Does anyone have the Real Book fifth edition in BASS clef for PDF format? I'd love to use it with one of my young standup bass students, and all I have are the C,Bb and Eb books. Thanx!
I of course (like you) don't condone downloading copyrighted PDF books,
but (via Google search) see it's on 4Shared:
hereThat said, in the case of 'The Real Book fifth edition',
that edition of the book was produced with no royalties paid to the composers whose songs appear in that book,
so consequently, the actual book itself violates copyright laws and technically illegal.
Before the digital age, the paper bound version of the book was usually sold surreptitiously in local music stores,
often hidden behind the counter for customers who asked. Here's more interesting information & history on the 'original'
"The Real Book".
Scott