Jazz Standards

Ever start singing a show tune you'd just heard in a furniture store, and get stuck on a line? "Hide your heart from sight, lock your dreams at night, it could happen to you..." That's where this book comes in. It gives you words and melody line for 100 songs and these are strictly A-list of the Great American Songbook (plus some bossa nova, a nice touch), with no filler. Put together the 10 books you've been allowed to take on your Desert Island trip, then slip this one in your back pocket. As others have pointed out, it's not really suited for instrumentalists. But that, along with the fact that you can probably find all this material on the Internet, is undoubtedly what allowed the publisher to offer this collection at such a low price.

This is a great book if you are ONLY looking for the melody, or lyrics, or chords. I came across this book thinking, great, so many songs. I was disapointed when I realized what it was. I can't complain. The price is right.

This handy, pocket sized paperback is easy to throw in a bag or tuck into an instrument case. With a melody line in treble cleff, chord symbols and lyrics, it also has a guitar chord guide in the back. Full of real standards like "Caravan," "Misty," and "Take the A Train," the book covers most of your bases when it comes to playing common rep. Most of the tunes are laid out on a single sheet, though a few do require page turns. Also, the lack of spiral binding could makes it hard to keep on a music stand. However, I can't complain about the price. This book is a good buy.