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<\/a><\/p>\nSince the 80’s, there have been plenty of legal Real Books produced.\u00a0 The problem with all these books is that if you want to read a new tune on the gig you had to bring a bunch of books.\u00a0 It is a pain!\u00a0\u00a0 I had the idea of making my own Real Book of my favorite tunes about 10 years ago.\u00a0 I probably had 10 different Real Books on my shelf as well as 50 on my computer.\u00a0\u00a0 At that time I also borrowed a box of 12-15 other Real Books from a friend of mine that I didn’t have.\u00a0\u00a0 For the next couple of months,\u00a0 I went through every Real Book and played each tune.\u00a0\u00a0 If I liked the tune I would copy it and put it in a pile.\u00a0 By the end of the process I went to Staples and had them all bound into 2 books.\u00a0 I called them “Steve’s Real Books”.\u00a0 They came in very handy as all my favorite tunes were in two books.\u00a0\u00a0 Many of these tunes are not found in the original “Real Book”\u00a0 so it made the gigs much more interesting and entertaining as we could try new tunes. (I remember a few gigs where we played only tunes we didn’t know,\u00a0 that was fun)<\/p>\n
This past August, I had to have brain surgery for a shunt revision (long story…….), I couldn’t play for awhile so I decided to remake “Steve’s Real Book”.\u00a0 I took out a lot of tunes in my\u00a0 first 2 books that I just didn’t play or like anymore and added a bunch more that weren’t around 10 years ago.\u00a0\u00a0 Hal Leonard has recently put out 4 Volumes of Real Books that are great.\u00a0 There are some killer tunes in them that I could use and haven’t played before.\u00a0\u00a0 I went through all of the<\/p>\n
new books and played each melody.\u00a0 If I didn’t know the tune at all,\u00a0 I would play it on the piano also as the chords will give you a better idea of the tune than just playing the melody. \u00a0 This time my goal was to combine the tunes into one book. \u00a0 I just finished the book the other day and have been playing out of it.\u00a0\u00a0 Here is a list of the tunes I came up with for the final book.\u00a0 Many of the more popular tunes I already know but I included them in the book so I could use them with students.<\/p>\n
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A
\nAfro Blue
\nAfter You\u2019ve Gone
\nAfternoon in Paris
\nAin\u2019t Misbehavin
\nAiregin
\nAlfie\u2019s Theme
\nAlice in Wonderland
\nAll Blues
\nAll My Tomorrows
\nAll of Me
\nAll of You
\nAll or Nothing At All
\nAll the Things You Are
\nAll the Way
\nAlone Together
\nAltoitis
\nAngel Eyes
\nAnthropology
\nAs Long As He Needs Me
\nAs Time Goes By
\nAu Privave
\nAutumn in New York
\nAutumn Leaves
\nB
\nBa-Lu Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are
\nBag\u2019s Groove
\nBarbados
\nBarbara
\nBasin Street Blues
\nBeatrice
\nBeautiful Love
\nBebop
\nBegin The Beguine
\nBernie\u2019s Tune
\nBesame Mucho
\nBessie\u2019s Blues
\nBewitched
\nBig P
\nBillie\u2019s Bounce
\nBirth of the Blues
\nBlack Narcissus
\nBlack Nile
\nBlack Orpheus
\nBlame It On My Youth
\nBloomdido
\nBlue Bird
\nBlue Bossa
\nBlue Friday
\nBlue In Green
\nBlue Monk
\nBlue Room, The
\nBlue Seven
\nBlue Skies
\nBlue Soul
\nBlues by Five
\nBlues for Alice
\nBlues for Wood
\nBlues in the Closet
\nBluesette
\nBody and Soul
\nBolivia
\nBossa Antigua
\nBouncing With Bud
\nBreak Out the Blues
\nBut Beautiful
\nBut Not For Me
\nBye Bye Blackbird
\nC
\nCan\u2019t Help Lovin\u2019 That Man
\nCantelope Island
\nCaravan
\nChameleon
\nChasin\u2019 The Trane
\nCheek to Cheek
\nCheesecake
\nCherokee
\nChicken, The
\nChild is Born, A
\nChitlans Con Carne
\nChristina
\nChristmas Waltz, The
\nCome Rain or Come Shine
\nConfirmation
\nCorcovodo
\nCottontail
\nCountdown
