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1 | My Rating (0-5) | Comments | URL | Publisher | Year | Title | Chords Only? | Genres | Copyright notes | Binding | Readability | No. of Tunes | No. of Pages | Mostly 4 bars per line? | Page Size WxH (inches) | Staff Height (mm) | Note Height (mm) | Note Font | Chord Font | Notation major, minor sevenths | Max Tunes per Page | Unnec. Page Splits? | Unnec. Page Turns? | Chord subs? | Suppl. material? | Arrange-ments? | Verses? | Intros? | Lyrics? | Played-by's? | Alpha order in book? | TOC? | Index? | List by Composer or Performer | Style Index? | Instru-ments | Disco-graphy | Photos? | ||||||
2 | 2 | Gives only the key and starting note | http://www.amazon.com/Musicians-handbook-Standard-classified-alphabetical/dp/B0007G077S/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1307692907&sr=1-1 | A. Ray De Vita | 1958 | Standard Dance Music Guide | Yes, but not even chords | standards pop | NA | Stitched, lay-flat | Poor | ? | 58 | NA | 8.25x11 | NA | NA | No notes | Small Courier, 2 mm | NA | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | C | No | No | |||||||
3 | http://www.amazon.com/Amazing-Jazz-Fakebook-Alfred-Publishing/dp/0897243447/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1307692676&sr=1-1 | Alfred Publishing Co. | 1991 | Amazing Jazz Fakebook | No | jazz | Yes | Fair | 200 | 164 | No | 9x12 | 6 | 1.2 | Small | Small Times, 2 mm | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Very eclectic | http://www.amazon.com/Most-Fantastic-Fakebook-World/dp/076921620X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1307692701&sr=1-1 | Alfred Publishing Co. / Warner Bros. | 1992 | Most Fantastic Fakebook in the World | No | standards show tunes pop jazz classical | Yes | Stitched, lay-flat | Fair | 1300+ | 752 | No | 9x12 | 6 | 1.2 | Small | Small Times, 2 mm | 3 | Yes | No | No | Some | No | No | Some | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | C | No | No | ||||||||
5 | 5 | Beware that the Revised Edition, without Bugs Bunny on the cover, is not a comb binding. So this book is not as usable unless you rebind it. | http://www.amazon.com/Just-Standards-Real-Book/dp/073903944X/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b | Alfred Publishing Co. / Warner Bros. | 2001 | Just Standards Real Book | No | jazz | Yes | Comb | 250 | 395 | 9x12 | 8 | 2 | Large | Large Rustic | 1 | No | No | Some | Yes | No | Some | Some | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | C, Bb, Eb | Yes | Some | |||||||||
6 | 4 | http://www.amazon.com/Just-Jazz-Real-Book-Books/dp/0757901689/ref=pd_sim_b_39 | Alfred Publishing Co. / Warner Bros. | 2001 | Just Jazz Real Book | No | jazz | Yes | Comb | 250 | 400 | 9x12 | 8 | 2 | Large | Large Rustic | 1 | No | No | Some | Yes | No | Some | Some | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | C, Bb, Eb | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||
7 | http://www.amazon.com/Just-Blues-Real-Book-Fakebook/dp/0757901697/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1307692724&sr=1-1 | Alfred Publishing Co. / Warner Bros. | 2002 | Just Blues Real Book | No | blues | Yes | Comb | 360+ | 440 | 9x12 | 8 | 2 | Large | Large Rustic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Composer-specific | http://www.amazon.com/Just-Gershwin-Real-Book-Books/dp/0757914012/ref=pd_sim_b_5 | Alfred Publishing Co. / Warner Bros. | 2004 | Just Gershwin Real Book | No | jazz | Yes | Comb | Good | 300 | 9x12 | 8 | 2 | Large | Large Rustic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 4 | Binding spoils this otherwise good book | http://www.alfred.com/Products/Just-Jazz-Real-Book--00-FBM0003BS.aspx | Alfred Publishing Co. / Belwin | 2011 | Jazz Real Book | No | jazz | Yes | Stitched | Good | 228 | 316 | Yes | 9x12 | 8 | 2 | Large | Large Rustic | maj m | 1 | No | No | Some | Some | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | C, Bb, Eb | No | No | ||||||
10 | 1 | First fakebook ever produced; mainly of historical interest | http://www.amazon.com/1-Over-1000-Songs/dp/B000LPUI2O/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1307692752&sr=1-1 | Anonymous | 1960? | Volume 1 of Over 1000 Songs | No | standards | Initially no, but copyright notes may have been added in later versions | Comb | Poor | 1000+ | 379 | 5 | 1 | Small | Small Courier | 3 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | C, Bb, Eb | No | No | |||||||||
