Upton String Instrument Company

The Standards Real Book is a remarkable collection of great songs of the 20th Century!

The Most Useful New Real Book yet! No duplication of tunes in Vol. 1 and 2. Same high quality!

All living composers have approved these charts; many of them are from the composer's own lead sheets. Charts for the standards were derived from a consensus of the best recorded jazz versions...

The only comprehensive book ever published on how to play bass in authentic Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, Caribbean, Latin Jazz & South American styles.

The Jazz Theory Book takes the student from the most basic techniques such as chord construction and the II-V-I progression through scale theory, the blues, "I've Got Rhythm" changes, slash chords, the bebop and pentatonic scales, how to read a lead sheet and memorize tunes and a study of reharmonization that is almost a book in itself.

transcribed bass lines and solos by: Eddie Gomez, Ron Carter, David Friesen, Charles Mingus, James Jamerson, Ray Brown, Paul Jackson, Scott LaFaro, Marcus Miller, George Mraz, Jaco Pastorius, Paul Chambers, Alphonso Johnson, Jimmy Garrison, ...and more!

he only fake book with a FREE CD! CD Included with the book contains 37 melodies played by the following artists: Bob Sheppard - saxes and flute Steve Houghton - drums Dave Carpenter - acoustic bass Paul van Wageningen - drums Marc van Wageningen - electric bass Larry Dunlap - piano & synthesizer Dave Mac Nab - guitar C Version, 550 pages. $44 list price.

"Metaphors For The Musician" gives insights into almost every aspect of jazz musicianship, including scale/chord theory, practice strategies, composing techniques, performance psychology and how to create the states of mind that produce the best improvisations.

Book 2 continues to build strong technique, ear skills, and musicality with obtainable goals relative to those accomplished in Book 1. A large number of shifting and position studies are presented to help players learn to navigate the fingerboard.

This is the first book/CD package ever published that provides an opportunity for bassists, guitarists, pianists and drummers to interact and play-along with a master Brazilian rhythm section. Perfect for practicing both accompanying and soloing.