Afro-Cuban classics, Brazilian Music and Latin Jazz tunes, designed for classroom or professional use. Most tunes never seen in print before!
Presented in "Real Easy" format:
Tune on one page, educational material on each facing page.
Expand your band's repertoire with the vibrant, life-affirming sounds of LATIN MUSIC!
Two books in one!
Like earlier "Real Easy Books," the educational material tailored for each tune includes: Scales for soloing, Piano voicings, Guitar voicings, Sample bass parts, etc.
When needed, there are separate rhythm section charts &/or horn harmony charts to help your band play authentic-sounding versions of the tunes.
The Rhythm Section Appendix gives the student a complete overview of all the major Afro-Cuban and Brazilian rhythmic styles, and sample parts for each player. So no prior experience with Latin music is necessary to start having fun!
Spiral-bound, 275 pages.
Latin Jazz
Cal Tjader
Ray Barretto
George Benson
Poncho Sanchez
Andy Narell
Don Grolnick
Horace Silver
Paquito d'Rivera
Salsa/Afro-Cuban
Eddie Palmieri
Mario Bauza
Tito Puente
Tito Rodriguez
Orquesta Aragon
Descarga Boricua
Rebeca Mauleon
Hector Lavoe
Brazilian Music
Antonio Carlos Jobim
Djavan
Ivan Lins
Joao Donato
Chico Pinheiro
Luiz Bonfa
Moacir Santos
Baden Powell
AND MUCH MORE!
Below please find one-and-a-half minute excerpts of all the tunes in The Latin Real Easy Book. The "Buy Here" link will take you to one source for buying each complete song online.
Title | Artist | Album | Buy Here |
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Agua De Beber | Astrud Gilberto | Compact Jazz | Buy Here |
Agua De Beber | Manfredo Fest | The Colors of Latin Jazz Sabroso | Buy Here |
Around The Corner | Larry Dunlap & Friends | (unreleased) | |
Berimbau | Sergio Mendes | Herb Alpert Presents Sergio Mendes & Brazil '66 | Buy Here |
Berimbau | Joquinho | Bossa Nova Forever | Buy Here |
Bolero Para Paquito | Hendrik Meurkens | Slidin' | Buy Here |
Bolero Para Paquito | Rudy Calzado & Cubarama | A Tribute To Mario Bauza | Buy Here |
Caballo Viejo | Roberto Torres | Los 3 Grandes de la Salsa | Buy Here |
Caballo Viejo | Sonora Poncena | Night Raider | Buy Here |
Cafe Rio | Larry Dunlap & Friends | (unreleased) | |
Camaleao | Batacoto | Batacoto | Buy Here |
Camaleao | Ivan Lins | Anjo De Mimas | Buy Here |
Chucho | Paquito D'Rivera | Spice It Up | Buy Here |
Chucho | Mario Bauza | Tanga | Buy Here |
A Day In The Life... | Stan Getz | Big Band Bossa Nova | Buy Here |
De Repente | Ilan Chester | Ilan Canta Onda Nueva | Buy Here |
De Repente | Gonzalo Teppa | GT Contrabajos De Aldo Maro | Buy Here |
Estamos Ai | Nadia Cancila & Robertinho de Paula | Atras De Porta | Buy Here |
Estamos Ai | Novo Mundo | Se Queras Saber | Buy Here |
Inolvidable | Tito Rodriguez | From T.R. with Love | Buy Here |
Inolvidable | Luis Miguel | Romance | Buy Here |
La Cuna | Ray Barretto | La Cuna | Buy Here |
La Malanga | Eddie Palmieri | Superimposition | Buy Here |
La Mujer De Antonio | Charanga de la 4 | Interpreta a Matamoros | Buy Here |
Lagrimas Negras | Mambo Kings | Nostalgia | Buy Here |
Lagrimas Negras | Celia Cruz | Dios Disfrute a la Reina | Buy Here |
Lagrimas Negras | Lucretia/Valdes/D'Rivera | 3 Generations of Cuban Musicians | Buy Here |
Lamento | Antonio Carlos Jobim | The Man From Ipanema | Buy Here |
Lamento | Ernie Watts | A Twist of Jobim | Buy Here |
Let's Go Dancing | Victor Feldman | The Secret of the Andes | |
Liberated Brother | Horace Silver | In Pursuit of the 27th Man | Buy Here |
Little Sunflower | Manny Oquendo & Libre | Sonido Estilo y Ritmo | Buy Here |
The Long Way Back | Andy Narell | Fire In The Engine Room | Buy Here |
Lugar Comum | Joao Donato | Pure Brazil II | Buy Here |
Lugar Comum | Carla Visi | Carla Visi & Gilberto Gil | Buy Here |
Lugar Comum | Paula Morlenbaum | Agua | Buy Here |
My Latin Brother | George Benson | Bad Benson | Buy Here |
Nana | Mark Levine & The Latin Tinge | Off & On | Buy Here |
Pa' Gozar | Armando Sanchez | The Heart of Cuba | Buy Here |
Pare Cochero | Orquesta Aragon | Havana 1950 | Buy Here |
Pare Cochero | Tito Puente | Cha Cha Cha Is For Lovers | Buy Here |
Real Life | Ray Obiedo | Sticks & Stones | Buy Here |
Rico Cha Cha Cha | Larry Dunlap & Friends | (unreleased) | |