11 | 2 | Second fakebook ever produced | http://www.amazon.com/2-over-1000-Songs/dp/B0019QU86A/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1307692934&sr=1-1 | Anonymous | 1960? | Volume 2 of Over 1000 Songs | No | show tunes standards | No | Comb | Poor | 1000+ | 366 | 5 | 1 | Small | Small Courier | 3 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | C | No | No | |||||||||
12 | 4 | http://www.amazon.com/Real-Book-Fifth-Editors/dp/B001FLIEJ2/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1307693021&sr=1-2 | Anonymous | 1975 | The Real Book, 5th Edition | No | jazz standards | No | Comb | Fair | 484 | Handwritten | Handwritten | 2 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | C, Bb, Eb, Bass Clef | No | No | |||||||||||||
13 | 3 | Anonymous | ? | Brazil Real Book | No | Brazilian jazz | No | Good | ~225 | 256 | 8 | 1.5 | Very Large | Large Sans Serif | 1 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | C | No | No | ||||||||||||||
14 | 3 | Anonymous | ? | Colorado CookBook | No | jazz | No | Comb | Good | 280 | 8 | 1.5 | Medium | Large Sans Serif | 2 | No | No | Some | No | Some | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | C | No | No | ||||||||||||
15 | 3 | Anonymous | ? | Cuban Fake Book Vol. 1 | No | Cuban | No | Good | 187 | 8.5 | 2 | Medium | Medium Sans Serif | 1 | No | No | Yes | No | No | C | No | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 2 | Anonymous | ? | Dixieland Vintage Jazz Vol. 1 | No | dixieland | No | Comb | Poor | 217 | Small Handwritten | Small Handwritten | 2 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | C | No | No | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | 2 | Anonymous | ? | Dixieland Vintage Jazz Vol. 2 | No | dixieland | No | Comb | Poor | 75 | Small Handwritten | Small Handwritten | 2 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | C | No | No | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | 2 | Spaces I appears to a mixture of an early version of The Real Book and other tunes. There appear to be at least two authors. | Anonymous | 1960? | Spaces I | No | jazz | No | Comb | Poor | 240+ | 240 | Handwritten | Handwritten | 2 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | C | No | No | |||||||||||||
19 | 1 | Spaces II appears to be the same as The Real Book. | Anonymous | ? | Spaces II | No | jazz | No | Comb | Poor | 230+ | 236 | Handwritten | Handwritten | 2 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | C | No | No | |||||||||||||
20 | 2 | Spaces III appears to be tunes from later volumes of The Real Book. | Anonymous | ? | Spaces III | No | jazz pop standards | No | Comb | Poor | 230+ | 267 | Handwritten | Handwritten | 3 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | C | No | No | |||||||||||||
21 | 2 | Spaces IV appears to be tunes from later volumes of The Real Book mixed in with other transcriptions by a different author. | Anonymous | ? | Spaces IV | No | jazz pop standards | No | Comb | Poor | 230+ | 267 | Handwritten | Handwritten | 3 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | C | No | No | |||||||||||||
22 | 3 | Spaces V is identical to Library of Musicians Jazz | Anonymous | 1960? | Spaces V Bebop Jazz | No | jazz | No | Comb | Poor | 200+ | 212 | Handwritten | Handwritten | 2 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | C | No | No | |||||||||||||
23 | Not really a fakebook, but rather transcriptions of notable solos. Included for completeness. | Anonymous | ? | Spaces VI | No | jazz solos | Yes | Comb | Poor | 300+ | 400 | Handwritten | Handwritten | 1 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | C | No | No | ||||||||||||||
24 | 3 | First jazz fakebook produced. | Anonymous | 1960? | Library of Musicians Jazz | No | jazz | No | Comb | Poor | 300+ | 212 | Handwritten | Handwritten | 1 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | C | No | No | |||||||||||||
25 | 5 | Subtitled "Over 500 Tunes the Real Books Missed". | Anonymous | 1970? | Jazz LTD | No | jazz | No | Comb | Poor | 500+ | 393 | Handwritten | Handwritten | 2 | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | C | Yes | No | ||||||||||||
26 | 0 | Consists of standards, probably taken from Over 1000 Songs and the like. | Anonymous | ? | Adventures in Jazz – 30's - 40's & 50's Be-Bop Only | No | standards | No | Comb | Poor | 104 | Handwritten | Handwritten | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Anonymous | ? | The Book | No | standards pop show tunes | No | Comb | Poor | 200+ | 276 | Handwritten | Handwritten | 2 | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | C | No | No | ||||||||||||||
28 | Anonymous | ? | The Other Book | No | jazz | No | Comb | Poor | ~500 | 502 | Handwritten | Handwritten | 1 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | C | No | No | ||||||||||||||
