Easy (Mac Ayres) Jazz-Funk Cover by Charles Ritz & Friends
551I hope you find this cover easy to listen to and easy to love. Enjoy Charles Ritz's jazz / funk cover version of Easy by Mac Ayres, featuring a plethora of talented musicians!
Check out my wonderful friends and collaborators:
@thomasalanng& @thezoesparks (Vocals)
Steven Montecucco (Trumpet): https://www.instagram.com/stevenmontecucco/
Simon Breedlove (Tenor Sax): https://www.instagram.com/simon_breedlove/
Jacob Pini (Trombone): https://www.instagram.com/pjnj_iacob/
Aaron Hayashi (Baritone Sax): https://www.instagram.com/aaronhayashi/
Dov Beck-Levine (Guitar): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKWKwgtZxOH2jdb76G6vQ-w
Noah Benson (Bass, Drums): https://www.instagram.com/noa_benson/
Beauregard (Mastering Engineer): https://soundcloud.com/kre
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The idea for this cover started back in late October, when Zoe and Thomas did a short acoustic cover of this song on Instagram. I had recently gotten into Mac Ayres' work, and I loved the way they sounded on Easy so much that I decided to write a full arrangement for them and use it for one of my final projects! Most of this was tracked back in mid-December, but I didn't get the last components in until earlier in May, and it was wonderful to watch it evolve.
I took a while to figure out how to handle the horns - I was originally attempting to make something complex, but then I heard the work of Jerry Hey and realized it didn't need to be! His arrangements rely on a lot of octave unison for very pronounced lines that add a lot of punch to a pop horn chart, something memorable that people will hold onto! I'd like to say I've done a bit of that here. The vocals were also a blast to work on - I almost had nothing set in stone before going in, and in the 4-hour recording session with Thomas and Zoe, we worked out a lot of fun ideas and just had a blast.
I consider myself blessed to have the opportunity to attend such a great school like Berklee with wonderful musicians and friends that I can work with on super cool projects like this. For that reason, this project means a lot to me and I really do hope you enjoy it. Back to VGM next week!
♫ “Easy" from “Drive Slow" (2017) composed by Mac Ayres
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