Product Description

The Real Books are the best-selling jazz books of all time. Since the 1970s, musicians have trusted these volumes to get them through every gig, night after night. The problem is that the books were illegally produced and distributed without any copyright

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #47451 in Books
• Published on: 2004-12-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Plastic Comb
• 416 pages

Customer Reviews

The next logical extension in the jazz musician's library
As I said in my review of The Real Book: Sixth Edition, all jazz musicians eventually have to have a real book. If you started with Volume 1 (you did, didn't you?), sooner or later there's going to be a few tunes you want to play that aren't in there. Chances are very good they are in here. (Some examples of tunes I wanted out of this one include Georgia on My Mind, Fly me to the Moon, and Caravan.) I would say all jazz musicians should have Volume 1 and Volume 2, at a minimum. That'll give you something like 800 songs you could (hypothetically) play. I'm surprised other reviewers say they use this one more than Volume 1, as that will definitely never happen with me and my music. Also, I'm still missing a few songs that I really want to play that aren't in either of these (like Witchcraft and They Can't Take That Away From Me). Maybe I'll buy Hal Leonard The Real Book Volume 3 for C Instruments before long, too. Anyway, you can't go wrong getting this book as a companion to volume 1.

It's just what we had in mind.
We purchased this book as a gift for a famil and fellow band member. He was ecstatic.

Great Gift for Jazz Musician
I purchased this book for my son who plays the upright bass. He really loves it (and owns Volume I). We had a great time on Christmas playing and singing all the old favorites from this book.