29 | 2 | Not all in C. Presumably this meant for concert key instruments. | Anonymous | ? | 557 Standards in C [sic] | No | standards jazz | No | Comb | Fair | 557 | 444 | No | Handwritten | Handwritten | 2 | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | C | No | No | |||||||||||
30 | Anonymous | ? | Fakebook of Swing Jazz | No | standards jazz | No | Fair | 441 | Small | Small | 2 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | C | No | No | ||||||||||||||||
31 | Anonymous | ? | Firehouse Jazz Band | No | standards jazz | No | Fair | 533 | 777 | Small | Small | 2 | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Some | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | C | No | No | |||||||||||||||
32 | Anonymous | 1990? | Great Gig Book | No | standards jazz | No | Comb | Good | ~1000? | 696 | NA | Small | Small | 3 | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Some | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | C | No | No | |||||||||||||
33 | 2 | Chords-only, unusual grids, French | Anonymous | Jazz Chord Changes Anthology (originally Anthologie des Grilles de Jazz) | Yes | standards jazz dixieland | No | Comb | Poor | 1558 | 487 | NA | No notes | Handwritten | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
34 | 5 | Instructional | http://www.playjazz.com/FBO091.html | Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, UK | 2003 | AB Realbook | No | standards jazz dixieland | Yes | Double-Wire | Good | 100+ | 215 | Yes | 9x12 | 7 | 1.25 | Large | Large 5 mm | 1 | No | No | Some | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | C, Bb, Eb | Yes | Yes | |||||||
35 | 3 | http://www.amazon.com/Richard-Wolfes-Legit-Professional-Fake/dp/0898984483/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1307693522&sr=1-1 | Big 3 Music Corporation | 1986 | Richard Wolfe's Legit Professional Fake Book | No | standards | Yes | Comb | Fair | 1010 | 480 | 9x12 | 7 | 1.25 | Small | Small | 2 | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | C | No | No | |||||||||
36 | 3 | http://www.amazon.com/Original-Legal-Musicians-Book-Instruments/dp/B002YEWFHQ/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1321565066&sr=8-4 | Hansen House | The Original, Legal, Musicians' Fake Book | No | pop, standards, show tunes | Yes | Comb | Fair | 1015 | 663 | No | 8x11 | 5 | 1 | Small | Small Times | maj m | 2 | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | C | No | Yes | ||||||||
37 | 3 | http://www.amazon.com/Original-Legal-Musicians-Fake-Songs/dp/0849400015/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1307695471&sr=1-1 | Charles Hansen Music & Books, Inc. | ? | The Original Musician's 1015 Songs | No | standards show tunes | Yes | Comb | Fair | 1015 | 663 | 8.5x11 | 5 | 1 | Small | Small | 2 | No | No | No | Some | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | C | No | No | |||||||||
38 | 3 | http://www.amazon.com/1012-Jumbo-Class-All-American-Album/dp/B000MBDK4U | Charles Hansen Music & Books, Inc. | 1975 | 1012 Jumbo Jazz Album, and similar titles | No | standards jazz | Yes | Comb | Fair | 1001 | 528 | 8.5x11 | 5 to 7 | 1 | Small to medium | Small Times | 4 | No | No | No | Some | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | C | No | No | |||||||||
39 | 3 | http://www.amazon.com/1001-Jumbo-Song-Bicentennial-Z013L/dp/B000HZIGBS/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1307695245&sr=1-1 | Charles Hansen Music & Books, Inc. | 1976 | 1001 Jumbo Songbook | No | jazz | Yes | Comb | Fair | 1001 | 528 | 8.5x11 | 5 | 1 | Small | Small Times | 2 | No | No | No | Some | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | C | No | No | |||||||||
40 | 3 | http://www.amazon.com/1003-Greatest-Song-Book-Performer/dp/B000PMB89A/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1307695438&sr=1-1 | Charles Hansen Music & Books, Inc. | ? | 1003 Greatest Songbook | No | standards show tunes | Yes | Comb | Fair | 1003 | 720 | 8.5x11 | 5 | 1 | Small | Small | 2 | No | No | No | Some | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | C | No | Yes | |||||||||
41 | 2 | http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/ccja-fakebook/id366771476?mt=11 | Colorado Conservatory for the Jazz Arts | 2010 | CCJA Fakebook | No | jazz originals | Yes | Plastic spiral | Fair | 100+ | 128 | Yes | 8.5x11 | varies | varies | varies | varies | 1 | No | No | No | No | Some | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | C | No | No | ||||||||
