The Definitive Jazz Collection (Definitive Collections)

By Hal Leonard Corporation

Book Overview

(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook). A once-in-a-lifetime collection of 88 of the greatest jazz songs ever compiled into one volume. Includes: Ain't Misbehavin' * All the Things You Are * Birdland * Body... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0881888567
• ISBN13: 9780881888560
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Hal Leonard
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 12.0" x 0.8" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Great for classically-trained pianists interested Jazz

No "fake book", or "real book" this. You get full, well-thought-out harmonizations. This isn't how Jazz pianists acquire their numbers, but hey, this graduate of the weekly visit to the traditional read-the-music-and-play-it-exactly-as-written piano teacher likes it just fine this way. Having played through about 25% of the songs, I'll say there are no really bad arrangements, and quite a few very good ones. The technical difficulty is toward the higher end of the non-classical stuff you find in the music stores -- the average song is about as hard (if you want to play all the notes) as a Chopin Waltz or a Clementi Sonatina.

An inpiration for jazz lovers

This books has 88 familiar jazz tunes with vocal scores and lyrics, piano scores and guitar chords. It has the perfect selection for a beginning trumpet players like me, as it offers both the inspiration and challenge with songs of different levels. It is a ideal source for jazz trumpet solo plus piano accompaniment and small ensembles. The reason I gave it a 4 star instead of 5 is because it lacks a brief introduction of the songs and the quality of the paper and printing is compromised.

Definitive Definite

This book has many jazz standards and some contemporary music. It is very useful in vocal lessons and performance. The wide variety of songs makes it a must have for all vocal libraries.