Collaborations
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November 17, 2014
Bags Of Blues (With Milt Jackson)
Read moreAlbum: Soul Meeting, Atlantic 1360, February 1961 (1957 – 1958). Recorded on September 12, 1957 in New York. Milt Jackson – vibraharp; Ray Charles – piano; Billy Mitchell – tenor saxophone; Oscar Pettiford – bass; Connie Kaye – drums.
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November 17, 2014
BBC (The Ray Charles Orchestra)
Read moreUnreleased. The tune was written and arranged by Bob Florence. Live: ’95 LC Tramps – Streamed ’96 LC Lugano ’96 LC Montauk’97 LC Philly
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November 17, 2014
Beatrice (The Ray Charles Orchestra)
Read moreAlbum (Blu Ray DVD): Ray Charles Live At Montreux 1997, Eagle Rock B001JL2V2E, December 2008. Arranged by Wayne Coniglio. 1997 personnel: Ted Murdock, Roger Ingram, David Hoffman, Ken Scharf – trumpets; Mike Guerrier, Steve Sigmund, Clay Lawrey, Wayne Coniglio – trombones; Al Waters, Al Jackson, Steve Elliott, Rudy Johnson, James Farnsworth – saxophone; Kenny Carr – guitar; […]
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November 17, 2014
Beautiful Heartache (With Michael Ball)
Read moreUnreleased. In July and August 1993 The Michael Ball Show, a six-week music series, was broadcast by ITV. The program featured guests such as Cher, Cliff Richard, Dionne Warwick, Elaine Page, Emmylou Harris, Julio Iglesias, Shirley Bassey, James Brown, Joe Cocker, and Ray Charles – who was featured in the first show, produced and directed […]
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November 17, 2014
Beers To You (With Clint Eastwood)
Read moreSingle3 (sides A & B identical): Warner/Viva 49608, October 1980. Also released on the soundtrack of Any Which Way You Can, Warner Bros HS 3499, 1980. From the Clint Eastwood film Any Which Way You Can (1980); also released on soundtrack, Warner HS 3499, 1980). As used in the film.
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November 17, 2014
Believe In Yourself (With Elmo & Sesame Choir)
Read moreUnreleased*. Ray sang Believe In Yourself on Sesame Street, in episode #3491, aired on April 1, 1996. The central message of this song of encouragement is that you can be or do anything you want if you just believe in yourself – even when other people doubt you. * On the DVD The Best of Elmo 2, for some […]
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November 17, 2014
Bess, You Is My Woman Now (With Cleo Laine)
Read moreAlbum: Porgy & Bess, RCA 1831, November 1976. Cleo and Ray recorded together from 20 to 23 April 1976 at RCA Recording Studio in Hollywood. Joe Pass on Guitar. For the further line-up, click on the album’s link.
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November 17, 2014
Between An Old Memory And Me (With Travis Tritt)
Read moreUnreleased. A marvelous duet from CMT Crossroads, taped on 10 September 2002, and first aired on 6 December of that year. Ray Charles (ep, vo); Travis Tritt (g, vo); Aubrey Haynie (vln); John Jarvis (o); Dan Dugmore (pedal steel g); Brent Mason, Reggie Young (g); Mac (Lyman Corbitt) McAnally, Jr. (ac-g); Glenn Worf (b); Greg Morrow […]
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November 17, 2014
Big Bad Love (With Diana Ross)
Read moreAlbum: Genius And Friends, Rhino/WEA, 20 September 2005. The tune has also been part of several Diana Ross compilations. Big Bad Love is a duet with Diana Ross, recorded in ’91 [or was it ’94?]. It was used for the soundtrack of The Favor, a 1994 film directed by Donald Petrie.
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November 17, 2014
Bill (The Ray Charles Orchestra)
Read moreUnreleased. Unfortunately, this Onzy Matthews composition was only captured once, on an ‘audience tape’… You can listen to it here (track #3). Chuck Parrish, Jeff Helgesen, Ted Murdock, Jeff Kaye – trumpets; Armin Marmolejo, Steve Sigmund, James Romanek, Charlie Shofner – trombones; Chris Lega, Al Jackson, Mike Karn, Rudy Johnson, Scott Frillman – saxophones; Jeff Ballard – […]
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November 17, 2014
Bill for Bennie (By David Fathead Newman, Ray Charles On Piano)
Read moreAlbum: Fathead, Atlantic 1304, 1960. Recorded on November 5, 1958 at the Atlantic Recording Studio, New York. Ray Charles (p), David Newman (as), Marcus Belgrave (tp); Hank Crawford (bs), Edgar Willis (b), Milt Turner (ds). Arranged by Hank Crawford. Recording engineer: Tom Dowd.
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November 17, 2014
Birth Of A Band (With The Ray Charles Orchestra)
Read moreAlbum (DVD): O Gênio, Rhino/WEA, 16 November 2004. This was one of the charts donated by Quincy Jones to the book of the new Ray Charles big band in 1961. Don’t miss the tenor chase with Fathead and Tina Brooks in the O Gênio clip, from 1963. The full line-up in São Paulo: Musicians: Oliver Beener, Roy Burrows, […]