
Fakebook
Improvisations on a Journey Back to Jazz
Richard Terrill(Author)
Limelight Editions (Publisher)
Published on 1. October 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
255 pages
978-0-87910-951-6 (ISBN)
Description
A "fakebook" is a collection of melodies with the chord changes that allows jazz musicians to read the tunes instead of playing solely by ear and memory. It is, then, a place to start, a structure upon which jazz improvisation, "faking," builds. As a young man, the author, a jazz saxophone player, tried to make a living at what he loved most. He failed, gave up jazz and became a college English professor. Today he is playing his saxophone again, at weekend gigs, rediscovering the unending challenge and the fulfillment that jazz brings him. This journey of self-discovery demonstrates the power of both jazz and superbly crafted writing.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Hal Leonard Corporation
Dimensions
Height: 191 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
295 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-87910-951-6 (9780879109516)
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Person
Richard Terrill