\nCrazeology
\nCry Me a River
\nCute
\nD
\nDarn That Dream
\nDays of Wine and Roses
\nDear Old Stockholm
\nDearly Beloved
\nDedicated to You
\nDeep Purple
\nDesafinado
\nDetour Ahead
\nDexterity
\nDolphin Dance
\nDon\u2019t Be That Way
\nDon\u2019t Explain
\nDon\u2019t Get Around Much Anymore
\nDon\u2019t Know Why
\nDonna Lee
\nDoxy
\nE
\nEarly Autumn
\nEasy Living
\nEasy to Love
\nEmily
\nESP
\nEstate
\nEternal Triangle
\nEvery Time We Say Goodbye
\nEverything Happens To Me
\nF
\nFilthy McNasty
\nFive Brothers
\nFlamingo
\nFly Me To The Moon
\nFlying Home
\nFoggy Day, A
\nFootprints
\nFor All We Know
\nFor Minors Only
\nFor Sentimental Reasons
\nFour
\nFour Brothers
\nFour on Six
\nFreddie Freeloader
\nFreedom Jazz Dance
\nFreight Trane
\nFried Bananas
\nG
\nGentle Rain
\nGeorgia
\nGeorgia on My Mind
\nGiant Steps
\nGirl From Ipanema
\nGlory of Love, The
\nGod Bless the Child
\nGood Bait
\nGood Morning Heartache
\nGoodbye Pork Pie Hat
\nGregory is Here
\nGroovin\u2019 High
\nH
\nHave You Met Miss Jones
\nHere\u2019s That Rainy Day
\nHoneysuckle Rose
\nHow Deep Is The Ocean
\nHow High The Moon
\nHow Insensitive
\nHow My Heart Sings
\nI
\nI Can\u2019t Get Started
\nI Can\u2019t Give You Anything But Love
\nI Could Write a Book
\nI Didn\u2019t Know What Time It Was
\nI Got Rhythm
\nI Hear A Rhapsody
\nI Left My Heart In San Francisco
\nI Love You
\nI Mean You
\nI Remember Clifford
\nI Remember You
\nI Should Care
\nI Thought About You
\nI Want To Talk About You
\nI\u2019ll Be Seeing You
\nI\u2019ll Remember April
\nI\u2019ll Take Romance
\nI\u2019m Old Fashioned
\nI\u2019ve Got the World on a String
\nI\u2019ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face
\nI\u2019ve Never Been In Love Before
\nI\u2019ve Told Every Little Star
\nIf I Should Lose You
\nIf I Were A Bell
\nImagination
\nImpressions
\nIn a Mellow Tone
\nIn a Sentimental Mood
\nIn Love In Vain
\nIn the Wee Small Hours of the Morning
\nIn Walked Bud
\nIn Your Own Sweet Way
\nInfant Eyes
\nInvitation
\nIsn\u2019t It Romantic
\nIt Could Happen To You
\nIt Don\u2019t Mean a Thing
\nIt Had To Be You
\nIt Might As Well Be Spring
\nIt Never Entered My Mind
\nIt Was A Very Good Year
\nIt\u2019s All Right With Me
\nIt\u2019s Easy To Remember
\nIt\u2019s Only a Paper Moon
\nIt\u2019s You or No One
\nJ
\nJive Samba, The
\nJoy Spring
\nJust Friends
\nJust In Time
\nJust One of Those Things
\nK
\nKiller Joe
\nL
\nLady Bird
\nLazy bird
\nLester Leaps In
\nLet\u2019s Fall In Love
\nLike Someone In Love
\nLimehouse Blues
\nLine For Lyons
\nLittle Sunflower
\nLocomotion
\nLong Ago and Far Away
\nLonnie\u2019s Lament
\nLOVE
\nLove for Sale
\nLove Letters
\nLove Walked In
\nLovely Way to Spend an Evening, A
\nLoverman
\nLush Life
\nM
\nMack the Knife
\nMaiden Voyage
\nMan With the Horn, The
\nMarmaduke
\nMeditation
\nMercy. Mercy, Mercy
\nMidnight Voyage
\nMilestones
\nMinority
\nMister Magic
\nMisty
\nMoment\u2019s Notice
\nMoonlight in Vermont
\nMoose the Mooche
\nMr. PC
\nMy Favorite Things
\nMy Foolish Heart
\nMy Funny Valentine
\nMy Ideal
\nMy Little Suede Shoes
\nMy Old Flame
\nMy One and Only Love
\nMy Romance
\nMy Shining Hour
\nMy Ship
\nN
\nNaima
\nNardis
\nNature Boy
\nNearness of You, The
\nNefertiti
\nNica\u2019s Dream
\nNight and Day
\nNight Has a Thousand Eyes, The
\nNight in Tunisia, A
\nNo More Blues (Chega De Saudade)
\nNothing Personal
\nNow\u2019s the Time
\nO
\nOleo
\nOn a Slow Boat to China
\nOn Green Dolphin Street
\nOn the Brink
\nOn the Sunny Side of the Street
\nOnce I Loved
\nOne By One
\nOne Note Samba
\nOrnithology
\nOur Love Is Here To Stay
\nOut of Nowhere
\nP
\nPaul\u2019s Pal
\nPeace
\nPennies From Heaven
\nPent-Up House
\nPerdido
\nPeri\u2019s Scope
\nPolkadots and Moonbeams
\nPure Imagination
\nR
\nRecordame
\nRelaxin\u2019 at the Camarillo
