The Entry-Level Jazz Fake Book For Intermediate Improvisers
Following up the great success of The Real Easy Book - Volume 1, Volume 2 is perfect for students with a few years playing experience, right up to working professionals. Great for school jazz combos, private teachers or any musician who likes jazz!
From jazz classics like “Four”, “Scrapple From The Apple”, and “Dear Old Stockholm” to contemporary tunes like George Benson's “Mimosa” and Donald Fagen's “Walk Between Raindrops”, this selection of songs will keep you smiling for years.
The Real Easy Book - Vol. 2 will save band directors countless hours of writing out scales for soloing, chord voicings, guitar diagrams and bass lines — they are all included with each tune! Check out the sample page and see for yourself!
Educational material was developed in conjunction with Stanford Jazz Workshop. It works!
Includes the best intermediate-level tunes by:
Charlie Parker • Miles Davis • John Coltrane • Horace Silver • Sonny Rollins • Wes Montgomery • Stanley Turrentine • Clark Terry • Cal Tjader • John Scofield • Kenny Burrell • George Benson • Cannonball Adderley • Antonio Carlos Jobim • Joe Henderson • And more!
Spiral-bound, 265 pages. Check out the Complete Song Index!
Sample Pages: "Dear Old Stockholm"
By popular demand, supplemental Three-Horn arrangements for selected tunes are now available as well - in digital (.pdf) format.
Endorsements:
“The Real Easy Book - Volume 1 is my all-time favorite entry-level fake book, and Volume 2 is just as impressive for the intermediate level improviser. I really like having a fake book with written-out scales for soloing, chord voicings, guitar diagrams and bass lines. The selection of tunes is awesome. Extraordinary care has been given to the accuracy of each tune. Both volumes should be required fake books for jazz improvisation instruction.”
— The Jazz Educators Journal
“This is exactly what I have been looking for for 35 years. This is great stuff - instant jazz combo! The results we have gotten from The Real Easy Book already are fabulous and suddenly lots of kids are not afraid of jazz and improvisation anymore. Thank you!”
— John Herdan
“The Real Easy Book has become the backbone of our jazz program. One obvious benefit is collecting tunes of a similar difficulty level at a price that students can afford. Even more important is the format. The facing page of supplementary materials gives the students the tools they need when they need them. This semester's introductory jazz class achieved a much higher level than in any previous year. I credit The Real Easy Book for that!”
— Will Parsons
