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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Hi Steve Barbone & Russ Guarino,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>A good question - we were thinking about a portable laptop
type arrangement from which we could call up the number then transpose if
necessary for singers sitting in, perhaps with a print out for other backline to
use. Sounds a bit sophisticated for OKOM use, but to me, seems very
practical. I don't know how you carry around 4000 numbers Steve but
my 2000 needs a kit bag on its own and even with my frequent flyer points the
weight is excessive (the laptop would be lighter)? I think most of us can
transpose on sight with the assistance of one's ear, if the chords are not too
varied and complex but what is the source of your CD Rom - I would like to see
it ? </FONT></DIV>
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size=3>Questions:<BR><BR>Do you print out the pages you want?<BR><BR>Is any of
the material transposed to Bb or Eb parts? Is there a system<BR>that
allows transposition?<BR><BR>Russ Guarino<BR><BR>Stephen Barbone
wrote:<BR><BR>> Tom Wood wrote about the fake book they use. There is a CD
Rom out with<BR>> the contents of 12 fake books on it. I am just going
through them now<BR>> but there appears to be about 5000 tunes. Most,
however, are not<BR>> Dixieland but mainstream jazz, bop, latin and the tin
pan alley tunes<BR>> and all the musical show tunes over the past 70 years of
so. Invaluable<BR>> to doing more "commercial" work.<BR>><BR>> Includes
all of the "Real Books", "Real Jazz Books' and The Bill Evans<BR>> book
etc.<BR>><BR>> Cheers,<BR>> Steve
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