Tag: 2004

  • The Real Book, Vol. 1

    Ever play jazz? Jazz ensemble in high school maybe? Then you’ve likely encountered The Real Book. Wikipedia backgrounds: An underground series of books transcribed and collated by students at Berklee College of Music during the 1970s. It got its name to distinguish it from the widely available fake books which printed only chords and lyrics of…

  • It’s a Book, It’s a Playlist: Chronicles, Vol. One

    Chronicles is more music appreciation text than Dylan things-I-did-style autobiography. That means there are loads and loads of songs mentioned–and you haven’t heard them all. Some intrepid interneters have made it easier for you to track down the tracks. All the way easy. Here’s a longer version, Dylan cuts included, from Art Rush: This Dylan-less one,…