This arrangement was originally part of a seven minute two-song Ru Paul medley for the New York City Gay Men's Chorus, entitled 'Come Thru Mama Ru'. In this form, it was hugely popular with singers and audiences, featuring in two Big Gay Sings, many outreach gigs and a massed New York Heritage of Pride march version, with a choreographed outdoor rainbow fan routine featuring over 100 singers.

This short custom arrangement was devised for the Portland Gay Men's Chorus in May 2021 or their Pride Karaoke battle 2021, and features only the first song.

Item Number: H0.926895-SC000341753

Funky fun!
This version is inspired by the groove on Harry Connick, Jr.'s rendition on the "When Harry Met Sally" movie soundtrack. (Note that this arrangement is not a copy so you'll have to look for that elsewhere if you want a transcription.) This one features a catchy bassline in the A sections interspersed with boogie and stride accompaniments in the B sections. It also includes lots of bluesy embellishments, and a fully-notated jazz solo that sounds improvised. Easier to play than it sounds, you'll have loads of funky fun working this one up for the holidays!

ISBN 9781619117723.

Designed to introduce the young intermediate-level pianist to playing the blues, Jazzin' the Blues presents fifteen original blues compositions in various keys, styles and grooves together with downloadable recordings of 40 of the 50 examples in the book. The audio tracks are presented both with and without the lead piano part, so the student can play along with a professional rhythm section which includes piano, vibraphone, alto flute, drums, and bass.Historical and performance notes are provided with each blues composition. The author enlisted the skills of jazz pianist Charlie Freeman in editing the book and providing fingering for both the treble and bass piano parts, making these pieces more accessible to novice players. If your knowledge of blues theory or terminology is lacking, this is the book for you! Author Vince Corozine thoroughly explores and demonstrates: blues and pentatonic scale theory, blue notes, grace notes, pedal-points, tremolos, trills, syncopation, anticipation, delayed beats, slash chords, boogie-woogie left-hand patterns, walking bass, stride piano style, straight eighths, swing eighths, passing tones, rolled chords, riffs, "filler" chords, substitutions, and comping styles. This book also includes essential blues chord theory as well as tips on tasteful chord voicing presented in the context of accompanying a soloist (comping); in addition, the chord progressions represented by the written notation are carefully annotated in every example in the book. The Appendix includes helpful tips on comping, practice, and jazz soloing, plus a list of noteworthy jazz pianists, a key to chord symbols, and a glossary of jazz terms used in the book.If you are not a competent blues pianist when you first pick up this book, you will be by the time you complete it! Includes access to online audio.