[Dixielandjazz] The Real Book CDs

[billsharp]

Scott - -
This is related, but does not answer your query.

What is cool is that the people who publish the legal version of Real 
Book, volumes 1 and 2 , is that they have produced a set of background 
track Cds to go along with the  songs in the books.  I have bought the 
set for volume 1 at $100-$125, which consists of 12 Cds.  (you must 
previously have purchased the books separately)

Not all of the songs are on the Cds, but 90% are.   The tracks are 
exceptionally well-recorded. So well in fact that a soloist could 
probably use them ( I know that you don't want to hear this) as their 
back-up band.  ( .... and I can see just see you with your banjo as a 
solo act playing beebop.  Now there's a concept!!)

They are providing me a whole new experience of learning to move 
through the more complicated chord changes found in the "standards" of 
the Real Book, and are moving me into the realm of being able to play 
with those people who use the Real Book at gigs.

When asked what I think about them, I say that I like set 1 so much 
that I will be purchasing set 2.

Wrapping my brain around around all these new progressions is tough, 
but slowly it is actually sinking in and I'm beginning to get new 
perspectives on soloing, and I'm 66.

Bill-trying-to-be-the-dog-that-can-learn-new-tricks-Sharp


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