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October 22, 2014
Questions
Read moreAlbum: Brother Ray Is At It Again, Crossover/Atlantic SH 8546, March 1980. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles. Arranged by Ray Charles & Sid Feller. The song is also known from a demo that Ray made to brief arranger Sid Feller. Also read this. questions by Ray Charles on Grooveshark
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October 22, 2014
Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars (By Rita Graham, Ray Charles On Piano)
Read moreAlbum3: Rita Graham, Vibrations, Tangerine TRCS 1507, 1969. The bossa nova song Corcovado by Antônio Carlos Jobim got this title when Gene Lees added his lyrics. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles, with uncredited musicians.
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October 22, 2014
Rainy Night In Georgia
Read moreAlbum: Through The Eyes Of Love, ABC/Tangerine 765, August 1972. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles. The musicians remained uncredited. Arrangement by Sid Feller.
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October 21, 2014
Ray Minor Ray (Ray Charles Orchestra)
Read moreAlbum: The Ray Charles Orchestra, My Kind Of Jazz Part 3, Crossover 9007, October 1975. The album was recorded by the Ray Charles Orchestra in late 1974 and early 1975 at RPM International in Los Angeles. Ray did not play on this one. Solos: James Clay, Andy Ennis – ts; Johnny Coles, Phil Guilbeau – tp; […]
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October 21, 2014
Ray Reflects On America [Parlando]
Read moreCompilation album: Ray Charles Sings for America, Rhino/WEA, 3 September 2002. The weeks after the 9/11 attack the American airwaves were filled with patriotic songs. Ray’s America The Beautiful was probably the song that was most frequently played. The album was released a year after the 9/11 attack (read this for context). Only one song track, God Bless America Again, was […]
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October 21, 2014
Ray’s Blues
Read moreCompilation album: The Genius Sings The Blues. Atlantic 8052, September 1961 (1952 – 1959). Taped in New Orleans on 4 December 1953 with Wallace Davenport, Frank Mitchell – tp; O’Neil Gerald – as; Joe Tillman – ts; Warren Bell- bs; Oscar Moore – d; Lloyd Lambert – b. Live: According to a concert souvenir booklet from […]
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October 21, 2014
Ray’s Collard Greens (With Steve Turre) (Ray Charles On Piano)
Read moreAlbum3: Steve Turre, In The Spur Of The Moment, Telarc B00004TUOZ, 1999. The album was recorded at the Avatar Studios, and the Studios A & C in New York City on August 14 and October 8, 1999. With Steve Turre – shells, trombone; Ray Charles – piano; Peter Washington – bass; Peter Turre – drums. First tune:
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October 21, 2014
Really Got A Hold On Me
Read moreAlbum: Thanks For Bringing Love Around Again, Crossover 4000, May 2002. Recorded at Ouistiti Studios and Plus XXX Studios in Paris, RPM International in Los Angeles, and Lighthouse Recording Studio, Studio City, California. For session details, follow the album link, above.
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October 21, 2014
Rhythm
Read moreAlbum3 (DVD): Blues Clues: Blue’s Big Musical Movie, Paramount, 3 October 2000. Album3 (CD + Book): Rhino/WEA, 17 October 2000. I’ve also seen VHS and Playstation versions. Performed by Ray Charles (in his audio-only role as G-Clef) and The Persuasions. The tracks Notes, Rhythm, and Tempo (and Dynamics, to which Ray didn’t contribute) each represent a basic element of music, […]
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October 21, 2014
Riding Thumb
Read moreAlbum: Love And Peace, Crossover/Atlantic 19199, September 1978. Single (B): Crossover/Atlantic 3527, October 1978, b/w You Forgot Your Memory. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles. Not at all a typical Ray Charles song, but he must have loved it to pieces. When he called the “Big 3” for a concert, it meant that his part of […]
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October 21, 2014
Ring Of Fire
Read moreAlbum: Love Country Style, ABC/Tangerine 707, June 1970. Single (B): ABC 11351, March 1973, b/w I Can Make It Thru the Days (But Oh Those Lonely Nights). Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles in May 1970. Arranged by Sid Feller. With strings, woodwinds and rhythm section. The musicians remained uncredited (Carol Kaye possibly on bass). The […]
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October 21, 2014
River’s Invitation (By Percy Mayfield, Ray Charles On Piano)
Read moreSingle (A): Tangerine 931, 1963, b/w Baby Please. Album3: Percy Mayfield, My Jug And I, Tangerine TRCS 1505, 1966. Recorded in Los Angeles on February 21, 1963. Brother Ray replaced Maxwell Davis’ sax break from Mayfield’s 1952 version with a pretty piano solo. With Percy Mayfield – vocals; Marcus Belgrave – trumpet; Hank Crawford – alto saxophone; […]