1964
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November 20, 2014
A Tear Fell
Read moreSingle (B): ABC 10571*, June 1964, b/w No One To Cry To. Album: Sweet And Sour Tears, ABC/Paramount 480, August 1964. Recorded at the Bell Sound Studios in New York, around May 8, 1964. With The Ray Charles Orchestra and The Gene Lowell Singers. Arranged by Sid Feller. Within Ray Charles’ oeuvre, the differences between a studio […]
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November 20, 2014
After My Laughter Came Tears
Read moreAlbum: Sweet And Sour Tears, ABC/Paramount 480, August 1964. Recorded at the Bell Sound Studios in New York, around May 8, 1964. With rhythm section, strings and the Gene Lowell Singers. Arranged by Sid Feller. Audio sample here.
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November 18, 2014
Baby, Don’t You Cry
Read moreSingle (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 14, 2014
Cry
Read moreAlbum: Sweet And Sour Tears, ABC/Paramount 480, August 1964.Single (A): ABC 10615, January 1965, b/w Teardrops From My Eyes. Recorded at the Bell Sound Studios in New York. Arranged by Sid Feller, around May 8, 1964. Murray The K, 1965 (partial – starts at 17’33):Update 01.02.2021: the video of this performance is no longer available on YouTube, […]
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November 14, 2014
Cry Me A River
Read moreAlbum: Sweet And Sour Tears, ABC/Paramount 480, August 1964. Recorded on 8 May 1964 at the United Studios in Hollywood. Arranged by Calvin Jackson.
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November 14, 2014
Don’t Cry Baby
Read moreAlbum: Sweet And Sour Tears, ABC/Paramount 480, August 1964. Recorded on 8 May 1964 at the United Studios in Hollywood and arranged by Calvin Jackson. For notes about the line-up, follow the link above. Listen here.
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November 12, 2014
Feudin’ And Fightin’
Read moreAlbum: Have A Smile With Me, ABC/Paramount 495, June 1964. Recorded in New York on May 7, 1964. Session personnel: Curt Miller, Oliver Beener, Floyd Jones, Philip Guilbeau, John Hunt, Roy Burrowes, Wallace Davenport – trumpets; Henderson Chambers, Julian Priester, Keg Johnson – trombones; Danny Turner, Harold Geezil Minerve, Bill Pearson, Hank Crawford – alto saxophones; […]
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November 10, 2014
Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out To Dry
Read moreAlbum: Sweet And Sour Tears, ABC/Paramount 480, August 1964. Recorded around 8 May 1964 at the Bell Sound Studios in New York and arranged by Sid Feller. Listen to this 30-second sample.
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November 8, 2014
I Cried For You
Read moreAlbum: Sweet And Sour Tears, ABC/Paramount 480, August 1964. One of the brassiest, happiest tunes from this tearful album, recorded on 8 May 1964 at the United Studios in Hollywood, and arranged by Calvin Jackson. 30-second sample here.
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November 7, 2014
I Never See Maggie Alone
Read moreAlbum: Have A Smile With Me, ABC/Paramount 495, June 1964. Recorded in New York in the first week of May 1964. With Curt Miller, Oliver Beener, Floyd Jones, Philip Guilbeau, John Hunt, Roy Burrowes, Wallace Davenport – trumpets; Henderson Chambers, Julian Priester, Keg Johnson – trombones; Danny Turner, Harold Geezil Minerve, Bill Pearson, Hank Crawford […]
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October 29, 2014
Ma (She’s Making Eyes At Me)
Read moreAlbum: Have A Smile With Me, ABC/Paramount 495, June 1964. Recorded in New York in the first week of May 1964. With the Ray Charles band: Curt Miller, Oliver Beener, Floyd Jones, Philip Guilbeau, John Hunt, Roy Burrowes, Wallace Davenport – trumpets; Henderson Chambers, Julian Priester, Keg Johnson – trombones; Danny Turner, Harold Geezil Minerve, Bill […]
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October 26, 2014
Move It On Over
Read moreAlbum: Have A Smile With Me, ABC/Paramount 495, June 1964. Recorded in New York on May 7, 1964. Arranged by gerald Wilson. The session’s participants were Curt Miller, Oliver Beener, Floyd Jones, Philip Guilbeau, John Hunt, Roy Burrowes, Wallace Davenport – trumpets; Henderson Chambers, Julian Priester, Keg Johnson – trombones; Danny Turner, Harold Geezil Minerve, Bill […]