42 | 3 | http://www.amazon.com/Columbias-Colossal-Fake-Book-F2332fbx/dp/0898983428/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1307692532&sr=1-1 | Columbia Pictures Publications | ? | Columbia's Colossal Fake Book | No | standards pop | Yes | Comb | Fair | 1000+ | 628 | No | 9x12 | 7 | 1.5 | Small | Small | 3 | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | C | No | No | ||||||||
43 | 2 | http://bibliotek.kk.dk/ting/object/710100%3A20345659 | CPP/Belwin, Inc. | 1993 | The Jazz Fakebook | No | standards | Yes | Stitched, lay-flat | Fair | 150+ | 144 | No | 9x12 | 6 | 1.2 | Small | Small Sans 2 mm | maj m | 2 | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | C, Bb, Eb | No | No | |||||||
44 | 2 | Rare | Dick Grove Publications | 1981 | Dick Grove Fake Book, 3 or more volumes | No | jazz | Yes | Comb | Fair | 20+ in each volume | 50+ in each volume | Yes | 8.5x11 | 8 | 2 | Medium | Small Handwritten | MAJ mi | 1 | no | No | No | No | Some | No | Some | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | C | No | No | |||||||
45 | 3 | Unhelpful binding | http://www.amazon.com/Dennis-Super-Chords-Great-Standards/dp/094374850X | Ekay Music, Inc. | 1991 | Matt Dennis Super Chords for the Great Standards | No | standards | Yes | Stitched | Fair | 50+ | 60 | 9x12 | 6 | 1.2 | Small | Small Times, 3 mm, subs in bold italic | 1 | No | No | Yes | Some | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | C | No | Yes | ||||||||
46 | 4 | Tear-out sheets; substitutions in red over original chords | http://www.amazon.com/Hymans-Professional-Changes-Substitutions-Musician/dp/0943748143/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1307692484&sr=1-1 | Ekay Music, Inc. | 1986 | Dick Hyman's Chord Changes and Substitutions for 100 Tunes | No | standards | Yes | Stitched | Fair | 100 | 128 | 8.5x11 | 5 | 1 | Small | Small Times | 1 | No | No | Yes | Some | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | C | No | Yes | ||||||||||
47 | 4 | Tear-out sheets; substitutions in red over original chords | http://www.amazon.com/All-Right-Changes-Dick-Hyman/dp/0943748429/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1307692484&sr=1-2 | Ekay Music, Inc. | 1988 | All the Right Changes | No | standards | Yes | Stitched | Fair | 100 | 120 | 8.5x11 | 5 | 1 | Small | Small Times | 1 | No | No | Yes | Some | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | C | No | Yes | ||||||||||
48 | 1 | Anonymous | ? | Slick Book 1 | No | pop jazz | No | Poor | ~200 | 365 | Handwritten | Handwritten | delta m | 1 | No | No | No | Some | Some | No | Some | Some | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | C | No | No | |||||||||||||
49 | 1 | Anonymous | ? | Slick Book 2 | No | pop | No | Poor | ~150 | 190 | Handwritten | Handwritten | delta m | 1 | No | No | No | Some | Some | No | Some | Some | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | C | No | No | |||||||||||||
50 | 4 | Uncommon tunes | http://www.amazon.com/Straight-Ahead-Jazz-Fakebook-Fakebooks/dp/0962846740 | Gerard and Sarzin Publishing Co. | 1993 | Straight Ahead Jazz Fakebook | No | jazz | Yes | Stitched, lay-flat | Good | 69 | 160 | No | 8.5x11 | 7 | 1.25 | Medium Crisp | Large Sans 4 mm | Maj min | 1 | No | No | No | Some | Some | No | Some | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | C, Bb, Eb | No | No | ||||||
51 | 4 | First commercial version of the Real Book with original look & feel | http://www.amazon.com/Real-Book-Hal-Leonard-Corporation/dp/0634060384/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b | Hal Leonard Corp. | 2004 | Real Book Sixth Edition | No | standards jazz | Yes | Comb | Good | 462 | 8.5x11 | 7 | 2 | Large Rustic | Large Rustic | 1 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | C, Bb, Eb, Bass Clef | No | No | |||||||||
52 | 4 | http://www.amazon.com/Real-Book-Instruments-2nd-Fake/dp/063406021X/ref=pd_sim_b_18 | Hal Leonard Corp. | 2005 | Real Book Second Edition, Vol. II | No | standards jazz | Yes | Comb | Good | 416 | 8.5x11 | 7 | 2 | Large Rustic | Large Rustic | 1 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | C, Bb, Eb, Bass Clef | No | No | ||||||||||
53 | 4 | http://www.amazon.com/Real-Book-III-Instruments-2nd/dp/0634061364/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_c | Hal Leonard Corp. | 2006 | Real Book Second Edition, Vol. III | No | standards jazz | Yes | Comb | Good | 464 | 8.5x11 | 7 | 2 | Large Rustic | Large Rustic | 1 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | C, Bb, Eb, Bass Clef | No | No | ||||||||||
