The Real Jazz Solos Book C Instruments by Various Piano - Sheet Music
By VariousThis amazing collection transcribes nearly 150 of the best-known jazz solos (regardless of the instrument) exactly as recorded by icons of the trade, including: Autumn Leaves (Chet Baker) • Blue in Green (Toots Thielemans) • Blue Train (John Coltrane) • Bright Size Life (Jaco Pastorius) • Dolphin Dance (Herbie Hancock) • Footprints (Wayne Shorter) • I Do It for Your Love (Bill Evans) • I Mean You (Thelonious Monk) • Isreal (Bill Evans) • K.C. Blues (Charlie Parker) • Milestones (Miles Davis) • New Orleans (Wynton Marsalis) • Nuages (Django Reinhardt) • Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Oscar Peterson) • Spring Ain't Here (Pat Metheny) • Stella by Starlight (Ray Brown) • Waltz for Debby (Cannonball Adderley) • West End Blues (Louis Armstrong) • and many more. Some songs are presented multiple times featuring the unique solos by different artists who performed them.
Details
Summary
- Instrument:
- Piano C Instrument
- Genres:
- Jazz
- Composers:
- Various
- Publishers:
- Hal Leonard
- UPC:
- 884088066512
- ISBN:
- 9781423410935
- Format:
- Fake Book Collection / Songbook
- Item types:
- Physical
- Musical forms:
- Waltz
- Artist:
- Various
- Usages:
- School and Community
- Number of Pages:
- 448
- Size:
- 9.0x11.0x0.809 inches
- Shipping Weight:
- 2.61 pounds
Detailed Description
SKU: HL.240268
C Instruments. Composed by Various. Fake Book. Jazz. Softcover. 448 pages. Hal Leonard #240268. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.240268).ISBN 9781423410935. UPC: 884088066512. 9.0x11.0x0.809 inches.
This amazing collection transcribes nearly 150 of the best-known jazz solos (regardless of the instrument) exactly as recorded by icons of the trade, including: Autumn Leaves (Chet Baker) • Blue in Green (Toots Thielemans) • Blue Train (John Coltrane) • Bright Size Life (Jaco Pastorius) • Dolphin Dance (Herbie Hancock) • Footprints (Wayne Shorter) • I Do It for Your Love (Bill Evans) • I Mean You (Thelonious Monk) • Isreal (Bill Evans) • K.C. Blues (Charlie Parker) • Milestones (Miles Davis) • New Orleans (Wynton Marsalis) • Nuages (Django Reinhardt) • Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Oscar Peterson) • Spring Ain't Here (Pat Metheny) • Stella by Starlight (Ray Brown) • Waltz for Debby (Cannonball Adderley) • West End Blues (Louis Armstrong) • and many more. Some songs are presented multiple times featuring the unique solos by different artists who performed them.
Song List
After You've Gone
Airegin
All The Things You Are
Almost Like Being In Love
Anthropology
Autumn Leaves
Back To The Land
Before You Go
Belem
Bernie's Tune
Besame Mucho (Kiss Me Much)
Billy Boy
Birk's Works
Blackbird
Blue In Green
Blue Seven
Blue Train (Blue Trane)
Blues By Five
Body And Soul
Bolivia
Boogie Stop Shuffle
Bop Boy
The Breeze And I
Bright Size Life
Celia
Close Your Eyes
Coffee Pot
Con Alma
Confirmation
Cotton Tail
Delauney's Dilemma
Deluge
Django
Dolphin Dance
Doodlin'
Driftin'
Easy Living
Firm Roots
Five Brothers
Footprints
Freight Trane
The Golden Striker
Grand Slam
Groovin' High
Hook Up
How Deep Is The Ocean (How High Is The Sky)
I Didn't Know What Time It Was
I Do It For Your Love
I Mean You
I Remember Clifford
I'll Close My Eyes
I'll Remember April
I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
I'm Old Fashioned
In A Sentimental Mood
Invitation
Israel
Just An Old Manuscript
K.C. Blues
The Lady is a Tramp
Lucky Southern
(I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over
The Maze
Mean To Me
Midnight Waltz
Miles Ahead
Milestones
Minor Mood
Minor Swing
Minuano (Six-Eight)
Mrs. Parker Of K.C. (Bird's Mother)
Moment's Notice
Moose The Mooche
My Funny Valentine
My Romance
Never Let Me Go
Never Say Yes
Never Will I Marry
New Orleans
Night Train
Nuages
Once I Loved (Amor Em Paz) (Love In Peace)
Opus De Funk
Perdido
Pure Imagination
Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)
Rainsville
Recorda Me
Remember
Riverboat Shuffle
Robbins Nest
Safari
St. Thomas
Senor Blues
Seven Steps to Heaven
Shawnuff
Shoe Shine Boy
Shutterbug
Sidewinder
Since We Met
Singin' The Blues Till My Daddy Comes Home
Sippin' At Bells
Spain
Speak Low
Speak No Evil
Spring Ain't Here
Stealin' Apples
Stella By Starlight
Stolen Moments
Take Five
Tangerine
That Old Feeling
This Is New
Three Little Words
Too Close for Comfort
Unit 7
Waltz For Debby
'Way Down Yonder In New Orleans
The Way You Look Tonight
West End Blues
While We're Young
Whisper Not
Wild Man Blues (Ted Lewis Blues)
Windows
With a Song in My Heart
Woodyn' You
You Go To My Head
You're a Sweetheart
You're My Everything
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- Various Various Piano Various Piano Accompaniment Various Piano Solo
- Instrument:
- Piano and Keyboard Piano Other C Instrument
- Artists:
- Various
- Publisher:
- Hal Leonard
Ratings + Reviews
4.7 Rating
3 reviews
Lisa T.
Dec 17, 2025
I've always wanted to play like the jazz legends, and this book delivers! It's amazing to see the actual solos by icons like Bill Evans and Oscar Peterson written out. It's definitely challenging for a weekend player, but so rewarding when you start to understand and 'sound like the record.' A truly inspiring collection that's perfect for a committed adult learner.
David K.
Dec 15, 2025
This massive fake book is a must-have. With nearly 150 authentic jazz solo transcriptions, it's an incredible resource for expanding improvisation vocabulary and understanding jazz language. The detailed arrangements, true to the originals, offer solid inspiration for any gigging musician. While it's a thick volume, its comprehensive nature makes it invaluable for quick reference or deep study.
Anonymous
Jun 4, 2018
Great transcription
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