1950
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November 2, 2014
Jumpin’ In The Morning
Read moreSingle (B): Atlantic 984, January 1953, b/w The Sun’s Gonna Shine Again.Compilation album: What’d I Say. Atlantic 8029, September 1959. Recorded on 11 September 1952 in New York.The musicians remained uncredited.
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November 2, 2014
Just For A Thrill
Read moreAlbum: The Genius Of Ray Charles, Atlantic 1312, October 1959.Single (A): Atlantic 2055, April 1960 b/w Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Crying. Recorded on 6 May 1959 in New York. Ray Charles – piano and vocals; Allen Hanlon – guitar; Wendell Marshall – bass; Ted Sommer – drums; Bob Brookmeyer – valve trombone; Harry Lookofsky – […]
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November 2, 2014
Kissa Me Baby (All Night Long) (With Jimmy Liggins?)
Read moreSingle (B): Swing Time 274, 1952, B/w I’m Glad For Your Sake.Compilation album: The Way I Feel, Proper, 22 Oct 2007. Recorded in Los Angeles, 1951. Ray Charles “and Orchestra”: Ray Charles – voc, p; unknown musicians – g; b; d. Arranged by Sy Oliver. It has been suggested that Jimmy Liggins sang the second voice.
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November 2, 2014
Late In The Evening Blues
Read moreSingle (A): Swing Time 228. B/w Th’ Ego Song.Compilation album: The Way I Feel, Proper, 22 Oct 2007. Recorded in Los Angeles, May 26, 1950. Ray Charles, voc, p; Teddy Buckner – tp; Marshall Royal – as; Jack McVea – ts; Charles Waller – bs; Louis Speiginer – g; Billy Hadnott – b; Clifton ‘Rudy’ Pitts – […]
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November 1, 2014
Leave My Woman Alone
Read moreSingle (B): Atlantic 1108, August 1956 b/w Lonely Avenue.Album: Yes Indeed, Atlantic 8025, October 1958. Recorded on 16 May 1956 in New York with Joe Bridgewater, John Hunt – tp; David Newman – as, ts; Emmett Dennis – bs; William Peeples – d; Roosevelt Sheffield; The Cookies – backing vocals. The song goes back on […]
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October 31, 2014
Let The Good Times Roll
Read moreAlbum: The Genius Of Ray Charles, Atlantic 1312, October 1959.Single: Atlantic 2047, December 1959, b/w Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Cryin’. It’s fun to see how the writer, Louis Jordan, performed his song: Quincy brilliantly adapted Louis Jordan’s song to a magnificent big band chart for the Genius album. Ray Charles – piano and vocals; Clark […]
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October 31, 2014
Let’s Have A Ball (aka Here Am I, By Myself; All Alone Again)
Read moreSingle (A): Down Beat 212, b//w Rockin’ Chair Blues.Compilation album: The Way I Feel, Proper, 22 Oct 2007. Recorded in Seattle, February 1949. First released as a single under the name of Maxin Trio: Ray Charles, voc, p; Gosady McKee, g; Milton S. Garred, b.
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October 31, 2014
Lil’ Darlin’ (With The Ray Charles Septet)
Read moreCompilation album: Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings, Atlantic/WEA, 20 September 2005 (DVD with Newport 1960 concert). “An unusually slow instrumental from the Basie Book”, warned Willis Connover in his introduction to the 1960 performance of the tune. With Ray Charles – piano; Phil Guilbeau – trumpet, John Hunt – flugelhorn; Hank Crawford – alto saxophone; […]
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October 30, 2014
Little Rock Getaway
Read moreCompilation album: Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings, Atlantic, 2005 (1952-1959), Disk 7. From the rehearsal session with Ahmet Ertegun, on 10 May 1953, in New York. Update 14.02.2021: the video of this performance is no longer available on YouTube, please let me know in the comments below if you have any footage, thanks — Cyd
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October 30, 2014
Lonely Avenue
Read moreSingle (A): Atlantic 1108, August 1956, b/w Leave My Woman Alone.Album: Yes Indeed, Atlantic 8025, October 1958. Recorded on 16 May 1956 in New York with Joe Bridgewater, John Hunt – tp; David Newman – as, ts; Emmett Dennis – bs; William Peebles – d; Roosevelt Sheffield; The Cookies – backing vocals.
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October 30, 2014
Lonely Boy (aka I’m Just A Lonely Boy)
Read moreSingle (A): Swing Time 250, b/w Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand.Compilation album: The Way I Feel, Proper, 22 Oct 2007. Recorded in Los Angeles, on November 24, 1950. Released as by the “Ray Charles Trio”: Ray Charles, voc, p; cel; Oscar Moore, g; Johnny Miller, b.
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October 30, 2014
Losing Hand
Read moreSingle (A): Atlantic 1037, August 1954 b/w Don’t You Know.Compilation album: Ray Charles, Atlantic 8006, June 1957. Taped in New York on 17 May 1953 with Jesse Drakes – tp; Sam Taylor- ts; Dave McRae – bs; Connie Kay – ds; Mickey Baker – g; Lloyd Trotman – b.