Just Jazz Real Book, C Edition (Real Books)

Just Jazz Real Book is a comprehensive fake book created for jazz students, teachers, and gigging musicians who want a reliable source of essential repertoire. Designed for practice, study, and performance, it offers an accessible layout that supports learning melody, chords, and stylistic interpretation across many jazz genres. Its clear notation and organized structure make it an ideal reference for lessons, rehearsals, and improvisation work.

This edition includes 250 classics covering standards, bebop, cool jazz, and modern favorites. Each arrangement features melody lines, lyrics where applicable, and accurate chord symbols carefully verified by U.S. and U.K. production teams. The book also provides helpful reference tools such as composer indexes, suggested recordings, chord theory pages, voicing guides, and instruction on how to play effectively from a fake book. These elements support developing improvisers, strengthen reading skills, and make the collection a strong resource for any jazz learner or performer.

With hundreds of songs and detailed cross-referencing, this volume gives musicians a dependable foundation for expanding their repertoire and preparing for real-world playing situations. Whether used in lessons, personal practice, or live performance settings, it provides a rich blend of styles that encourage creative exploration and confident musicianship.

Song List
'Round Midnight * 500 Miles High * A Child Is Born * A Foggy Day * Adieu Tristesse * Ain't Misbehavin' * Air Conditioning * Airegin * Aja * Alice in Wonderland * All My Tomorrows * All the Things You Are * Alone Together * Ana Maria * Anthropology * Armageddon * As Time Goes By * Au Privave * Autumn in New York * Azure * Be-Bop * Bernie's Tune * Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea * Beyond the Sea * Bird Feathers * Bird's Nest * Black Nile * Blackberry Winter

Founded in 1947, Hal Leonard LLC has become the worlds largest source of music performance and instructional materials, with a catalog of over a million products in both physical and digital form. They represent many of the greatest songwriters and artists of all time and publish and distribute works from all genres of music for all styles of musicians and ensembles.