Charles Mingus - More Than a Fake Book

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Summary: A lot more than just a fake book
Review: An must-own for jazz players and Mingus fans. It's all here- stories behind the tunes, accurate transciptions (some in Mingus' hand) and plenty of great trivia, like the Mingus comic book promoting his anti-bootlegging project, and even his booklet on toilet training a cat. But mostly there's the music.

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Summary: A good book to get a better look at MINGUS
Review: When I first saw this book one of my friends had it and as soon as I started looking through it I knew I wanted it being a bass player it is nice to see another bass player's work. I use it all the time in combo's that I play in

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Summary: The Great Lost Mingus Band Album
Review: While the book is supposedly a fake book for musicians, it includes trio and quartet recordings by key members of the Mingus big band including Seamus Blake, the outstanding Thelonius Monk Award-winning saxophonist who doesn't yet have his own CD out. The two CDs is an excellent introduction to the music of Monk and holds up well on its own. Listen and enjoy and don't worry if you are NOT a musician.