The Real Cool Book

At a total of 468 pages, this set features 14 transcribed octet charts of west coast, "cool jazz" classics! It contains eight separate books, in one big binder, for Piano, Bass, Drums, Trombone, Trumpet, Alto Sax, Tenor Sax, and Baritone Sax transposed to their keys. The included tunes represent a glossary of iconic "cool school" favorites that every jazz player and audience will enjoy! Contents: Bernie's Tune (Supersax style arrangement of a classic Chet Baker/Gerry Mulligan recording); Boplicity (transcribed from the classic Miles Davis recording Birth of the Cool); Dance for Daddy (a wonderful Marty Paich arrangement as recorded by the Dave Pell Octet); Ellingtonesque (a gorgeous tribute to Duke from the pen of Lennie Niehaus); Java Junction (a quintessential cool jazz chart as recorded by the Dave Pell Octet); Mike's Peak (a swinging Shorty Rogers favorite from the Dave Pell Octet library); Rocker (transcribed from Miles' Birth of the Cool); Walkin' Shoes (one of Gerry Mulligan's most famous tunes); Westwood Walk (another happy, swinging Gerry Mulligan original); You're My Everything (Marty Paich's ebullient arrangement of the Harry Warren standard) and more! At a price that translates to $11.00 per chart, this set is perfect for better high school, university and professional groups!