Jazz Music

A Lifelong Devotion to Jazz, Published with Love

This collection represents the heart of Sher Music Co., a catalog built over decades by musicians who live and breathe jazz.

From fake books and method books to composer-approved songbooks and rhythm section guides, these titles reflect a lifetime of dedication to the art form. They are the result of the passion, knowledge, and experience of a remarkable community of authors, educators, and performers who have devoted their lives to preserving, teaching, and advancing jazz.

Whether you're a student, educator, or working musician, this is where you’ll find the books that jazz musicians trust and return to for a lifetime.

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Book cover of 'Jazz Scores and Analysis Vol. 1' by Richard Lawn with a musical notes illustration.

Jazz Scores and Analysis: Volume 1

$27.00 $45.00
Cover of 'The Jazz Singer's Guidebook' by David Berkman, featuring an illustration of a jazz singer with a microphone and a piano.

Jazz Singer's Guidebook

$15.00 $34.00
Book cover of 'The Jazz Solos of Chick Corea', published by Sher Music Co., with a stylized portrait of Chick Corea on a red background.

Jazz Solos of Chick Corea

$11.00 $18.00
Cover of the book 'Jazz Songs for the Student Violinist' featuring an illustration of a violin with the title and author names, Joanne Keefe and Kevin M. Mitchell.

Jazz Songs for the Student Violinist

$13.00 $22.00
Book cover of 'Line Games' by Randy Vincent with a colorful mosaic guitar illustration on a gradient background.

Line Games: An In-Depth Study of Single-Note Lines for Guitar

$20.00 $34.00
Book cover of 'Logic and Critical Thinking in Jazz Improvisation' by Vincent Herring with an image of him holding a saxophone.

Logic and Critical Thinking in Jazz Improvisation

$28.00 $42.00
Cover of the book 'Major is Harmonic (and Other Essays)' by Randy Vincent, featuring a graphical representation of a complex musical pattern with various colors and textures.

Major is Harmonic

$19.00 $28.00
Cover of the book 'Metaphors for the Musician: Perspectives from a Jazz Pianist' by Randy Halberstadt, featuring silhouettes of musicians playing piano, bass, trumpet, and a saxophone.

Metaphors for the Musician: Perspectives from a Jazz Pianist

$17.00 $34.00
Book cover of 'Method for Chromatic Harmonica' by Max De Aloe with a harmonica held in a hand against a purple stage curtain.

Method for Chromatic Harmonica

$20.00 $34.00
Cover of the book 'Minor is Major!' by Dan Greenblatt featuring an illustration of a jazz musician with a saxophone playing with piano player.

Minor is Major

$17.00 $28.00
Cover of 'Modern Etudes for Solo Trumpet' by Cameron Pearce, featuring an image of a trumpet and the book's title.

Modern Etudes for Solo Trumpet

$11.00 $18.00
Book cover of 'New Orleans Trumpet' by Jim Thornton, with a gold trumpet illustration on a teal decorative background

New Orleans Trumpet: A Down-Home Conservatory Method

$15.00 $26.00
Cover of 'The New Real Book' by Sher Music Co., with text on a beige herringbone background.

New Real Book: Volume 1

$26.00 $47.00
Cover of 'The New Real Book Volume 1 - Play Along #1' by Sher Music Co., with text detailing the title and the fact that it features jazz classics.

New Real Book: Volume 1 - Play Along CD #1 (Jazz Classics)

$8.00
Cover of 'The New Real Book Volume 1 - Play Along #2 Choice Standards' with white text on a beige background, listing jazz standards track names.

New Real Book: Volume 1 - Play Along CD #2 (Jazz Standards)

$8.00
Cover of 'The New Real Book Volume 1 - Play Along #3 Pop-Fusion Classics' by Sher Music Co., with text listing the title and sub-title.

New Real Book: Volume 1 - Play Along CD #3 (Pop-Fusion Classics)

$8.00
Cover of 'The New Real Book Volume 2' by Sher Music Co., featuring a multicolored abstract design.

New Real Book: Volume 2

$45.00
Cover of 'The New Real Book Volume 3', published by Sher Music Co., featuring a multicolored abstract design.

New Real Book: Volume 3

$45.00
Book cover of 'Playing for Singers' by Mike Greensill on a brown and tan background.

Playing for Singers: Art of Accompaniment for the Jazz or Cabaret Piano Player

$15.00 $25.00
Cover art for the audiobook 'Poetry+Jazz: A Magical Marriage' featuring a stylized tree with a twist in its trunk, with leaves and seeds scattered around, against a yellow background.

Poetry+Jazz: A Magical Marriage (CD Audiobook)

$12.00 $15.00
Book cover of 'The Practice Notebooks of Michael Brecker' by Sher Music Co., with an inspirational photo of Michael Brecker playing saxophone.

Practice Notebooks of Michael Brecker

$22.00 $32.00
Book cover of 'Reading, Writing and Rhythmic: The ABCs of Music Transcription' by Roberta Radley with a red background.

Reading, Writing & Rhythmetic: The ABCs of Music Transcription

$20.00 $34.00
Book cover of 'The Real Cool Book' by Sher Music Co., with a jazz octet playing music and text about 5-horn octet arrangements.

Real Cool Book: 5-Horn Octet Arrangements for Cool Jazz Classics

$88.00
Book cover of 'The Real Easy Book Volume 1 Drum Chart Supplement' by Sher Music Co., with a student ensemble with their instruments on a staircase and musical notes in the background.

Real Easy Book - Vol. 1: Drum Chart Supplement

$14.00 $28.00
Cover of 'The Real Easy Book: Tunes For Intermediate Improvisers (Volume 2)' by Sher Music Co., featuring a photograph of a jazz ensemble with a saxophone player in the foreground and a keyboard player in the background.

Real Easy Book Volume 2: Tunes For Intermediate Improvisers

$34.00
Cover of 'The Real Easy Book: A Short History of Jazz (Volume 3)' by Sher Music Co., featuring illustrations of musical instruments and text.

Real Easy Book Volume 3: A Short History of Jazz

$25.00
Cover of 'The Real Easy Book: Tunes For Beginning Improvisers (Volume 1, 3-Horn Edition)' featuring a photograph of a student jazz ensemble.

Real Easy Book: Tunes For Beginning Improvisors (Volume 1, 3-Horn Edition)

$32.00
Cover of 'The Real Easy Ear Training Book' by Roberta Radley, featuring a black and white abstract artwork with musical notes and a title text overlay.

Real Easy Ear Training Book: A Beginning & Intermediate Guide to Hearing the Chord Changes

$20.00 $34.00