Ray Charles Music

What's a good book that contains Jazz music for the piano?

I'm a young pianist who has been playing for abut 7-8 years now. I'm looking for anything that has a sort of Bobby Darrin/Ray Charles feel to it. I'll even accept a book containing music from said artists, as long as its not something simple. I apologize for the tough question. I'm simply stuck on what to buy, since music books these days are so expensive.

Public Comments

1. if you want to get really brave and try something beyond simple, you would do wise to learn jazz chords. Sometimes they are printed within a jazz book - also called a fake book. But if you want to be a professional jazz player you have to ween yourself off of piano books and move on to fake/chart/chords books - the next level ! The New Real Book series is a good place to start. if you have any questions on how to learn jazz give me a shout. jazz pianist