54 | 4 | http://www.amazon.com/Real-Book-Fake-Books-Leonard/dp/1423425421/ref=pd_sim_b_3 | Hal Leonard Corp. | 2010 | Real Book, Vol. IV | No | standards jazz | Yes | Comb | Good | 510 | 8.5x11 | 7 | 2 | Large Rustic | Large Rustic | 1 | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | C, Bb, Eb, Bass Clef | No | No | ||||||||||
55 | 5 | http://www.amazon.com/Real-Vocal-Book-voice-Second/dp/0634060805 | Hal Leonard Corp. | 2006 | Real Vocal Book | No | standards jazz | Yes | Comb | Good | 8.5x11 | 7 | 2 | Large Rustic | Large Rustic | 1 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | C, High, Low Voices | No | No | |||||||||||
56 | 5 | http://www.amazon.com/Real-Vocal-Book-High-Voice/dp/0634060813 | Hal Leonard Corp. | 2007 | Real Vocal Book, Vol. II | No | standards jazz | Yes | Comb | Good | ~350 | 367 | 8.5x11 | 7 | 2 | Large Rustic | Large Rustic | 1 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | C, High, Low Voices | No | No | |||||||||
57 | http://www.amazon.com/Real-Rock-Book-Instruments/dp/1423453883/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b | Hal Leonard Corp. | 2010 | Real Rock Book, Vol. I | No | rock | Yes | Comb | Good | 400 | 8.5x11 | 7 | 2 | Large Rustic | Large Rustic | 1 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | C | No | No | |||||||||||
58 | 5 | A lot of the tunes I don't regard as Dixieland. | http://www.amazon.com/Real-Dixieland-Book-Robert-Rawlins/dp/1423476948/ref=pd_sim_b_14 | Hal Leonard Corp. | 2011 | Real Dixieland Book | No | standards Dixieland | Yes | Comb | Good | 380 | 8.5x11 | 7 | 2 | Large Rustic | Large Rustic | 1 | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | C | No | No | |||||||||
59 | http://www.amazon.com/Real-Blues-Book-Instruments/dp/1423404513/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_c | Hal Leonard Corp. | 2011 | Real Blues Book | No | blues | Yes | Comb | Good | 480 | 8.5x11 | 7 | 2 | Large Rustic | Large Rustic | 1 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | C | No | No | |||||||||||
60 | 4 | http://www.amazon.com/Real-Bluegrass-Book-Leonard-Corp/dp/0634049216/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1307689801&sr=1-1 | Hal Leonard Corp. | 2011 | Real Bluegrass Book | No | bluegrass | Yes | Comb | Good | 432 | 8.5x11 | 7 | 2 | Large Rustic | Large Rustic | 1 | No | No | No | No | Some | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | C | No | No | ||||||||||
61 | 5 | Uniqueness | http://www.amazon.com/Real-Christmas-Book-C/dp/1423433874/ref=pd_sim_b_4 | Hal Leonard Corp. | 2009 | Real Christmas Book | No | Christmas pop | Yes | Comb | Good | ~200 | 216 | 8.5x11 | 7 | 2 | Large Rustic | Large Rustic | 1 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | C, Bb, Eb | No | No | ||||||||
62 | 5 | Unique; Composer-specific | http://www.amazon.com/Music-John-Coltrane-Jazz-Giants/dp/0793504090/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1307693639&sr=1-1 | Hal Leonard Corp. | 1991 | Music of John Coltrane | No | jazz | Yes | Comb | Good | ~100 | 122 | No | 9x12 | 7.5 | 1.5 | Large | Medium Times 3 mm | 1 | No | No | No | Some | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | |||||||
63 | Unique; Composer-specific | http://www.amazon.com/Duke-Ellington-Real-Book/dp/0634063278/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1307693663&sr=1-1 | Hal Leonard Corp. | 2009 | Duke Ellington Real Book | No | jazz | Yes | Comb | Good | 128 | 8.5x11 | 7 | 2 | Large Rustic | Large Rustic | 1 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | C | No | No | ||||||||||
64 | 5 | Unique; Composer-specific | http://www.amazon.com/Bud-Powell-Real-Book-Instruments/dp/1423461312/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1307693684&sr=1-1 | Hal Leonard Corp. | 2010 | Bud Powell Real Book | No | jazz | Yes | Comb | Good | 80 | 8.5x11 | 7 | 2 | Large Rustic | Large Rustic | 1 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | C | No | No | |||||||||
65 | 3 | Unique; Performer-specific | http://www.amazon.com/Miles-Davis-Real-Book-ebook/dp/B003NX7V6W/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1307693706&sr=1-1 | Hal Leonard Corp. | 2003 | Miles Davis Real Book | No | jazz | Yes | Comb | Good | 96 | Large Rustic | Large Rustic | 1 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | C | No | No | ||||||||||||
66 | 3 | One of the first fakebooks devoted to jazz. Small font, page splits. | http://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Jazz-Fake-Book-Books/dp/0881889792/ref=pd_sim_b_2 | Hal Leonard Corp. | 1988 | Ultimate Jazz Fakebook | No | standards jazz | Yes | Comb | Fair | 625+ | 445 | 9x12 | 6 | 1.25 | Small | Small | 2 | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | C, Bb, Eb | No | No | |||||||||
