It is comb-bound with locked tabs to ensure long-lasting durability. Songs include: Alfie * All the Things You Are * Always * And So It Goes * Autumn in New York * Beauty and the Beast * Brazil * Blue Skies * Body and Soul * Call Me Irresponsible * Can't Help Falling in Love * Candy * Caravan * Change the World * Cry Me a River * Duke of Earl * Easter Parade * Edelwiess * Endless Love * Everyday * A Foggy Day * Friends in Low Places * Georgia on My Mind * Heart and Soul * Here's That Rainy Day * How Deep Is the Ocean (How High Is the Sky) * I Love Paris * I Shot the Sheriff * I'm Always Chasing Rainbows * I've Got the World on a String * The Impossible Dream * Isn't It Romantic? * It's Only a Paper Moon * The Lady Is a Tramp * Lazy River * Let's Fall in Love * Love Is Here to Stay * Makin' Whoopee! * Memory * Mona Lisa * Mon River * Moonlight in Vermont * My Funy Valentine * My Heart Will Go On * Oh, Pretty Woman * * Operator * Piano Man * Precious and Few * Release Me * Roxane * Satin Doll * Small World * Somewhere Out There * Sophisticated Lady * Speak Softly, Love (Love Theme from "The Godfather") * Splish Splash * Strawberry Fields Forever * Sumer in the City * Tears in Heaven * Ticket to Ride * Unforgetable * Waltz for Debby * What'll I Do * When I Fall in Love * When You Wish Upon a Star * You Are the Sunshine of My Life * (You're So Square) Baby, I Don't Care * and hundreds more!. From jazz standards to Broadway blockbusters and country classics to pop chart topers, this bok has the songs you're looking for all in one conveneint collection. This fake book is a cornerstone for many musicians' librareis. With over 1200 songs in all styles of music, this third edition has ben updated to include even more great songs and recent hits
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Should I buy the The Ultimate Fake Book (for C Instruments)?
A Handy Tool ! ! !
Ha ! The reviewer below me made a good point (if you've never seen this book before), and I for one have no intention of typing out the 1200 tunes !
I'll tell you why I like it... I have loads of Jazz fake books. This for sure *isn't* "The Real Book", but its a nice collection of more poppish tunes that I find useful to have along on a gig because sometimes people do request those '50s, '60s or '70s pop tunes or even older "less hip" standards and tunes. Its one thing to play for "musicians" but what about when you play in restaurants, at weddings, or for real people? It also has those tunes that vocalists tend to call but that instrumental Jazz ensembles don't play as often (you know, showtunes, Barbara Streisand Stuff, etc. etc.) and even lot's of stuff good for wedding gigs (I WILL SURVIVE, LOVE THEMES from films like TOP GUN and FOOTLOOSE, MANDY, MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA, THE "IN" CROWD, GREAT BALLS OF FIRE, GETTING TO KNOW YOU, QUE SERA SERA, even JIVE TALKIN', I SHOT THE SHERIFF. and '70s stuff like PIANO MAN, JIVE TALKIN', BRANDY (You're a Find Girl), CELEBRATE and JULIE, DO YOU LOVE ME ! ! !)
But its not just wedding band music... I've found some morsels in this one that aren't in most of my Jazz books... MORE TODAY THAN YESTERDAY, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TIME IT WAS, CRY ME A RIVER, THE JERSEY BOUNCE, SAMABA DE ORPHEAU, WALK ON THE WILD SIDE, etc.
I can't list all 1200 tunes for you as I mentioned, but here are some of the categories... Hits of the 1910s, 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s and a few from the 90s, Big Band Favorites, Broadway Show Hits, Movie Hits, TV Hits (including the THEME from CHEERS, THE ODD COUPLE and SECRET AGENT MAN), Country Classics (HEY GOOD LOOKIN, I WALK THE LINE, RING OF FIRE), folk songs (including PUFF THE MAGIC DRAGON), Inspirational and Holiday Songs (and stuff like THE WEDDING BAND MARCH, HAPPY BIRTHDAY), Blues Dixieland and Jazz tunes, Polka, Singalongs (Special Requests and Novelty Tunes)", Songs in 3/4 Time, Latin Tunes (including A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A FOOL), and a few Hawaiin tunes.
Overall, its some great ammunition to have on the gig... the print might be small, the changes "less hip" and the book, very bulky, but I really feel comfortable having this book around. The musicians are going to want to play Coltrane and Miles Davis, but the reality is, the people are going to request the type of tunes in the book, and those sit in vocalists are going to call them ! Be prepared !
Formerly known as "The Book," - 1200 great songs
I learned the hard way that this was formerly known as "The Book," and, except for the cover, the "Ultimate Fake Book" I bought is exactly the same as my copy of "The Book." Not to worry - it will make a great present for somebody.
All of the Hal Leonard "Ultimate" fake books are excellent, but this one and "The Best Fake Book Ever" are particularly generous, with lyrics, chords, and melody for some 1200 songs each. The variety is phenomenal - from Broadway to Folk to Big Band to current hits. My friends and I like to gather around a fake book and sing the night away. I can't think of a better way to spend an evening.
One complaint other than the mixup with the other book - the paperback cover and plastic looseleaf binding are a bit flimsy for a book this big.
-Joe Offer
Better than the Best Fake Book Ever
For those over 40, this book is MUCH better than the Best Fake
Book Ever. I went to the Hal Leonard website to find the complete index of songs for this book before I bought it. UNFORTUNATELY, because this book was so good, I did not bother to look at the complete list of songs before buying the Best Fake Book Ever. I just assumed it would be of the same high quality as this one. Wrong! The songs were much more obscure. From now on, I will find the publisher's website, study the index listing the contents, and then go to Amazon to purchase.
Three thumbs up!
An excellent resource with, as the wordy title implies, over 1200 standard and not so standard songs. This book has a great selection of songs, covering a wide range of material. Great for weddings and other gigs, there are plenty of songs in here that should cover a variety of shows. This may not be the one and only book you'll ever need to cover all your gigs, but it will probably quickly become your most referenced source. This is a highly respected book among gigging musicians, and it will pay for itself many times over.
This new edition is updated with yet another selection of current and classic tunes. Included in each song is the melody line, the chords, and the lyrics written for piano, vocal, guitar, and all "B Flat" instruments. This book even includes charts for over 855 guitar chords, as well as 9 different classified song listings. Great collection, well worth the price. Highly recommended.
a must for your piano library
Once you buy "The Ultimate Fake Book," you will wonder how your piano library ever did without it. Here are jazz piano standards, Broadway songs, popular music from many decades. Browsing through it and playing songs at random is a wonderful way to increase your chord vocabulary, and to develop better sight reading skills.
If you work with vocalists, this book is a must-have and will save you a bundle over going to the music store and purchasing song arrangements one by one. Guitarists in your circle will appreciate this huge fake book as well.
Looking for many hours of playing and singing pleasure? Here's your book.
