The Real Book.

[Aaron Saunders]

If there's any sort of jazz community at all where you are, there are going to be people with that CD. I was at a jazz camp this summer with ~90 students ranging from 16 to an ancient clarinet player (coolest guy EVER) and almost everyone had the CD.

EDIT: Yeah, that one.

 

[dhadleyray]

I kinda feel embarassed that I've got it. It's a great tool for learning, but like everything, it can be... misused. I've decided to leave it in the house. It helps when studying records, and trying to analyze tunes.

 

[Steve Clark]

That's the one. The indx file is the coolest feature hyperlinking you to the tune you chose in the book it is in.