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Move over “Omnibook”, there is a new, more comprehensive and more accurate complete collection of the works of Charlie Parker. Michael Van Bebber has painstakingly transcribed and edited all of Charlie Parker’s solos while correcting of over 1,000 errors contained in the original “Omnibook.”
In the download above you will enjoy easy-to-read notation with 4 measures per line, whenever possible, along with large, legible chord symbols. Key signatures are retained throughout for ease of reading, and trumpet parts have been included with counter-melodies (ossia staff) and harmonies. The entire book is in alphabetical order for easy location of tunes by title.
There are 5 variations of the book which you can choose from the dropdown menu above. You can purchase Concert Treble Clef, Eb, Bb trumpet, Bb Tenor (transposed up a Major 9th) and Bass Clef (transposed 8vb), or you can get the entire collection at a steep discount for collaborating with colleagues.
Each tune includes complete personnel and recording information listed under each title. Note spellings are by function, meaning notes are spelled according to their chord tones on arpeggios and diatonic lines (except where lines are easier to read in stacks of 3rds instead of augmented 2nds, etc.), and chromatically for chromatic lines (sharps for ascending and flats for descending chromatic passages). This makes the solos much easier to read in real-time. Rehearsal numbers have been added at the start of each chorus, this allows for easy identification of choruses, intros and sendoffs.
Each version of the book 162 pages, so a purchase of the complete collection above gets you an incredible 810 page collection. Check out the first tune as transposed for each instrument in the samples, then grab an immediate PDF download above.
Testimonials
“The book is great. An iconic jazz reference book has just gotten better! The Charlie Parker Omnibook, a classic tool for saxophonists and improvisers, received a needed overhaul by Michael Van Bebber. Besides catching and correcting a variety of errors, he has included the personnel at the beginning of each transcription. I have already enjoyed sharing this book with my students.”
Ted Nash, Grammy-award-winning saxophonist and composer, alto saxophonist in the Lincoln Centre Jazz Orchestra (directed by Wynton Marsalis).
“Whenever I start a lesson program with a new student, one of the first books they need to acquire is the Charlie Parker Omnibook. However, inconsistencies and lack of accurate notation sometimes made the experience frustrating. With Michael’s new, meticulous transcriptions and information about the recordings, the student can really get an accurate experience and understanding of the architect of the bebop language.”
Francisco Torres, Grammy-award-winning trombonist, Member of Poncho Sanchez’ band.
Full Song Listing
- Ah-Leu-Cha
- An Oscar For Treadwell
- Another Hairdo
- Anthropology
- Au Privave (No. 1)
- Au Privave (No. 2)
- Back Home Blues
- Ballade
- Barbados
- Billie’s Bounce
- The Bird
- Bird Gets The Worm
- Bloomdido
- Blue Bird
- Blues (Fast)
- Blues For Alice
- Buzzy
- Cardboard
- Celebrity
- Chasin’ The Bird
- Cheryl
- Chi Chi
- Confirmation
- Constellation
- Cosmic Rays
- Dewey Square
- Diverse (Segment)
- Donna Lee
- K.C. Blues
- Kim (No. 1)
- Kim (No. 2)
- Klaunstance
- Ko Ko
- Laird Baird
- Leap Frog
- Marmaduke
- Merry-Go-Round
- Mohawk (No. 1)
- Mohawk (No. 2)
- Moose The Mooche
- My Little Suede Shoes
- Now’s The Time (No. 1)
- Now’s The Time (No. 2)
- Ornithology
- Parker’s Mood
- Passport
- Perhaps
- Red Cross
- Relaxin’ With Lee
- Scrapple From The Apple
- Segment
- Shaw ‘Nuff
- She Rote (No. 1)
- She Rote (No. 2)
- Si Si
- Steeplechase
- Thriving On A Riff
- Visa
- Warming Up A Riff
- Yardbird Suite
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