After hearing Ray Charles sing this, it's better to perform this as an instrumental only.

Georgia On My Mind

The last man to hit .400 was Ted Williams - and the last man to hit 1.000 in that every song he ever composed was a winner - Antonio Carlos Jobim. And here's one of his best known.

Wave

This tune has been done a number of ways. I give it a little funk-a-tational treatment here.

Nature Boy

One of the great Chicago bluesmen, Sonny Boy Williams wrote this cute boogie - blues.

This is the first of 8 short samples of a solo keyboard / vocal effort that I call my "More Bang For The Buck" series in that I attempt to sound like a trio for the cost of one musician. I have enough tunes in the book to work 6 nights a week for a half year without repeating a song. So if you dig jazz, blues, funk, American standards and more recent pop tunes, give these cuts a listen.

Isn't She Lovely

Swing standard vocal inspired by the most under-rated singer in the music world, Etta Jones. Like all of my "Sound Cloud" tracks, they're all solo efforts.

Why Was I Born? (2:41)

I learned this from the great blues singer Jimmy Witherspoon's 1950 MODERN label recording. Later I had the honor of working with him in piano and organ groups at clubs and festivals.

New Orleans Woman (1:39)

Way Too Long (4:45)

The "medley" of 6 funk grooves that some call "chill music," some inspired by Jay Dilla, Pete Rock, and other "funksters."

Funk Sampler - Medley Of 6 (6:58)

This is a little medley of a regular be-bop type blues, a New Orleans feel blues, and a boogie woogie type.

Solo Blues Piano Medley

Please note: All of the tracks are solo efforts, some with backing tracks I created myself. For nearly 54 years I've been a full time jazz, blues, funk pianist and Hammond B-3 organist with numerous records on the Highnote/Savant label as well as Doodlin' Records, Black Magic Records and as sideman for Alligator Records. I did 27 adult film music soundtracks for John Leslie from 1987 through 2007(VCA films), and toured and worked overseas for 7 years in China, Japan, Europe and for the US State Department in numerous Asian and African countries. I've been honored to have played and recorded with so many great jazz and blues artists. I can sum up my nutty career by quoting Yankee great Babe Ruth: "I don't plan to play till I'm dead but I plan to play till I'm damn near dead!"

BillHeid

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