[Dixielandjazz] A response to Captain Bass

[billsharp]

Captain:
Before you ask the guy to improvise, just have him learn tunes from 
lead sheets first, and commit them to memory. Then have him copy ideas 
from recordings. For example, listen to Bob Schultz, Ernie Carson.

  Every band should be working from  a good fake book. I always thought 
that the "Bible" for OKOM, the Trad stuff, is the Nabor's Book.  While 
we're on the subject, where are people getting Nabor copies these days? 
- - -the latest one, with the right chords, and words . . ..

DJMLers: What are other books you're using, and where are they 
available?

hoop de do,
Bill-try-not to-play-flat-Sharp

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