67 | 3 | Small font. | http://www.amazon.com/Hal-Leonard-Real-Jazz-Book/dp/0793562309/ref=pd_sim_b_6 | Hal Leonard Corp. | 1998 | Real Jazz Book | No | standards jazz | Yes | Fair | 500+ | 384 | 9x12 | 5 | 1 | Small | Small | 2 | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | C, Bb, Eb | No | No | ||||||||||
68 | 4 | http://www.amazon.com/Leonard-Real-Jazz-Standards-Fake/dp/0634021559/ref=pd_sim_b_3 | Hal Leonard Corp. | Real Jazz Standards Fake Book | No | standards jazz | Yes | Comb | Good | 250+ | 576 | 9x12 | 8 | 2 | Large Crisp | Large Rustic | 1 | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | C | No | No | |||||||||||
69 | 3 | Annoyance: Sometimes replicates the head to fill space. | http://www.amazon.com/Leonard-Real-Jazz-Classics-Books/dp/0634021753/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1307693729&sr=1-3 | Hal Leonard Corp. | 2002 | Real Jazz Classics Fake Book | No | Jazz | Yes | Comb | Good | 380 | 543 | 9x12 | 7 | 1.5 | Small | Small | 1 | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | C, Bb, Eb | No | No | ||||||||
70 | http://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Pop-Rock-Fake-Book/dp/079357000X/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b | Hal Leonard Corp. | 1996 | Ultimate Pop/Rock Fakebook 3rd Ed. | No | pop rock | Yes | Comb | Fair | 500+ | 445 | No | 9x12 | 6 | 1.25 | Small | Small | 2 | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | C | No | No | ||||||||||
71 | http://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Fake-Book-Instruments/dp/0793529395/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b | Hal Leonard Corp. | 1996 | Ultimate Fakebook 2nd Ed. | No | standards pop rock | Yes | Comb | Fair | ~500 | 511 | No | 9x12 | 5.5 | 1 | Small | Small | 2 | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | C, Bb, Eb | No | No | ||||||||||
72 | 2 | http://www.amazon.com/This-Ultimate-Fake-Book-Vol/dp/0881883441 | Hal Leonard Corp. | Ultimate Fakebook Volume 2 | No | standards | Yes | Comb | Fair | 800 | 875 | No | 9x12 | 5.5 | 1 | Small | Bold Sans 2 mm | maj, m | 2 | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Some | Some | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | C | No | No | ||||||||
73 | http://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Broadway-Fake-Book/dp/0793582598/ref=pd_sim_b_16 | Hal Leonard Corp. | ? | Ultimate Broadway Fakebook Updated | No | show tunes | Yes | Comb | Fair | 625+ | 502 | 9x12 | 5.5 | 1 | Small | Bold Sans 2 mm | 2 | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Some | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | C | No | No | |||||||||||
74 | http://www.amazon.com/Best-Fake-Book-Ever-Instruments/dp/0634034243/ref=pd_sim_b_3 | Hal Leonard Corp. | 1991 | The Best Fakebook Ever, 4th Ed. | No | standards | Yes | Comb | Fair | 1000+ | 864 | 9x12 | Small | Small | 2 | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | C | No | No | |||||||||||||
75 | http://www.amazon.com/Blues-Fake-Book-Leonard-Corp/dp/0793558557/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1307693800&sr=1-1 | Hal Leonard Corp. | 1999 | Blues Fake Book | No | blues | Yes | Comb | Fair | 488 | 9x12 | Medium | Medium | 2 | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | C | No | No | ||||||||||||||
76 | http://www.amazon.com/Classic-Rock-Fake-Book-Instruments/dp/0793578566/ref=pd_sim_b_1 | Hal Leonard Corp. | 1999 | Classic Rock Fake Book, 2nd Edition | No | rock | Yes | Comb | Fair | 250+ | 280 | 9x12 | Small | Small | 2 | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | C | No | No | |||||||||||||
77 | http://www.amazon.com/Fake-Book-Rhythm-Blues-Songs/dp/0793578310/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1307693759&sr=1-2 | Hal Leonard Corp. | 1999 | R&B Fake Book | No | blues | Yes | Comb | Fair | 375 | 400 | 9x12 | Small | Small | 2 | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | C | No | No | |||||||||||||
78 | Unique; Composer-specific | http://www.amazon.com/Irving-Berlin-Fake-Book-Books/dp/0793512948/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1307693782&sr=1-1 | Hal Leonard Corp. | Irving Berlin Fake Book | No | standards | Yes | Comb | 165 | 184 | 9x12 | C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
79 | 4 | Good study books for substitutions. Substitutions shown in red above original changes. By jazz educator Frank Mantooth. | http://www.amazon.com/Chord-Changes-Worlds-Greatest-Standards/dp/B001E661NY/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1307693876&sr=1-1 | Hal Leonard Corp. | 1989 | The Best Chord Changes for the World's Greatest Standards | No | standards | Yes | Comb | Good | 100 | 215 | 9x12 | 7.5 | 2 | Large Crisp | Large Times | 1 | No | No | Many | Some | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | C | No | No | ||||||||
