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October 11, 2014
There He Goes (By Lula Reed, Ray Charles On Organ)
Read moreEarly publicity photo. Single3 (B). Tangerine TRC 925, August 1962, b/w Just Keep It Up. Album3: Lula Reed, The Soulful Side Of Lula Reed, Titanic Records CD-6501, 2011. In 1962 Ray Charles produced several singles with Lula Reed (born Lula Marietta McClelland, 1921 – 2008), and played keyboards on 4 tracks. This is one of these. Lula […]
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October 11, 2014
There Is No Greater Love (By Jimmy Scott, Ray Charles On Piano)
Read moreAlbum3: Jimmy Scott: Falling In Love Is Wonderful, Tangerine, TRC 1501, 1963. Taped at the United Recordings Studios in Hollywood, in 1962. Arranged by Gerald Wilson. Jimmy Scott: “The record was completed in just a few sessions. I don’t think we did more than two takes on any one tune. There wasn’t any overdubbing either. It […]
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October 11, 2014
There It Is!
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. HQ audio, album version: (Video + LQ audio:)
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October 11, 2014
There’ll Be No Peace Without All Men As One
Read moreAlbum: A Message From The People, ABC/Tangerine 755, April 1972. Single (B): ABC 11337, November 1972, b/w Hey Mister. Single (B): Crossover/Atlantic 3549, November 1978, b/w Christmas Time. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles in 1972. The musicians remained uncredited (but follow the link to the album to see a listing of identified session musicians). The live […]
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October 11, 2014
There’ll Be Some Changes Made
Read moreCompilation album: Rare Genius – The Undiscovered Masters, Concord Records, October 2010. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles. Date unknown, but looking at the recorded live performances, it most probably was in the ’80s. The percussion on the album track sounds like the producers added worse than just “a little sweetening” post mortem. Live: ’82c […]
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October 11, 2014
There’s A Boat That’s Leavin’ Soon For New York
Read moreAlbum: Ray Charles & Cleo Laine, Porgy & Bess, RCA 1831, November 1976. For the personnel listing, follow the link to the album.
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October 11, 2014
There’s No You
Read moreAlbum: The Great Ray Charles, Atlantic 1259, August 1957. This fine melody, written by Tom Adair, was recorded at the Coastal Recording Studios on 26 November 1956 in New York with Joe Bridgewater, John Hunt – tp; David Newman – as, ts; Emmett Dennis – bs; William Peeples – d; Roosevelt Sheffield – b. Arranged by […]
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October 11, 2014
They Call It Love
Read moreAlbum: Do I Ever Cross Your Mind, Columbia 38990, July 1984. Single (B), Columbia 4210, March 1984, b/w Do I Ever Cross Your Mind. Recorded in Nashville and RPM International in Los Angeles. With Buddy Emmons – steel guitar; Fred Newell, Bucky Barrett, Phil Baugh, James Capps – guitar; Terry McMillan – Harmonica; Hoot Hester, Buddy Spicher […]
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October 11, 2014
They Can’t Take That Away From Me
Read moreAlbum (VHS): Ray Charles – Live 1991 [at the McCallum theater], Atlantic/WEA, 11 June 1991. Compilation album: Ray Charles Forever, Concord, 24 September 2013. This was one of Ray’s favorite tunes for ‘symphony gigs’. He evidently somehow ‘forgot’ to put this song out on vinyl or CD. Live: ’86 LC London ’87 LC Bourges 87 TV Dave ’88 […]
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October 11, 2014
They Say It’s Wonderful (By Jimmy Scott, Ray Charles On Piano)
Read moreAlbum3: Jimmy Scott: Falling In Love Is Wonderful, Tangerine, TRC 1501, 1963. Taped at the United Recordings Studios in Hollywood, in 1962. Arranged by Marty Paich. Jimmy Scott: “The record was completed in just a few sessions. I don’t think we did more than two takes on any one tune. There wasn’t any overdubbing either. It […]
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October 10, 2014
This Here (With The Ray Charles Orchestra)
Read moreAlbum: My Kind Of Jazz, Tangerine 1512, April 1970. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles, from January 1 to 10, 1970. They knew it from the road. With uncredited band members, but the best possible reconstruction – with some uncertainties – is: Bobby Bryant, Bill King, Marshall Hunt, Blue Mitchell – trumpets; Glen Childress, Henry […]
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October 10, 2014
This Little Girl Of Mine
Read moreSingle (B): Atlantic 1063, June 1955, b/w A Fool For You. Compilation album: Ray Charles, Atlantic 8006, June 1957. When Charles wrote this, he may have been a little bit more than just inspired by the gospel tunes This Little Light Of Mine and Satisfied With Jesus. Recorded in Miami on 23 April 1955 with Joe Bridgewater, Riley Webb – […]