![]() The problem was not that I wasn’t trying to improve as an improviser, it’s that I was trying to use a fake book to achieve this goal. Week after week I was basically rehashing the same old material in the same exact way without having any musical progress to show for it. I was performing standards from a book all the time, but I wasn’t actually learning any of these tunes that I was playing night after night.Įven worse, I wasn’t improving at all as an improviser. I looked at lead sheets to memorize tunes, I practiced improvisation by staring for hours at written out chord progressions, and I relied on the book like a life preserver at gig after gig.įrom my perspective, this all seemed to work out just fine, however after a few years a problem slowly began to emerge. No book = no music.įor years I used to be a real book player. Like a ball and chain, the book is always there. The Real Book player is the musician that learns tunes out of a fake book, practices in front of a fake book, and performs using a fake book. In each case you’ll find the “Real Book player.” Better yet, walk into your local jam session or take a close look at the jazz trio playing the next time you’re at a wedding. Take a peek into a high school jazz band rehearsal or grab a seat at a college jazz combo concert. ![]()
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