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I wish there was a "Thank You on Steroids" icon along with the like, thanks and other post reactions that could be made to Dad3353's post above. Means a lot since it took a lot of work to put it together. Interested in hearing other reactions, good, bad, ugly, or suggested improvements from others who received a copy of the book. As this is our very first release. We have three more songs in various states of production awaiting formatting and integration into the book as well. Please let me know if others want the book and the free, downloadable Mp3's with no strings attached...

Absolutely love jazz. It's my preferred style..

I tried this on another forum and no one even posted or commented about the book. I asked one guy on that other site and he said he was afraid of downloading something from a site he didn't know. I post it here and 12 people so far want a copy via. What a big difference! I will send it all out tomorrow. This also helps me gauge interest and see who is truly into this kind of thing. I want to say thanks to everyone so far for your kindness and appreciative comments. It has been a labor of love, emphasis on the word "labor" as much as love, so the kind of encouragement you are all giving is really important to me -- and the army of volunteers I recruited to make it happen so far. We have more tunes in the works, I got a transcription of one today, and will be adding it as soon as its ready. Also having a group of musicians over to master the tunes in Today's Jazz Book so they can be part of our regular gigging repertoire. Also plans for a YouTube Channel with them all... Thanks! OwnHeart

Yes, I will send it out tomorrow as I have a lot of appointments to get through today -- there were several people who responded via PM so I'll do it all at once. Thanks for your interest though -- very glad to know you are keen to get a copy! Look tomorrow Eastern Standard time.. Thanks! If anyone else wants a copy, please let me know right away so I can send out a herd of them at once.

Sorry, no tab -- it's all standard notation. But it went through a rigorous process from gigging musicians to make sure it met their needs -- such as big chord fonts, chord symbols that aren't easily confused, a kind of active debate that went on for a long time. Page number suitable for individual printing...We like the format as it's our own...Requests are still rolling in for the book. I will be sending it out to everyone in the next couple days. So, if you are interested in getting your own copy, please private message me...

Everyone -- back in January, 2018 myself and a group of musicians decided it was time to freshen up our repertoires with new jazz. We listened to about 200 songs and then, through a double blind review process, agreed that 9 of them were of sufficient quality for inclusion in a book called "Today's Jazz Book". It's a free book, and we did it all through a non-profit. The charts have been transcribed and formatted by a professional arranger, and its' all volunteer. The tunes had to meet certain criteria -- interesting chord changes, killer melodies, suitable for a typical small jazz combo, one page long, or two pages at the very outside. There are MP3's as well that are free. If you would like a copy, let me know and I'll private message it to you -- you don't have to give anything up for it -- not your email, you don't have to register anywhere, no account to set up. Just a bunch of guys trying to create an ever-expanding book of quality jazz tunes. It's a labor of love, not a commercial venture. Think of the Real Book, but legal to share, print, and perform live without royalties due -- you can even record the tunes without royalties due to their Creative Commons license -- they are quality too, so don't let "free" fool you. WE even consulted a lawyer to make sure what we were doing is legally sound. Send me a private message if interested...and I'll shoot a copy over to you. Tunes are in C and Bb, with Eb and Bb almost out of the oven...

The video above shows me playing one. It looks just like a regular upright bass, but the scale length is 35". It is quieter than a full size 3/4 bass which has a typical scale length of 41". You can use electric bass fingering if you want, and the time to gigging is way shorter than playing a 3/4. I recommend getting a 3/4 if you can swing it, and have the patience to get through the period when your body rejects it. I am 5'3" with a really big stomache, so it was hard for me to get around on even a 1/2 size at first. With the 1/4 I was out gigging with it regularly within about 3 months. Now, I pick up a 1/2 size and its no problem. I see it as a transition instrument for helping you maintain motivation. Gonna read those rules now. thanks for posting them.

Hailing from America. Fretless, electric, upright and piccolo bass player of 25 year,s, but only serious in the last 6. 160 gigs over the last 6 years, band leader of four groups. 1/4 size upright advocate since it got me gigging fast, and able to upgrade to larger instrument if I wanted due to rapid develop of hand muscle strength. Plus some boatloads of gigs. Primarily a jazz player, but play all styles. Business professor in my full time work at the time of this posting. Could not find site rules as I blew through the terms of use. If anyone can direct me to them, I would appreciate it so I don't inadvertently tread into waters that should not be treaded... Video of me performing recently on various bass-related instruments.