Re: [Harp-L] fake book sale

[Joseph Leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

This is rich. I have a Warner Bros. real book with 250 jazz tunes in it (also a standards book with 250). Only about 74 tunes are stomachable, and of that 22 that I would actually play. Only 6 or 7 are actual gems. Most of these books contain old old old stuff that has run past copyright, and/or the composer is long gone. That way the publishers get all the jing. If you want something that you really need, you have to buy the charts separately. But Phil is right. The fake books DO cost pennies per tune. I photograph what I need and throw the rest away. Too much weight to carry around. lol 

smo-joe

On May 2, 2013, at 12:32 PM, Timothy Kane wrote:

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> Are they actually titled "Fake Book"? If so, that's interesting because in the jazz realm, there's a big book of jazz standards called "The Real Book" that jazz troupes carry like a bible. 
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