They MAY not be that much better than you...it might be because they have PROFESSIONAL charts. I didn't start out intending to be a chart monster. When I started building my book it was a pain to get charts like I wanted 'em. It took natural computer aptitude and much trial and error to be able to crank out the beautiful, legible, professional charts I use now with all my ensembles. You could, of course, spend the months on the computer to learn to do all that yourself; (ALL POWER TO YOU!) or you could tell me what you need, and your CUSTOM charts will materialize in a few days in your email like MAGIC! You can download FREE SAMPLE CHARTS of Pete's Pickle and Lonely Fish to see for yourself how usable they are.
Transposition is one of our most requested tweaks!
save time! You simply play the chart without having to spend a lot of time talking about form with your band.
tripping your ear on the same slightly wrong chord every time? ...or scribbley smeary hand notes that don't agree with what the piano player wrote?
...or knowing that the chord is dumbed down, and that's not the way Bill Evans did it but remembering what it REALLY should be a microsecond too late?
The Real books are a start, but let's face it, sometimes they dumb down the changes or screw up the form for the sake of brevity.
can mean the difference between a good time and a train wreck. So much more fun to practice from! Let Colleen make you a PROFESSIONAL chart in whatever key you like.
