Ray Charles

A specially selected anthology of songs by one of the true legends of soul music for you to play and enjoy. The rags to riches story of Ray Charles has added a poignant edge to some of the great standards and songs that he madehis own with his versions of favourites including Georgia On My Mind and Hit The Road Jack have become definitive. All of the songs in this collection have been arranged for Piano Voice and Guitar.

Variété Internationale / Partition CD / 10 chansons de Ray Charles arrangées pour piano, chant et guitare un CD contenant les playbacks pour chanter accompagné.

The amazing life story of Ray Charles is featured in the movie Ray starring Jamie Foxx. Ray's unique style and passion for music is forever etched in our country's cultural fabric. Michael Brown gives us a masterful blendof the unforgettable hits Georgia On My Mind I Can't Stop Loving You What'd I Say Hallelujah I Love Her So and Let the Good Times Roll.

An up-tempo rockin' style call-and-response playing and hot horn riffs are all a part of this arrangement of the Ray Charles classic. The legend of Ray lives on through tunes like this that never seem to grow old.

Ray Charles (1930-2004) was a multitalented and pioneering American pianist and soul singer who became very popular in the late fifties, and remained respected for his music in the decades that followed. By incorporating gospel, jazz, blues, and big band elements, he helped shape the sound of rhythm and blues, and brought a soulful sound to everything from country music to pop standards. Ray Charles embodied the American dream, starting out a poor, blind boy from the southern United States and becoming an international music phenomenon; his nickname was ?the Genius? for a good reasonIn this arrangement for concert band, Peter Kleine Schaars presents five of the songs that contributed to Ray Charles? fame: I Can?t Stop Loving You, Hit the Road Jack, Georgia on My Mind, Hallelujah I Love Her So, and Unchain My Heart.

From the master of soul comes this catchy blues tune from the movie Ray. A distinctive feature is the alternating style between rhumba and straight ahead swing and Michael's skillful arrangement makes it a perfect fit for younger players.

As portrayed in the recent hit movie Ray Ray Charles is recognized as a true icon of American music. This opener features Ray's distinctive version of America The Beautiful and the joyful gospel style of Hallelujah I Love Her So.