80 | 4 | " | http://www.amazon.com/Best-Chord-Changes-Requested-Standards/dp/0881888532/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1307693899&sr=1-1 | Hal Leonard Corp. | 1990 | The Best Chord Changes for the Most Requested Standards | No | standards | Yes | Comb | Good | 100 | 211 | 9x12 | 7.5 | 2 | Large Crisp | Large Times | 1 | No | No | Many | Some | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | C | No | No | ||||||||
81 | 4 | " | http://www.amazon.com/Best-Chord-Changes-Known-Songs/dp/0793533309/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1307693899&sr=1-2 | Hal Leonard Corp. | 1995 | The Best Chord Changes for the Best Known Songs | No | standards | Yes | Comb | Good | 100 | 208 | 9x12 | 7.5 | 2 | Large Crisp | Large Times | 1 | No | No | Many | Some | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | C | No | No | ||||||||
82 | 4 | " | http://www.amazon.com/Best-Chord-Changes-Standards-Ever/dp/0793533317/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1307693936&sr=1-1 | Hal Leonard Corp. | 1995 | The Best Chord Changes for the Best Standards Ever | No | standards | Yes | Comb | Good | 100 | 214 | 9x12 | 7.5 | 2 | Large Crisp | Large Times | 1 | No | No | Many | Some | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | C | No | No | ||||||||
83 | 3 | Stitched non-lay-flat binding is annoying. | http://www.amazon.com/Best-Chord-Changes-Popular-Songs/dp/0793573394/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1307693966&sr=1-1 | Hal Leonard Corp. | 1998 | The Best Chord Changes for the Most Popular Songs | No | standards | Yes | Stitched | Good | 100 | 207 | 9x12 | 7.5 | 2 | Large Crisp | Large Times, 4 cm, subs in red | 1 | No | No | Many | Some | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | C | No | No | ||||||||
84 | 5 | Substitutions shown in red above original changes. | http://www.amazon.com/Real-Chord-Changes-Substitutions-Christmas/dp/0793516668/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1307694032&sr=1-1 | Hal Leonard Corp. | 1992 | The Real Chord Changes & Substitutions: Christmas Favorites | No | Christmas pop | Yes | Stitched, lay-flat | Good | ~50 | 110 | 9x12 | 7.5 | 2 | Large Crisp | Large Times, 4 cm, subs in red | 1 | No | No | Many | Some | Some | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | C | No | No | ||||||||
85 | 5 | Substitutions shown in red above original changes. | http://www.amazon.com/Real-Chord-Changes-Substitutions-Fake/dp/0793513510/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1307694032&sr=1-1 | Hal Leonard Corp. | 1992 | The Real Chord Changes & Substitutions (4 volumes: A-F, G-K, L-Q, R-Z) | No | standards | Yes | Stitched, lay-flat | Good | ~50 | 120 | 9x12 | 7.5 | 2 | Large Crisp | Large Times, 4 cm, subs in red | 1 | No | No | Many | Some | Some | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | C | No | No | ||||||||
86 | 3 | Substitutions shown in red above original changes. | http://www.amazon.com/Real-Chord-Changes-Standards-Fake/dp/0793568439/ref=pd_sim_b_1 | Hal Leonard Corp. | 1996 | The Real Chord Changes for 54 Standards | No | standards | Yes | Stitched, lay-flat | Good | 54 | 118 | 9x12 | 7.5 | 2 | Large Crisp | Large Times | 1 | No | No | Many | Some | Some | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | C | No | No | ||||||||
87 | 3 | http://www.amazon.com/50-Bebop-Heads-C-Instruments/dp/0793566819/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1307694128&sr=1-5 | Hal Leonard Corp. | 1996 | 50 Essential Bebop Heads | No | jazz | Yes | Stitched, lay-flat | Good | 50 | 40 | No | 8.75x11.75 | 6 | 1.25 | Small | Small Times 2 mm | 2 | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | C, Guitar, Bb, Eb, Bass Clef | No | No | ||||||||
88 | 4 | http://www.amazon.com/Ragtime-Early-Jazz-1900-1935-Bible/dp/0793558069/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1307694149&sr=1-5 | Hal Leonard Corp. | 1997 | Ragtime and Early Jazz | No | standards jazz | Yes | Stitched | Good | 200 | 240 | 9x12 | 8.5 | 2 | Medium | Medium, Times | 1 | No | No | No | Some | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | C | No | No | |||||||||
89 | 4 | http://www.amazon.com/Swing-Era-1936-1947-Bible-Books/dp/0793556589/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_c | Hal Leonard Corp. | 1996 | The Swing Era | No | standards jazz | Yes | Stitched | Good | 200 | 248 | 9x12 | 8.5 | 2 | Medium | Medium, Times | 1 | No | No | No | Some | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | C | No | No | |||||||||
