Album

• November 18, 2014

  Angel Eyes (With Willie Nelson)

  Album3 (VHS): The Willie Nelson Special With Special Guest Ray Charles, Embassy Home Entertainment, S.a.; (Laser Disc): Rhino/WEA, 9 July 2002. Recorded at the Austin Opera House on 17 May 1984.Jackie King – guitar; Don Hoss – piano; Sid Sims – electric bass; Bob Scott – drums. The show was first broadcast in November 1985.

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• November 18, 2014

  Angelina

  Album: Strong Love Affair, Qwest Records  9362-46107-2, January 1996. Recorded in Paris (instruments) and at RPM International in Los Angeles (voice). Produced by Jean-Pierre Grosz. For the personnel, follow the album link, above. Written by Knut Koppang. Update 25.01.2021: the video of this performance is no longer available on YouTube, please let me know in the […]

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• November 18, 2014

  Anonymous Love

  Album: True To Life, Crossover/Atlantic 19142, October 1977. Single (B): Crossover/Atlantic 3443, November 1977, b/w I Can See Clearly Now Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles, with a mix of road musicians from his Orchestra, and studio musicians. Ray sang his own backing vocals.

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• November 18, 2014

  Anybody With The Blues

  Album: From The Pages Of My Mind, Columbia 40388, September 1986. Recorded in Nashville, and mixed in Los Angeles, at RPM International. With Bobby Odgin, Timmy Tappan – piano; William Puett – horns; Hargus Pig Robbins, Bobby Wood – keyboards; Pete Bordonali, Pete Drake, Jerry Kennedy, Weldon Myrick, Dale Sellers – guitar; Billy Sanford, Henry Strzelecki, […]

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• November 18, 2014

  Anyway You Want To (With The Raelettes)

  Album: Brother Ray Is At It Again, Crossover/Atlantic SH 8546, March 1980. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles. With uncredited musicians, and The Raelettes.Arranged by Larry Muhoberac. Live:’81 LC Barcelona’85 LC Antibes’85 LC NewHaven’86 LC Lugano’88 LC Masson’88 LC Saratoga’89 LC Paris – 2x

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• November 18, 2014

  At The Club (With “Friends”)

  Single (A): At the Club, ABC 10314, March 1962, b/w Hide Nor Hair. Compilation album: Singular Genius, Concord Records, 15 November 2011. An alternative track was included on Modern Sounds In Country & Western Music. The William Claxton Collection. Jazz Images 38046, 2018. Ray built a nice little studio party with his friends (the Orchestra and a […]

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• November 18, 2014

  Autumn Leaves (With Dizzy Gillespie A.O.)

  Album (DVD): Ray Charles à Montreux 1978, S.r., S.a. With Dizzy Gillespie (tp, solo), Hank Crawford (as) and David Newman (fl, ts), Mickey Roker (ds), Kenny Burrel (g),  George Duvivier (b), Esther Phillips (voc).

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  November 18, 2014

  Baby Cakes (Ray Charles On Organ)

  Album 3: Quincy Jones, Quincy’s Got A Brand New Bag, Mercury SR 61063, February 1966. Recorded at Ray’s RPM studios in Los Angeles, on 24 November 1965. Ray played the organ. Bobby Bryant (tp), Urbie Green (tb), Kenny Shroyer (btb), Jackie Kelso (as), Plas Johnson (ts), Jewel Grant (bars), Ray Charles (org), Mike Rubini (p), Rene […]

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• November 18, 2014

  Baby, Don’t You Cry

  Single (A): ABC 10530, February 1964, b/w My Heart Cries For You. Album: Sweet And Sour Tears, ABC/Paramount 480, August 1964. Recorded on 8 May 1964 at the United Studios in Hollywood. Arranged by Calvin Jackson. This tune was the first one that was labeled with ‘swingova rhythm’-tag. The term had been invented by arranger/producer Sid Feller, to emphasize […]

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• November 18, 2014

  Baby Grand (With Billy Joel)

  Album3 (CD, CS, 8T, LP): The Bridge, Columbia OC 40402, 29 July 1986. Single3 (A): Columbia 6994, March 1987. The song was produced for Joel’s album The Bridge, his 10th studio album. The recording of the duet with Ray took place at the Evergreen Studios in Burbank, in 1986. Joel considers Ray Charles one of his idols. […]

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  November 18, 2014

  Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand (aka Oh Baby)

  Single (B): Swing Time 250. B/w Lonely Boy.  Recorded in Los Angeles, November 24, 1950. Compilation album: The Way I Feel, Proper, 22 Oct 2007. “Ray Charles Trio”: Ray Charles – voc, p, cel; Oscar Moore – g; Johnny Miller – b. Many years later, Ray played the song for Clint Eastwood: see this. In 2003, for the […]

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• November 18, 2014

  Baby Please

  Album: Ray Charles Doing His Thing, ABC/Tangerine 695, May 1969. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles. With The Raelettes, The Ray Charles Orchestra (all musicians remained uncredited). Written and produced by Jimmy Lewis. Paris, 1969 (4th tune): Live: ’69 LC Paris

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