STEPS TO THE REAL BOOK - JamesLevyMusic.com

STEPS TO THE real BOOKA basic Jazz Piano TextBy James Levy 1992-2004 1992-2004 James "Fake Books and real Books and Charts (Oh my!).."Once upon a time, before the rise of the electric guitar , back in the dim dark past of the early 1900s, Americans out for a night on the town were serenaded by live groups of musicians. With names that often included the word "Orchestra" or "Band," these groups had not only piano, guitar , bass and drums, but trumpets, trombones, saxophones (who "doubled" on clarinet and flute) -- and some groups even sported violins. In order to play the music of the day these orchestras had arrangements, sometimes bought off the shelf--these were called "stock" arrangements or "stock" charts --but also sometimes arranged specifically for the group itself. Duke Ellington was the preeminent example of a band leader/ arranger/composer/genius. Groups that specialized in the blues often extemporized songs that, in turn, became fixed arrangements, for example Count Basie's "One O'clock Jump.

©1992-2004 James D.Levy Preface "Fake Books and Real Books and Charts (Oh my!)..." Once upon a time, before the rise of the electric guitar, back in the dim dark past

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