[Dixielandjazz] Fake Books in the 1970s >>Nabor's ?

[dwlit at cpcug.org]

That fake book, "Vintage Jazz Standards", was by *Bob Neighbor*, who
played with Turk Murphy for some years. The first edition was in
manuscript form, and made a huge contribution to preserving Dixieland. Eg
dozens of them were sold by an Alexandria VA musicians' music store. A
second revised edition was computerized--I'm told it's still available,
but Neighbor retired from selling it.

It and the "Fire House Jazz Band Fake book" were ok for general musicians
needing some dixieland tunes, but both suffered from so many inaccuracies
that I was inspired to produce
"Dixieland Fake Book Vol. 1 & 2".

When I first got into playing Dixieland, many-generational zerox copies of
John Thomas's fake book were used by DC area musicians.

I have 2 copies of Neighbor's first edition, 1 copy of the 2nd ed. which
I'll sell for $20.00 each.

--Sheik




> Tell us more about the Nabor's Book.  I couldn't find anything via a
> Google
> search.  One player mentioned was trumpeter LeRoi Nabors.  I do recall
> fake
> books in the 1970s that were leads and chords that were reputed to pass
> from
> musician to musician.  They were spiral bound and about 2 inches thick.  I
> still have most of one of them, but without the title page.  They were not
> devoted to dixieland tunes.
>
> --
> Roy (Bud) Taylor
> Smugtown Stompers Jazz Band
> Traditional Jazz since 1958
> "we ain't just whistling dixie!"
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