How to Play from a Real Book for all Musicians?

How to Play from a Real Book for all Musicians? When you can play from the Real Book, you can pretty much do anything. See how I approach the Real Book from a rhymic, melodic, and harmonic standpoint.
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Paul Tobey
00:00 How to Play from a Real Book for all Musicians?
00:32 The original Real Book 1 (guideline and sight read)
01:05 5 Things you absolutely need to know
01:29 Demonstration
01:55 How to "feel" 2 and 4
02:30 Read the Melody
03:30 Playing Multiple Notes (chords)
04:55 Take the example of the chord and stretch it.
05:43 How to make it come together (rhythm, melody and chords)
06:53 Whatever is written there is "just a suggestion".
07:40 More about Jazzmentl.com
08:50 Sample of solo
09:59 Sky is the limit
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[@Jazzmentl]

What piece are you trying to learn right now?

[@robertdepiano]

John Lennon's Imagine in the "jazz" version :)

[@Jazzmentl]

@@robertdepiano oooh, that is a good one.

[@justtekyra1313]

Dexterity - Dexter Gordon

[@cartercouch8713]

Cherokee from the boom so me and my friends can jam💪

[@wes4974]

Misty

[@bradsmithstudios8881]

I’m an adult beginner, I grew up watching my mom, a professional pianist, play from this book all the time and crush it, so beautiful. Now that I’m looking at it, it’s absolutely daunting. Thanks for your video, very helpful.

[@Jazzmentl]

Sounds like good memories! Let me know if there is anything else I could help you with :-)

[@dennisboran772]

I like the way you make the Real Book real Paul! As usual great job!

[@amotinyabongo5659]

Thank you for sharing the challenges regarding the use of Real\Fake books. To piggy-back off what you shared, I heard Dexter Gordon say in an interview, "when choosing [sic] a song, learn the lyrics..."

[@Jazzmentl]

Yes. I would agree with Dexter Gordon. Because it may help the interpreter of the song find the intended emotion of the song. The idea is to feel something when you are playing it. Or make your audience feel something. Music in a nutshell makes people feel. If a song/performance achieves that, then the interpreter has achieved the big goal..they connected with the listener.

[@amotinyabongo5659]

@@Jazzmentl AMEN!!!

[@NicholasSladenDew]

Wonderful

[@MrLiamfa]

At 4:37 why do you that that c7 is with a sharp 5 ? You also said that F-7 can be with a 9th or 11th. As a beginner, how would I decide if a chord should be played as written, or with some ajustements?

[@itshoneydrip]

Anytime a chord is labelled with a “+” symbol it’s augmented. In bar 1, it is a C+7. You can also add extensions (9,11,13) to any minor, major or Dom 7 chord, provided you do so tastefully and purposefully within the context of the song’s arrangement, with good voice leading and use of harmonic texture, rhythm etc. in your performance.

[@Slappaccino]

I'm currently learning Wes' Caravan, but I'm relatively new to jazz playing, so it's a bit brutal lol.

[@Jazzmentl]

Welcome to JazzMentl. If you are new to jazz, you may wish to grab my free jazz piano lessons for beginners. jazzmentl.com/the-ultimate-beginners-guide-to-jazz-piano/

[@dennisboran772]

Working on the Shadow Of Your Smile !

[@aljackson3746]

I’m working on the Shadow of your Smile also. I just love that song.

[@user-ob3pe9bw2v]

The first three points were clear but the fourth was definitely beyond my comprehension. Where is that chord link?

[@aagevaksdal]

Trying to put together an interesting keyboard bass line on Stella.

[@Jazzmentl]

@@aagevaksdal I believe I have a tutorial on Stella. You might grab some ideas from there kzbin.infoxowcH-wWfUQ?feature=share

[@aagevaksdal]

@@Jazzmentl Thanks a lot, will definitely check it out!

[@daysailertogo]

Puh.. How to Play from a Real Book? I would name the video: The last percent to beeing perfect in improvisating from the the Real Book... Not what I expected, but wonderful playing.

[@TJMusicNerd]

At 1:18, you spelled rhythm wrong and lost credibility. Can't watch any further.

[@Jazzmentl]

That's fair Ted. We all choose our focus. I appreciate you bringing it to my attention. Mistakes happen in post production. At my age, you learn to forgive yourself quickly for the things that make you human 😉

[@samn6760]

@@Jazzmentl It doesn't bother me! Thank you sir for making this video, very informative for a classical piano player!

[@Jazzmentl]

@@samn6760 I appreciate this Sam. Thanks 🙏