The Real Easy Book, Vol. 1: Tunes for Beginning Improvisers (B-flat version)

(Consumer/Fakebook). The same Real Easy Book, Level 1 used by school jazz ensembles world-wide now includes: three-horn arrangements of each tune; separate pages for each horn player; parts simple enough for beginning players but which create fuller, much more interesting performances; new parts written in a limited range to be playable by a variety of instruments; each tune now includes harmony parts for the melody, background parts behind soloists, ensemble 'shout choruses,' etc.; 172 pages of fun and rewarding arrangements by pianist/arranger/author Larry Dunlap; and more. The easiest tunes from Horace Silver, Eddie Harris, Freddie Hubbard, Red Garland, Cannonball Adderley, Sonny Rollins, Cedar Walton, Wes Montgomery and more! Get yourself or your beginning jazz combo sounding good right away with the first book ever designed for the beginning improviser: easy but classic jazz tunes give the student a good start in learning the jazz repertoire; sample piano voicings, guitar chord diagrams, sample bass lines and useful scales for improvisation are included with each tune, for easy reference; developed and road-tested for years at the Stanford Jazz Workshop's summer jazz camps. It works!; perfect for individual students of all ages, as well as jazz combos; and more! t Read more