• Easy, but classic jazz tunes give the student a good start in learning the jazz repertoire. See the complete tune list below.
• Sample piano voicings, guitar chord diagrams, sample bass lines and useful scales for improvisation are included with each tune, for easy reference.
• Developed and road-tested for years at the Stanford Jazz Workshop's summer jazz camps. It works!
• Each song will sound good played in rock, funk or Latin styles, as well as swing.
• Perfect for individual students of all ages, as well as jazz combos.
• Satisfaction guaranteed!
• C, Bb, Eb and Bass Clef versions available. 

Endorsements

 The Real Easy Book - Volume 1 is my all-time favorite entry-level fake book, and Volume 2 is just as impressive for the intermediate level improviser. I really like having a fake book with written-out scales for soloing, chord voicings, guitar diagrams and bass lines. The selection of tunes is awesome. Extraordinary care has been given to the accuracy of each tune. Both volumes should be required fake books for jazz improvisation instruction.”
— The Jazz Educators Journal

 Finally a book made for people who are beginning to play jazz. A compilation of great tunes, presented with succinct information for all instrumentalists. I wholeheartedly recommend this to anyone who is — or works with — a beginning improviser. Bravo!”
— Bruce Forman (jazz guitarist and educational coordinator for the Monterey Jazz Festival Outreach)

 This is exactly what I have been looking for for 35 years. This is great stuff - instant jazz combo! The results we have gotten from The Real Easy Book already are fabulous and suddenly lots of kids are not afraid of jazz and improvisation anymore. Thank you!”
— John Herdan (Band director in St. Cloud, MN)

 The Real Easy Book has become the backbone of our jazz program. One obvious benefit is collecting tunes of a similar difficulty level at a price that students can afford. Even more important is the format. The facing page of supplementary materials gives the students the tools they need when they need them. This semester's introductory jazz class achieved a much higher level than in any previous year. I credit The Real Easy Book for that!”
— Will Parsons (Jazz Studies director, The Bishop School, La Jolla, CA)

 I cannot begin to tell you how perfect these books have been. I use the more difficult songs for my high school students, and have my 5th and 6th-graders play “St. James Infirmary” and “When The Saints Go Marching In.” The scales make soloing a much less daunting process, the piano chords work great for comping and for instrumental backgrounds, but the most brilliant thing of all is having bass lines all written out. Thanks again for making such a pefect teaching tool.”
— Andrew Frappier (Band director in Enosburg Falls, VT)