What songs are in the Real Book Volume 1?

Full Song List

  • DON’T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE.
  • EASY LIVING.
  • EPISTROPHY.
  • FALLING IN LOVE WITH LOVE.
  • FOOTPRINTS.
  • FOUR ON SIX.
  • GIANT STEPS.
  • HOW HIGH THE MOON.

How many songs are in the real book?

400 songs
Includes 400 songs: “All Blues,” “Autumn Leaves,” “Black Orpheus,” “Bluesette,” “Body and Soul,” “Bright Size Life,” “Epistrophy,” “Four on Six,” “Giant Steps,” “How High the Moon,” “I’ll Remember April,” “Lullaby of Birdland,” “Misty,” “My Funny Valentine,” “Take Five,” “There Is No Greater Love,” hundreds more!

Are songs in the real book public domain?

The transcriptions in The Real Book are unlicensed; no royalties are paid to the musicians whose songs appear in the book. Consequently, the book violates copyright and is therefore illegal.

Is there a digital real book?

Now you can download over 650 songs selected from Sher Music Co.’s world-renowned books! and hundreds more!

What is a song fake book?

The Fake Book, in case you’re not familiar with it, is basically the simplest version of sheet music available. It is a collection of songs written with only the melody, lyrics and chord changes over the appropriate beats.

How many real books are there?

Since the 1970s, musicians the world over have trusted these volumes to get them through the gig. The official series is now expanded to 71 titles, including eBook editions for tablets, coordinating audio backing tracks, vocal editions with lyrics, other musical styles, and more. THE REAL BOOK GOES MOBILE!

Why is it called fake book?

A Fake Book (also called a Real Book) is a collection of lead sheets used by Jazz musicians. They are so-called because they allow a Jazz musician to ‘fake it’ even if he/she doesn’t know a song.

What is the difference between Real Book and fake book?

Both Real books and Fake books contain jazz standards, usually as melody line and chord symbols only, although you can get a vocal version with the lyrics too. I think the main difference between Real Books and Fake books is copyright: the Real books were brought out as legal versions of the Fake books.

How many years until a song is public domain?

In general, term of protection for unregistered unpublished musical compositions is life of the author + 70 years, or 120 years from the date of creation for anonymous, pseudonymous, works made for hire, and works where death date of the author is unknown.

What songs are no longer under copyright?

Top Six Most Popular Royalty-Free Songs

  • Take Me Out to the Ball Game. Singers Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilzer recorded the original version of Take Me Out to the Ball Game in 1908.
  • Happy Birthday.
  • House of the Rising Sun.
  • Rockin’ Robin.
  • Everybody Loves My Baby.
  • That’s All Right.

Why real books are better than ebooks?

Ebooks are designed for speed with skimming, scrolling, and linking. But physical books are designed for slow processing, with larger pages, no links, and concentrated singular lines of thought. The effect is slowness and patience instead of frenetic haste.

What does fake book music look like?