Rico Vacilon | Orquesta America | Cha Cha Cha | Buy Here |
Rico Vacilon | Machito | Vacation at the Concord | Buy Here |
Ritmo Remo | Poncho Sanchez | Afro-Cuban Fantasy | Buy Here |
Rua Bougainvilla | Nelson Faria & Gilson Peranzzetta | Buxixo | Buy Here |
Samba Do Aviao | Antonio Carlos Jobim | Samba & Bossa Nova | Buy Here |
Senor Blues | Horace Silver | Six Pieces Of Silver | Buy Here |
She Walks This Earth | Sting | A Love Affair - The Music of Ivan Lins | Buy Here |
She Walks This Earth | Lee Ritenour | Overtime | Buy Here |
Si Te Contara | Tito Rodriguez | A Man & His Music | Buy Here |
Si Te Contara | Willie Colon | Mis Favoritas | Buy Here |
Suavecito | Septeto Nacional | Our Cuba | Buy Here |
This Happy Madness | Kenny Rankin | Here in My Heart | Buy Here |
This Happy Madness | Sinatra/Jobim | The Complete Reprise Recordings | Buy Here |
Tin Tin Deo | Dizzy Gillespie | Essential Big Band Classics | Buy Here |
Tin Tin Deo | Eddie Palmieri | Listen Here | Buy Here |
Tin Tin Deo | John Santos & Machete Ensemble | Tribute to the Masters | Buy Here |
Tres Lindas Cubanas | Orquesta Aragon | Mambo Inspiracion | Buy Here |
Tumbao | Cal Tjader | Los Ritmos Caliente | Buy Here |
Tumbao | Cal Tjader | Monterey Concerts | Buy Here |
Viva Cepeda | Cal Tjader | Latin Concert | Buy Here |
Viva Cepeda | Pete Escovedo | Live ! | Buy Here |
Yuca Con Mojo | Larry Dunlap & Friends | (unreleased) | |
Zina's Zamba | Pete Escovedo | Watcha Gonna Do | Buy Here |
Title | Artist | Album | Buy Here |
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Acrobata | One World Band | (unreleased) | |
Ao Vento | Chico Pinheiro | Chico Pinheiro | Buy Here |
Asa | Djavan | Meu Lado | Buy Here |
Asa (Zoo Blues) | Manhattan Transfer | Brasil | Buy Here |
Asi No, Papa | Mario Bauza | My Time Is Now | Buy Here |
Azulito | Mario Bauza | Tanga | Buy Here |
Bananeira | Joao Donato | Pure Brazil II | Buy Here |
Bananeira | Bebel Gilberto | Tanta Tempo | Buy Here |
Bananeira | Sergio Mendes | Timeless | Buy Here |
Celeuma | Djavan | Vaidade | Buy Here |
Chakalaka | Andy Narell | Fire In The Engine Room | Buy Here |
Congo Yambumba | Eddie Palmieri | The Truth | Buy Here |
Congo Yambumba | Vocal Sampling | Una Forma Mas | Buy Here |
Dia Azul | Djavan | Vaidade | Buy Here |
El Mareito | Mario Bauza | Afro-Cuban Jazz | Buy Here |
Fuji | Cal Tjader | Ultimate Cal Tjader | Buy Here |
Guarare | Ray Barretto | Greatest Hits | Buy Here |
Havana | ¡Qué Calor! | Keeper of the Flame | Buy Here |
Heart of Darkness | Don Grolnick | Medianoche | Buy Here |
Hey, Bud | Poncho Sanchez | Instant Party | Buy Here |
Jobiniando | Ivan Lins | Jobiniando | Buy Here |
Ladies In Mercedes | Gary Burton | Real Life Hits | Buy Here |
Ladies In Mercedes | Steve Kuhn & Steve Swallow | Five By Five | Buy Here |
Mambo Rincon | Mario Bauza | Tanga | Buy Here |
Montuno Blue | Ray Barretto | Taboo | Buy Here |
Muneca | Eddie Palmieri | The Alegre Records Story | Buy Here |
No Borders | Rebeca Mauleón | Round Trip | Buy Here |
Nunca Contigo | Eddie Palmieri | Gold | Buy Here |
On A Sunday Afternoon | Ray Barretto | Ancestral Messages | Buy Here |
Opita's Opus | Patato Valdes | Unico y Diferente | Buy Here |
Partido Alto | Airto Moreira | The Colors of Life | Buy Here |
Partido Alto | Azymuth | Light as a Feather | Buy Here |
Passarim | Antonio Carlos Jobim | Passarim | Buy Here |
Passarim | Joe Henderson | Double Rainbow | Buy Here |
Que Le Den Candela | Descarga Boricua | Abrazate | Buy Here |
Renata Maria | Ivan Lins | Acariocando | Buy Here |
Rojo Y Negro | Don Grolnick | Medianoche | Buy Here |
Rompe Saraguey | Hector Lavoe | The Complete Studio Recordings - Vol. 1 | Buy Here |
Sabroso Guaguanco | Louie Ramirez | Tipico | Buy Here |
Sabroso Guaguanco | Louie Ramirez | New York City Salsa - Vol. 1 | Buy Here |
Sambroso | Poncho Sanchez | Afro Cuban Fantasy | Buy Here |
Smooth Samba | Ed Smith | (unreleased) | |
A Song For Horace | Larry Dunlap & Friends | (unreleased) | |
Soul Sauce | Cal Tjader | Soul Sauce | Buy Here |
Tassajara | Pete Escovedo | Whatcha Gonna Do | Buy Here |
There's A Storm Inside | Chico Pinheiro | There's A Storm Inside | Buy Here |
Triton | Tito Puente | Puente Caliente! | Buy Here |
We Kinda Music | Andy Narell | Little Secrets | Buy Here |