Appearances
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October 17, 2014
Solitude (In My -) (The Ray Charles Orchestra)
Read moreUnreleased, but available streaming (below), and as a download. This Duke Ellington composition, in an arrangement by Quincy Jones, was only taped once: in Paris, at the afternoon concert on October 22, 1961. In March 2013 the contents of a radio broadcast were made available, in their entirety, in a streaming format and for download on the INA […]
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October 16, 2014
Soul Serenade (Ft. Susaye Greene)
Read moreUnreleased. The Curtis Ousley/Luther Dixon song, made famous by Aretha Franklin, is known from an excellent rendition by Ray’s “little angel”, Susaye Greene. It was only caught once, in a tape made “from the audience”, on October 25, 1968 in Fresno.
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October 16, 2014
Spirit In The Dark (With Aretha Franklin)
Read moreAlbum3: Aretha Franklin, Live At The Fillmore West (Atlantic, SD 7205). Album 3: Don’t Fight The Feeling: The Complete Aretha Franklin & King Curtis Live At Fillmore West, Rhino Handmade, 3 May 2005. Audio stream: Aretha Franklin – Fillmore West, Concert Vault, S.a. Video stream: Aretha Franklin, Spirit In The Dark, Concert Vault, S.a. Line-up: King Curtis’s the […]
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October 15, 2014
Summertime
Read moreUnreleased. In 1990 Marian McPartland seduced Ray to lay down a beautiful solo version during their Piano Jazz meeting. You can listen to it here.
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October 15, 2014
Super Dave Blues (1, 2)
Read moreUnreleased. In 1987 and 1990 Ray Charles made guest appearances on Bob Einstein’s Super Dave Osborne TV-shows. Both times, as a kind of running gag, he played little blues ditties at the end of his performance.
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October 15, 2014
Swanee River Rock (Talkin’ ‘Bout That River)
Read moreAd from Billboard, 7 October 1957. Single (A): Atlantic 1154, August 1957 b/w I Want A Little Girl. Compilation (studio and Newport versions): Pure Genius, Atlantic/WEA, 20 September 2005. Recorded on 28 May 1957 in New York with Joe Bridgewater, Ricky Harper – tp; David Newman – as, ts; Emmett Dennis – bs; William Peeples – d; Edgar […]
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October 15, 2014
Sweet Lorraine
Read moreUnreleased On February 20, 1969 Brother Ray guested for the third time in the Joey Bishop Show. Sweet Lorraine got an extremely delicate treatment in Ray’s sweetest Nat Cole mode. He was supported by the Johnny Mann Orchestra, with Herb Ellis on guitar, Ray Brown on bass, and Louie Bellson on drums.
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October 15, 2014
Sweet Inspiration / Where You Lead (With Barbra Streisand And The Raelettes)
Read moreUnreleased. Streisand’s successful (but odd) mash-up of Sweet Inspiration (Dan Penn/Spooner Oldham) and Where You Lead (Carole King/Toni Stern), televized as part of Barbra Streisand… And Other Musical Instruments, taped in 1973 in London. Ray sparsely sang, but played beautiful piano and a bit of organ on this one. Also with The Raelettes, who played a credible role as a gospel quartet. […]
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October 14, 2014
Talkin’ With Brother Ray
Read moreUnreleased. Clipping from Jet. Talkin’ With Brother Ray was a tune specially written for and performed by Ray Charles at the Evening At Pops, taped in the spring (probably May) of 1980, first aired by PBS on 27 July 1980 (repeated on 30 July 1980 and on 16 August 1981). Ray brought his rhythm section. Drummer Peter Turre recollects: […]
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October 14, 2014
Tears Inside (With The Ray Charles Orchestra)
Read moreAlbum: Blues Connotation, Jazz Birdies Of Paradise, J-Bop 052, S.a. (taped on 9 October 1971 in Torino). The tune was penned by Ornette Coleman. “Blues Connotation”, the title chosen for the (bootleg) CD, and there also quoted as the title for this track, is from another, much better known Coleman composition. Ray Charles – p; Marcus […]
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October 14, 2014
Tell The Truth (With Margie Hendricks)
Read moreAlbum: Ray Charles In Person, Atlantic 8039, May 1960 (1958). Single (B): Atlantic 2068, 1960-07 b/w Sweet Sixteen Bars. The taping comes from the 1958 live concert at Newport, being added to the 1959 concert in Atlanta for the In Person album. Also listen to this earlier version by The 5 Royales (Atlantic attributed Ray with the writing credits…). Studio: The […]
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October 13, 2014
That’s What I Want (With Smokey Robinson, Chaka Khan A.O.)
Read moreUnreleased. On 13 September 1985 Ray Charles guested in the music TV show Smokey Robinson’s Motown Revue. He also starred in the big finale, a mash-up of That’s What I Want and What’d I Say.