2004

  • 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 15, 2014

    Crazy Love (With Van Morrison)

    Album: Genius Loves Company, Concord, August 2004. Performed at The 34th Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Awards (produced by Phil Ramone, recorded by PBS on 12 June 2003, first aired on July 9th) at the Marriott Marquis in New York City, Ray performed Crazy Love with Van Morrison. The (enhanced) audio was one of the best tracks on […]

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  • November 14, 2014

    Do I Ever Cross your Mind (With Bonnie Raitt)

    Album: Genius Loves Company, Concord, August 2004. The album was recorded at RPM International (and some of the orchestral parts elsewhere) in Los Angeles between mid 2003 and March 2004. For an unabridged personnel listing see Wikipedia.

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  • November 12, 2014

    Every Day I Have the Blues (With Chris Thomas) (Ray Charles On Piano)

    Album: More Music From Ray, Atlantic/WEA, 29 October 2004. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles, probably in 2003. Chris Thomas singing in Lowell Fulson style, Ray backing him on piano, for a scene in the biopic Ray. Update 01.02.2021: the video of this performance is no longer available on YouTube, please let me know in the […]

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  • November 12, 2014

    Fever (With Natalie Cole)

    Album: Genius Loves Company, Concord, August 2004. The album was recorded at RPM International (and some of the orchestral parts elsewhere) in Los Angeles between mid 2003 and March 2004. For an unabridged personnel listing see Wikipedia. (Read this if you want to understand a) how the conga, drums, finger snaps, and bass guitar were synchronized with each other to […]

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  • November 9, 2014

    Heaven Help Us All (With Gladys Knight)

    Album: Genius Loves Company, Concord, August 2004. The album was recorded at RPM International (and some of the orchestral parts elsewhere) in Los Angeles between mid 2003 and March 2004. For an unabridged personnel listing see Wikipedia. Ray probably never sounded so unlike himself, but Gladys carried the tune – and the terrific arrangement – like the […]

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  • November 9, 2014

    Here We Go Again (With Norah Jones)

    Album: Genius Loves Company, Concord, August 2004.In 2010 Blue Note Records released …Featuring Norah Jones, a collection of Norah Jones’ musical collaborations from the first decade of the new century. The album was recorded at RPM International (and some of the orchestral parts elsewhere) in Los Angeles between mid 2003 and March 2004. Just as in the […]

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  • November 9, 2014

    Hey Girl (With Michael McDonald)

    Album: Genius Loves Company, Concord, August 2004. Recorded at RPM International (and some of the orchestral parts elsewhere) in Los Angeles between mid 2003 and March 2004. For an unabridged personnel listing see Wikipedia.

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  • November 3, 2014

    It Was A Very Good Year (With Willie Nelson)

    Album: Genius Loves Company, Concord, August 2004. Mid March 2004 Willie Nelson postponed one of his concerts to make it to the session: “Willie […] has an emergency recording with Ray Charles as Ray is not long for the world according to the production people that just called us”. Recorded at RPM International (and some of […]

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  • October 27, 2014

    Mary Ann (With Poncho Sanchez)

    Album: Genius Loves Company, Concord, August 2004. Ray reviving his 1956 tune with some extra cha-cha soul! Personnel for the Out Of Sight album: Pancho Sanchez, David Torres, Tony Banda, George Ortiz, Sal Vasquez, Serofin Aguilar, Scott Martin, Francisco Torres, Dale Spauding, Francisco Aguabella. Looking at this EPK for the album, it seems safe to conclude […]

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  • October 22, 2014

    Over The Rainbow (With Johnny Mathis)

    Album: Genius Loves Company, Concord, August 2004. The album was recorded at RPM International (and some of the orchestral parts elsewhere) in Los Angeles between mid 2003 and March 2004. For an unabridged personnel listing see Wikipedia.

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  • October 17, 2014

    Sinner’s Prayer

    Single (A): Atlantic 1021, March 1954, b/w It Should’ve Been Me. Compilation album: Ray Charles, Atlantic 8006, June 1957. Taped in New York on 17 May 1953 with Jesse Drakes – trumpet; Sam Taylor- tenor sax; Dave McRae – bari; Connie Kay – drums; Mickey Baker – guitar; Lloyd Trotman – bass. B.B. King, at the session. […]

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