1961
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October 31, 2014
Let’s Go
Read moreAlbum: Genius + Soul = Jazz, Impulse 2, February 1961.Single (B): Impulse 200, February 1961, b/w One Mint Julep. Ray composed the theme; it was based on the NBC chimes. Recorded at the Van Gelder Studios in Englewood Cliffs, on 26 or 27 December 1960. Ray Charles – organ; John Frosk, Jimmy Nottingham, Phil Guilbeau (solo), Clark […]
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October 29, 2014
Love On My Mind (With Milt Jackson)
Read moreAlbum: Soul Meeting, Atlantic 1360, February 1961 (1957 – 1958). Recorded on April 10, 1958 at the Atlantic Studio in New York City. Milt Jackson – vibraharp; Ray Charles – piano; Kenny Burrell – guitar; Percy Heath – bass; Art Taylor – drums. Update 14.02.2021: the video of this performance is no longer available on YouTube, […]
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October 27, 2014
Margie
Read moreAlbum: Dedicated To You, ABC/Paramount 355, January 1961. Recorded at the United Studios in Hollywood on August 23 or 24, 1960. John Hunt – trumpet; Hank Crawford – alto saxophone; David Fathead Newman – tenor saxophone; Leroy Cooper – baritone saxophone; Martin Banks, Bill Pittman – guitar; Edgar Willis – bass; Irving Cottler – drums. Marty […]
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October 27, 2014
Marie
Read moreAlbum: Dedicated To You, ABC/Paramount 355, January 1961. Recorded at the United Studios in Hollywood on August 23 or 24, 1960. John Hunt (trumpet); Hank Crawford – alto saxophone; David Fathead Newman – tenor saxophone; Leroy Cooper – baritone saxophone; Martin Banks, Bill Pittman – guitar; Edgar Willis – bass; Irving Cottler – drums. Marty Paich […]
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October 26, 2014
Mister C
Read moreAlbum: Genius + Soul = Jazz, Impulse 2, February 1961. The album was recorded at the Van Gelder Studios in Englewood Cliffs, on 26 and 27 December 1960. Ray Charles – organ; Philip Guilbeau (all trumpet solos), Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Clark Terry, Eugene (Snooky) Young – trumpets; Henry Coker, Urbie Green (solo), Al Grey, Benny […]
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October 26, 2014
Misty (The Ray Charles Band, Ft Hank Crawford)
Read moreAlbum: Ray Charles Orchestra – Zurich 1961. TCB (Swiss Radio Days Jazz Series #41), [2016]. Recorded during the Ray Charles Big Band’s first concert in Europe by Radio Basel at the Kongresshaus in Zürich on October 18, 1961. The performance of Misty is the only known live recording of this song by the Ray Charles Band. Crawford’s original studio version was released on […]
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October 26, 2014
Moanin’
Read moreAlbum: Genius + Soul = Jazz, Impulse 2, February 1961. The album was recorded at the Van Gelder Studios in Englewood Cliffs, on 26 and 27 December 1960. Ray Charles – voc, organ; Philip Guilbeau (all trumpet solos), Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Clark Terry, Eugene (Snooky) Young – trumpets; Henry Coker, Urbie Green, Al Grey, Benny […]
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October 26, 2014
Mr. Charles Blues
Read moreCompilation album: Genius Sings The Blues, Atlantic 8052, September 1961 (1952 – 1959). Recorded on December 4, 1953 in New Orleans. With Wallace Davenport, Frank Mitchell (trumpets); Gerald O’Neil (alto saxophone), Joe Tillman (tenor saxophone), Warren Bell (baritone saxophone); Lloyd Lambert (bass); Oscar Moore (drums). Live: Atlantic’s compilation obviously made Ray aware of the tune again; […]
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October 26, 2014
Music, Music, Music (With The Ray Charles Band)
Read moreAlbum: The Genius After Hours; Atlantic 1369, June 1961. Recorded on 30 April 1956 in New York. Ray Charles – p; Joe Harris – d; Oscar Pettiford – b. Live: In 1962 the tune was listed in a concert souvenir brochure as being part of the band’s book, but no live recording has been made.
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October 25, 2014
Nancy (With The Laughing Face)
Read moreAlbum: Dedicated To You, ABC/Paramount 355, January 1961. Recorded at the United Studios in Hollywood on August 23 or 24, 1960. With uncredited strings and (Jack Halloran’s?) singers. Marty Paich – arranger, conductor. Live: According to concert souvenir booklets from 1961 to 1964, this number was part of the live repertoire then, but no recordings with […]
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October 24, 2014
Nobody Cares
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.
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October 22, 2014
One Mint Julep
Read moreAlbum: Genius + Soul = Jazz, Impulse 2, February 1961. Single (A): Impulse 200, February 1961, b/w Let’s Go. Recorded at the Van Gelder Studios in Englewood Cliffs, on 26 and 27 December 1960. Ray Charles – organ; John Frosk, Jimmy Nottingham, Philip Guilbeau (trumpet solo), Clark Terry, Joe Wilder – trumpet; Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green, Keg […]