New Real Book: Volume 1

The Gold Standard for Jazz Fake Books

After more than 30 years as a best-seller, The New Real Book is widely considered the gold standard in fake books. It's packed with hundreds of crucial tunes in the jazz canon, and presented in 100% accurate, easy-to-read charts that have been trusted by pros and students for decades.

“Wonderful for beginners and just as great for professionals.”
— Ron Carter

Unlike other fake books, The New Real Book is everything a jazz player would want in a collection of songs:

• It is filled with session tunes everyone already plays, but the charts are greatly improved from earlier books. 

• All living composers approved these charts; we used the composer's own lead sheets as source material for many of the charts, along with the recordings themselves.

• Charts for the standards were transcribed based on the consensus of the best recorded jazz versions. 

• Created by musicians, for musicians – we know what a good lead sheet should be! 

• Contemporary songs often include sample bass lines, comping patterns, drum grooves, etc.

Spiral bound to lay flat on your music stand, 438 pages, Index of Tunes. 

Now Available as a Digital Download Too!

• Instant PDF format for easy use on iPad, Kindle, Mac, or PC

• Interactive table of contents for fast tune lookup

• Individual charts can be printed with ease

Sample Pages:

• Up Jumped Spring
• Nature Boy

Endorsements:

“Thanks for The New Real Book. Terrific publication! Great collection of tunes and really nicely presented and printed. Continued success to you.”
— Chick Corea

“Finally it's here! - the book we've all been waiting for. Great tunes, great manuscript and correct chords.”
— Jamey Aebersold

“An extremely worthwhile volume to have, easy to work with, accurate and highly intelligent.”
— Down Beat

 “Shows tremendous respect for the music and the musicians.”
— Denny Zeitlin 

“It will set a new standard of excellence and accuracy for years to come.”
— Richie Beirach