https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/jazz-anyone/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:39:51 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/jazz-anyone/#post-113717 Tue, 26 Jul 2005 23:42:01 +0000
The first "Real Books" were basically the jazz equivilant of a collection of tabs -- musicians takes on the songs. They did violate copyright (as tabs do today), and the song book publishers were really pissed about the whole thing.

The Hal Leonard version of the Real Book has a few differences in song selection, and the lead sheets are artist/studio approved versions of the songs.

If you can find an old, printed, bound REAL BOOK, it's a real collectors item for old jazz players who remember them.]]> Guitar Players Discussion kingpatzer https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/jazz-anyone/#post-113717 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/jazz-anyone/#post-113714 Tue, 26 Jul 2005 23:15:23 +0000 It is a large collection of mostly 60s and 70s jazz.
As I understand it this book was illegal for awhile and was hard to find (copyrite issues) but it is now available at some music stores.(published by Hal Leonard)
These tunes are only in notation so you need to be able to read music.]]> Guitar Players Discussion Anonymous https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/jazz-anyone/#post-113714 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/jazz-anyone/#post-113503 Mon, 25 Jul 2005 07:22:51 +0000
A Foggy Day
Misty
Paco de Lucia
Blues for Basie
Pasta Blues

I dig 'em all!]]> Guitar Players Discussion Taso https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/jazz-anyone/#post-113503 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/jazz-anyone/#post-113475 Mon, 25 Jul 2005 04:45:15 +0000
A few things that will help in jazz:

- learn to read standard notation. You'll be able to pick up the basic melodies from fake books.

- learn chord simplifications. The Berklee Method book 1 has a nice chart of how you can simplify chords... when you're starting out, it's hard to deal with C13b5b9 or A11+5 chords.

- start with blues tunes. Plenty of jazz is based on blues, and tunes like "C-Jam Blues" will make you feel right at home while you start to experiment.

- get used to the ii-V-I progression, and its cousin II-V-I. The first is a standard in jazz; the second is really a key change (II-V-I in C is D-G-C - the D-G part is V-I in the key of G, and G-C is V-I in the key of C)]]> Guitar Players Discussion NoteBoat https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/jazz-anyone/#post-113475 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/jazz-anyone/#post-113366 Sun, 24 Jul 2005 06:47:07 +0000 http://www.jazzguitar.be/
I've also found alot of Jazz books, CD's, and DVD's at my local library.

And btw, welcome to GN! :D]]> Guitar Players Discussion Dan T. https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/jazz-anyone/#post-113366 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/jazz-anyone/#post-113364 Sun, 24 Jul 2005 06:29:32 +0000
If you're looking for just straight classical jazz standards, pick up a good fake book and you'll have hundreds and hundreds of jazz tunes everyone knows at your finger tips.

The best way to get starting in Jazz, imho, is to find an artist you really admire, and look to see what standards that person plays. Then go listen to about a dozen other versions of that same standard. Pick out what you like, discard the rest and then make your version you're own.]]> Guitar Players Discussion kingpatzer https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/jazz-anyone/#post-113364 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/jazz-anyone/#post-113345 Sun, 24 Jul 2005 02:54:43 +0000
Footprint by ?? I can't remember right now

a bunch of Wes montgomery tunes..

More blues than jazz, but it has a tinge of jazz: Riviera paradise by SRV...]]> Guitar Players Discussion yoyo286 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/jazz-anyone/#post-113345 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/jazz-anyone/#post-10479 Sun, 24 Jul 2005 00:24:54 +0000
I'd like to experiment jazz songs but I really don't know what to play!

Does anyone have suggestions on jazz songs I could play ?

Until then,
Have a good day ! :wink:]]> Guitar Players Discussion mapscientifik https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/jazz-anyone/#post-10479