The Real Cool Book
by Sher Music Co.
14 TRANSCRIBED OCTET CHARTS OF WEST COAST, 'COOL JAZZ' CLASSICS!
- EIGHT SEPARATE BOOKS, in one big binder, for each of the following players, transposed to their keys: Piano — Bass — Drums — Trombone — Trumpet — Alto Sax — Tenor Sax — Baritone Sax
- DOWNLOADABLE HORN PARTS in other keys, so that the charts can be played by groups with different instrumentation.
- COMPLETE SCORES for band directors also available for download.
- LISTEN FOR FREE! - Audio versions of at least a portion of each song are at the bottom of this page.
- AUDIENCE-FRIENDLY! - Even people unfamiliar with jazz get caught up in the happy, positive feeling of these swinging, 'cool jazz' arrangements.
- DON'T HAVE AN OCTET? - Start one! Perfect for professional-level, college, or good high school groups.
- 468 pages total - $88 (The most fun you can have for $11 apiece!)
Tunes
THE REAL 'COOL' BOOK includes transcribed octet arrangements of the following tunes:
- BERNIE'S TUNE - Super-Sax type arrangement of a classic Chet Baker/Gerry Mulligan recording
- BOPLICITY - transcribed from the classic Miles Davis recording Birth of the Cool
- DANCE FOR DADDY - a wonderful Marty Paich arrangement, as recorded by the Dave Pell Octet
- ELLINGTONESQUE - a gorgeous tribute to Duke, from the pen of Lennie Niehaus
- JAVA JUNCTION - the quintessential cool jazz chart, as recorded by the Dave Pell Octet
- MIKE'S PEAK - a swinging Shorty Rogers classic, as played by the Dave Pell Octet
- ROCKER - transcribed from the classic Miles Davis recording Birth of the Cool
- WALKIN' SHOES - one of Gerry Mulligan's most famous tunes, arranged for octet
- WESTWOOD WALK - another happy, swinging Gerry Mulligan original
- YOU'RE MY EVERYTHING - Marty Paich's ebullient arrangement of the Harry Warren standard
Sample Part
Audio Files
Below please find excerpts of all the tunes in The Real 'Cool' Book. The "Buy Here" link will take you to one source for buying each complete song online.
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Larry Dunlap Octet |
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Miles Davis/Gil Evans |
Birth of the Cool |
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The Dave Pell Octet |
Young and Healthy |
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Saxpak |
Saxuality |
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The Dave Pell Octet |
Harry Warren Songbook |
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The Dave Pell Octet |
Cameo - A Pell of a Time |
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The Dave Pell Octet |
The Les Brown All Stars |
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Miles Davis/Gil Evans |
Birth of the Cool |
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The Dave Pell Octet |
Cameo - A Pell of a Time |
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Larry Dunlap Octet |
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Gerry Mulligan |
The Original Gerry Mulligan Tentet and Quartet |
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Gerry Mulligan |
The Original Gerry Mulligan Tentet and Quartet |
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The Dave Pell Octet |
Harry Warren Songbook |
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Larry Dunlap Octet |
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The Larry Dunlap Octet
Larry Dunlap, piano, John Wiitala, bass, Leon Joyce, drums, Fil Lorentz, baritone sax, Alex Mursyn, tenor sax, Gene Burkert, alto sax, Jeff Cressman, trombone, Mike Olmos, trumpet
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