Sher Music Co. has a new big jazz fake book out, The European Real Book, featuring tunes by all of Europe's greatest jazz composers, including Michel Petrucciani, Florian Ross, Joe Zawinul, George Shearing, Nguyen Le, Toots Thielemans, Philip Catherine, Kenny Wheeler, Bill Bruford, Tommy Smith, Enrico Rava, Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen, Barbara Dennerlein, Claus Ogerman, Django Reinhardt, Enrico Pieranunzi, Tim Garland and almost 100 others.
Publisher Chuck Sher says, “For sheer beauty, this is the single greatest fake book I have ever published. And the people you have never heard of are the most amazing ones in the book!"
But don't take our word for it. You can hear most of the songs in the book (the original recordings, full-length tracks in most cases) FOR FREE! at http://www.shermusic.com/eurojazz.htm. It's like getting 10 of the best jazz CDs ever made, at no charge.
Of course, The European Real Book has all the features musicians have come to expect from Sher Music's world-class books---100% accurate composer-approved charts, easy-to-read manuscript, great tune selection, and many extra features like sample bass lines, chord voicings, rhythm section hits, harmony parts, an extensive drum appendix, etc.
Jazz educator Mark Levine says, “At last! The New Real Book goes global with the hippest jazz tunes from Paris, London, Barcelona, Rome, Warsaw, Amsterdam..."
The European Real Book is over 430 pages long and lists for $40. The C Version is available now, with the Bb and Eb Versions to be released in the spring of 2006. Check out the complete song list and listen for yourself to the next wave in the evolution of jazz at http://www.shermusic.com!
For more information contact All About Jazz.
