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Extended Real Book version with authentic music samples
I bought this book as an expanded reference book in C-major tuning. And I was caught by the new audio MP3 sample on a USB stick which was enclosed.
I must say that this book really holds a vast selection of the well-known and great jazz standards, but also a number of modern compositions as well - and a great number of standard bossa nova tunes, too. The sheet music is accurate as always in these real books from Hal Leonard and the calligraphy is quite easy to read - just the right set-up for faking on a gig or rehursal.
The music which was recorded on the USB is really awesome: from the first tune and upwards you get a great, acoustic jazz combo to lead the way through the jazz standards, and when moving on to the jazz rock or the bossa tunes, the piano goes electric with the swirling Fender Rhodes sound for variation. A nice well-conceived detail. And the samples play throughout the whole tune too. It is not just 3 minutes of sampling. OBS: Please note that the samples do not play the melody line in either tune of this book - all the samples are backing tracks for you whether you primarily are a singer or a soloist. Being an instrumentalist I would have loved just one chorus of the melody - and then moving on to solos and other parts.
When you plug the USB in your PC the music index hits you instantly in alphabetical order.
Well - I am impressed to see this book in the Thomann store. -But here it is. The price seems reasonable compared to the 240 tunes on the USB stick and the 462 pages of written sheet music inside the book.
I would buy the book again - if I ever should be so unlucky to lose it.
My recommendation: buy the book if you want a great package of sheet music and authentic sounding jazz samples and more. The pricing is fair considering this heavy package of music.
I must say that this book really holds a vast selection of the well-known and great jazz standards, but also a number of modern compositions as well - and a great number of standard bossa nova tunes, too. The sheet music is accurate as always in these real books from Hal Leonard and the calligraphy is quite easy to read - just the right set-up for faking on a gig or rehursal.
The music which was recorded on the USB is really awesome: from the first tune and upwards you get a great, acoustic jazz combo to lead the way through the jazz standards, and when moving on to the jazz rock or the bossa tunes, the piano goes electric with the swirling Fender Rhodes sound for variation. A nice well-conceived detail. And the samples play throughout the whole tune too. It is not just 3 minutes of sampling. OBS: Please note that the samples do not play the melody line in either tune of this book - all the samples are backing tracks for you whether you primarily are a singer or a soloist. Being an instrumentalist I would have loved just one chorus of the melody - and then moving on to solos and other parts.
When you plug the USB in your PC the music index hits you instantly in alphabetical order.
Well - I am impressed to see this book in the Thomann store. -But here it is. The price seems reasonable compared to the 240 tunes on the USB stick and the 462 pages of written sheet music inside the book.
I would buy the book again - if I ever should be so unlucky to lose it.
My recommendation: buy the book if you want a great package of sheet music and authentic sounding jazz samples and more. The pricing is fair considering this heavy package of music.
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