.com/George-Ira-Gershwin-Fake-Book/dp/076929
Warner 2001 George & Ira No standards
3 Composer- Bros. Gershwin
specific Fake Book
Some chord http://www.musicroom.com/se/ID_No/010142/details.html
Wise Real Book of No standards
2 changes are Publications Jazz jazz
suspect. , UK
Some chord http://www.musicroom.com/se/ID_No/010143/details.html
Wise Real Book of No standards
2 changes are Publications Blues blues
suspect. , UK
http://www.musicroom.com/se/ID_No/099/details.html
Wise Busker's No standards
Publications Fake Book pop jazz
, UK 1001 All-
Time Hit
Songs
http://www.musicroom.com/se/ID_No/0100/details.html
Wise New Busker's No standards
Publications Fake Book pop jazz
, UK 1001 All-
3 Time Hit
Songs
http://www.musicroom.com/se/ID_No/010213/details.html
Wise 1001 All- No standards
Publications Time Hit pop jazz
, UK Songs
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t notes y Tunes Pages y 4 Size Heigh Heig Font
bars WxH t ht
per (inches (mm) (mm)
line? )
Yes Plastic Fair 100+ 128 Yes 8.5x11 varies varies varies
spiral
Yes Hardbac
Comb Fair 600+
~50 395 9x12
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6 1 Small
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