90 | 4 | http://www.amazon.com/Jazz-50s-Bible-Fake-Book/dp/0793558085/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_c | Hal Leonard Corp. | 1999 | Jazz of the 50's | No | standards jazz | Yes | Stitched | Good | 200 | 232 | 9x12 | 8.5 | 2 | Medium | Medium, Times | 1 | No | No | No | Some | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | C | No | No | |||||||||
91 | 4 | http://www.amazon.com/Jazz-60s-Beyond-Bible-Fake/dp/0793558093/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b | Hal Leonard Corp. | 2004 | Jazz of the 60's and Beyond | No | standards jazz | Yes | Stitched, lay-flat | Good | 200 | 231 | 9x12 | 8.5 | 2 | Medium | Medium, Times | 1 | No | No | No | Some | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | C | No | No | |||||||||
92 | Unique; Composer-specific | http://www.amazon.com/Pat-Metheny-Songbook-Lead-Sheets/dp/0634007963/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1307694294&sr=1-1 | Hal Leonard Corp. | 2000 | Pat Metheny Songbook | No | jazz | Yes | Comb | Good | 167 | 448 | 10x12 | Large Rustic | Large Rustic | 1 | No | No | No | Some | Some | No | Some | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | C | No | No | |||||||||||
93 | 5 | Unique; Composer-specific | http://www.amazon.com/Thelonious-Monk-Fake-Book-Books/dp/0634039180/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1307694379&sr=1-1 | Hal Leonard Corp. | 2002 | Thelonious Monk Fakebook | No | jazz | Yes | Stitched, lay-flat | Fair | 96 | 9x12 | Small | Small | 2 | No | No | No | Some | No | No | Some | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | C | No | No | |||||||||||
94 | http://www.amazon.com/Professional-Pianists-Fake-Book/dp/0793500796/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1307694401&sr=1-1 | Hal Leonard Corp. | 1990 | Professional Pianist's Fake Book | No | standards jazz | Yes | Comb | 264 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
95 | 3 | Not a good binding for a fakebook. | http://www.amazon.com/Performers-Complete-Fake-Book/dp/0960735011/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1307665519&sr=1-1 | Hal Leonard Corp. | 1982 | Performer's Complete Fake Book | No | standards pop show tunes | Yes | Hardback stitched | Fair | 600+ | 395 | 9x12 | 5 | 1 | Small Crisp | Small Bold Sans Serif | 2 | Yes | No | No | Some | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | C | No | No | ||||||||
96 | 3 | Composer-specific | http://www.amazon.com/Horace-Silvers-Mitzi-Kolar-Ramal/dp/0849407559/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1307694538&sr=1-1 | Hansen House | 1976 | Horace Silver's Best of Jazz | No | jazz | Yes | Comb | Fair | ~50 | 80 | Yes | 8.25x11 | 6 | 1.2 | Small Crisp | Small Times | 1 | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Some | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | C | No | No | |||||||
97 | 3 | Performer-specific; Unhelpful binding | http://www.amazon.com/Cannonball-Adderleys-complete-jazz-fake/dp/B001GQIEKA | Hansen Publications | 1975 | Canonball Adderley's Complete Jazz Fake Book | No | jazz | Yes | Stitched | Fair | ~150 | 144 | No | 8x11 | 7 | 1.2 | Medium | Small Times 2 mm | maj m | 2 | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Some | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | C | No | Yes | ||||||
98 | 3 | Composer-specific | Keys Books | 1975 | Duke Ellington Fake Book | No | jazz | Yes | Stitched, lay-flat | Fair | ~110 | 64 | No | 8.5x11 | 5.5 | 1.1 | Small | Small Times 2 mm | maj m | 3 | No | No | No | Some | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | C | No | Some | |||||||
99 | 3 | Chords-only; Brief explanation of chord voicing | http://blog.jazzwise.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=708 | Lionel Grigson, Jazzwise | 1995 | A Jazz Chord Book, 3rd Ed. | Yes | standards jazz | No | Comb | Good | 357 | 127 | 8x12 | NA | NA | No notes | Large Sans 4 mm | 5 | No | No | Some | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | C | Yes | 1 | ||||||||
100 | 5 | Uniqueness | http://www.amazon.com/Bill-Evans-Richmond-Music-Folios/dp/0634023896/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1307694501&sr=1-1 | Ludlow Music, Inc. | 1996 | Bill Evans Fakebook | No | jazz | Yes | Comb | Fair | 44 | 101 | 9x12 | 8 | 1.5 | Small | Small Typewriter | 1 | No | No | No | Yes | No | Some | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | C | Yes | Yes |