It's A Blue World

The Real Vocal Book has many of the selections from volumes 1 and 2 of the instrumental Real Books, but now with the lyrics added to the pre-existing melody line. Nearly 300 essential songs compiled especially for singers. Includes: Alfie • All of Me • Autumn Leaves • Bewitched • Bluesette • Don't Get Around Much Anymore • Fever • Georgia on My Mind • Misty • Moon River • My Funny Valentine • Satin Doll • and more.

The Real Books are the best-selling jazz books of all time. Since the 1970s, musicians have trusted these volumes to get them through every gig, night after night. The problem is that the books were illegally produced and distributed without any copyrights or royalties paid to the master composers who created these musical canons. Hal Leonard is very proud to present the first legitimate and legal editions of these books ever produced. You and your customers won't even notice the difference...the covers look the same, the engravings look the same, the songlist is nearly identical, and the price remains fair even on a musician's salary! But every conscientious musician and music store owner will appreciate that these books are now produced legally and ethically, benefitting the songwriters that we owe for some of the greatest music ever written! 400 songs, including: Air Mail Special • Birdland • Bye Bye Blackbird • Caravan • Doxy • Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words) • Georgia • Girl Talk • In Walked Bud • I Remember You • I Thought About You • The Jody Grind • Just the Way You Are • Killer Joe • Little Sunflower • Mercy, Mercy, Mercy • Moanin' • The Nearness of You • Now's the Time • Old Devil Moon • Phase Dance • St. Thomas • Speak Low • Stardust • Tangerine • Tenor Madness • Watch What Happens • Whisper Not • Willow Weep for Me • Yardbird Suite • and more.

Lyricists, composers and adaptors Robert Wright and George Forrest created songs for 24 stage productions and a whopping 62 films, sung by dozens of performers, including Joan Crawford, Jeanette McDonald, Nelson Eddy and Howard Keel. Wright and Forrest received the distinguished Richard Rodgers/ASCAP Award for Outstanding Lifetime Contributions to the American Musical Theatre. This collection presents 19 of their most memorable songs, with a full list of stage, film, radio and television credits. Includes: Always and Always • And This Is My Beloved • Baubles, Bangles and Beads • The Grand Tango • Night of My Nights • Now • Shadows on the Sand • Stranger in Paradise • What You Need • Willow, Willow, Willow • and more!