Collaborations
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November 13, 2014
Doodle-de-do (With Flip Wilson)
Read moreUnreleased. From the Flip Wilson Show broadcast on February 1, 1973. A cross talk and a few ditties (Play A Simple Melody, Doodle-de-do, and If You Wouldn’t Be My Lady) in this clip:
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November 13, 2014
Doodlin’ (With The Ray Charles Sextet)
Read moreDoodlin’ (With The Ray Charles Sextet) 1st edit (Atlantic master #2227): Album: The Great Ray Charles, Atlantic 1259, August 1957.EP: Atlantic 597, November 1957, b/w Sweet Sixten Bars. See this.2nd edit (Atlantic masters #4759, 4760): Single (A. Part 1; B. Part 2): Atlantic 5005, September 1960. Recorded at the Coastal Recording Studios in New York on 26 November 1956 with […]
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November 13, 2014
Doot Doot Dow (With Orchestra)
Read moreUnreleased. First recorded on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, in early 1969. Ray Charles on alto saxophone, accompanied by the Nelson Riddle Orchestra: Update 01.02.2021: the video of this performance is no longer available on YouTube, please let me know in the comments below if you have any footage, thanks — Cyd He played it again […]
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November 13, 2014
Drown In My Own Tears
Read moreSingle (B): Atlantic 1085, January 1956, b/w Mary Ann.Compilation: Ray Charles, Atlantic 8006, June 1957. Recorded at the Atlantic Studio in New York City, on November 30, 1955. With “his band”: Joe Bridgewater, Joshua Willis – trumpets; Don Wilkerson – tenor saxophone; Cecil Payne – baritone saxophone; Paul West – bass; Panama Francis – drums. This was […]
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November 13, 2014
Duke Rays (With Steve Turre) (Ray Charles On Piano)
Read moreAlbum3: Steve Turre, In The Spur Of The Moment, Telarc B00004TUOZ, 1999. The sessions with Ray were recorded at the Avatar Studios, Studios A & C, in New York City on August 14 and October 8, 1999. Steve Turre – shells, trombone; Ray Charles – piano; Peter Washington – bass; Peter Turre – drums. Full album (track #3):Update 01.02.2021: […]
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November 13, 2014
Easy Living (Ray Charles Orchestra)
Read moreUnreleased. Easy Living is the jazz standard from 1937, written by Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin for the film with the same title. James Polk arranged the tune for the Ray Charles Orchestra. Live:’82 LC Antibes’89 LC Osaka’92 LC Antibes’97 LC WolfTrap
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November 12, 2014
Ensemble (With Ginie Line / Lara Fabian)
Read moreAlbum: Thanks For Bringing Love Around Again, Crossover 4000, May 2002.Ginie also released the track on her debut album, Play (2005). Recorded at Ouistiti Studios and Plus XXX Studios in Paris, RPM International in Los Angeles, and Lighthouse Recording Studio, Studio City, California. For the personnel, follow the album link, above. Live:02 TV Star In 2010 the song, […]
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November 12, 2014
Evenin’ (With Tony Bennett)
Read moreAlbum3: Tony Bennett, Playin’ With My Friends: Bennett Sings The Blues, Columbia CK 85833, 6 November 2001. Written by Harry White / Mitchell Parrish. Recorded in May 2001 with The Ralph Sharon Quartet: Ralph Sharon – piano; Mike Melvoin – Hammond B3 organ; Clayton Cameron – drums; Gray Sargent – guitar; Paul Langosch – bass. The vocals were arranged […]
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November 12, 2014
Every Day I Have the Blues (With Chris Thomas) (Ray Charles On Piano)
Read moreAlbum: 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
Everybody Has The Blues (With Tony Bennett)
Read moreAlbum3 (LP, CD, MC): The Art Of Excellence, Columbia FC 40344, 1986. The Art Of Excellence was Bennett’s first album after re-signing with Columbia Records, “sold in compact disc, cassette, and album simultaneously, an unusual marketing strategy”. The tune was also added, as a bonus song, to the 2005 re-issue of Ray’s Friendship album. But for some reason someone chose […]
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November 12, 2014
Everybody’s Blues (Ray Charles Orchestra)
Read moreUnreleased. This Quincy Jones-penned tune was performed at the Christmas Special TV show in Takanawa, on or around 24 Decmber 1990. The solos were delivered by Jeff Kaye and Ted Murdock on trumpets, Ernest Vantrease on keyboards, Kenny Carr on guitar, and Benoît Grey on bass. Chuck Parrish, Jeff Kaye, Ted Murdock, Kenny Rampton – trumpets; Steve […]
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November 12, 2014
Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye (With Betty Carter)
Read moreAlbum: Ray Charles And Betty Carter, ABC/Paramount 385, July 1961. The album was recorded at the United Studios in Hollywood on June 13 and 14, 1961. With Hank Crawford – alto saxophone; David Fathead Newman – tenor saxophone; Leroy Cooper – baritone saxophone; Bill Pittman – guitar; Edgar Willis – bass; Mel Lewis, Bruno Carr – […]