\nRhythm-A-Ning
\nRoad Song
\nRound Midnight
\nS
\nSamba De Orfeu
\nSatin Doll
\nSay It Over and Over
\nScrapple From the Apple
\nSecret Love
\nSentimental Journey
\nSeptember Song
\nSerenade to a Cuckoo
\nShawnuff
\nSister Sadie
\nSkylark
\nSmoke Gets In Your Eyes
\nSoftly as a Morning Sunrise
\nSoftly as a Morning Sunrise
\nSolar
\nSomeday My Prince Will Come
\nSomeone to Watch Over Me
\nSometime Ago
\nSong for My Father
\nSoul Eyes
\nSoultrane
\nSpeak Low
\nSt. Thomas
\nStablemates
\nStar Eyes
\nStardust
\nStella By Starlight
\nStolen Moments
\nStormy Weather
\nStraight No Chaser
\nStrode Rode
\nSugar
\nSummer Knows, The
\nSummer Samba
\nSummertime
\nSunny
\nSurrey With the Fringe on Top, The
\nSweet and Lovely
\nSweet Georgia Brown
\nT
\nTake 5
\nTake the A Train
\nTake the Coltrane
\nTangerine
\nTenderly
\nTenor Madness
\nTheme For Ernie
\nThere is No Greater Love
\nThere Will Never Be Another You
\nThese Foolish Things
\nThese Foolish Things
\nThey Didn\u2019t Believe Me
\nThings to Come
\nThis I Dig of You
\nThis Masquerade
\nThree Views of a Secret
\nTill There Was You
\nTime After Time
\nToo Young
\nToo Young to Go Steady
\nTouch of Your Lips, The
\nTriste
\nTruth
\nTune Up
\nTurnaround
\nTuxedo Junction
\nTwenty-Six Two
\nU
\nUgetsu
\nUnforgettable
\nUnit 7
\nUp Jumped Spring
\nV
\nVery Early
\nVery Thought of You, The
\nW
\nWatch What Happens
\nWatermelon Man
\nWave
\nWay You Look Tonight, The
\nWeaver of Dreams, A
\nWell You Needn\u2019t
\nWendy
\nWest Coast Blues
\nWhat a Difference a Day Makes
\nWhat a Wonderful World
\nWhat Is This Thing Called Love
\nWhat\u2019s New
\nWhen I Fall In Love
\nWhen Sunny Gets Blue
\nWillow Weep For Me
\nWitchcraft
\nWithout a Song
\nWork Song
\nY
\nYardbird Suite
\nYes and No
\nYesterdays
\nYou Are Too Beautiful
\nYou Don\u2019t Know What Love Is
\nYou\u2019d Be Nice to Come Home
\nYou\u2019re Nobody \u2018Till Somebody Loves You
\nYou\u2019ve Changed
\nYoung and Foolish
\nYoung at Heart<\/p>\n
This time I bound the book myself with a “Arc” binding system I found at Staples.\u00a0 (I don’t know yet how this binding system will hold up over the long haul)\u00a0 If I want to add a tune or take a tune out it’s very easy to do.\u00a0\u00a0 I love having everything in one book.\u00a0 Plus, it keeps me focused on the tunes I want to learn and memorize.\u00a0\u00a0 Before anyone asks, …………the book is not for sale!<\/strong> (that would be illegal!) \u00a0\u00a0 If you want to do this yourself be prepared to spend many many hours working on it. \u00a0 I’m just providing this list as it might give you some ideas for your own book. \u00a0 If you know of a great tune that isn’t on my list feel free to let me know and I’ll check it out.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Thanks,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Steve<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Back in the 1980’s when I left high school for college I learned of a book called the Real Book that had hundreds of great jazz tunes in it. Up until that point in my life I had never heard of it.\u00a0\u00a0 The only tunes I knew were a bunch of Charlie Parker heads and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":63,"featured_media":6151,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[672,540,671,670],"class_list":{"0":"post-6144","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jazz-education","8":"tag-jazz-songs","9":"tag-jazz-standards-2","10":"tag-jazz-tunes","11":"tag-real-book","12":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6144","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/63"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6144"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6144\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}