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November 17, 2014
Blues Jam In F (aka Ray Charles Blues) (With Dizzy Gillespie A.O.)
Read moreAlbum (CD): Ray Charles Meets Dizzy Gillespie, Jazz File JF1005, S.a. This ditty was probably set up by Ray Charles; I assume it was the Montreux Concerts Database that gave it the title Ray Charles Blues. On the bootleg CD this tune is named Blues Jam In F. With Dizzy Gillespie (tp), Hank Crawford (as) and David Newman […]
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November 17, 2014
Blues Waltz (With The Ray Charles Sextet)
Read moreAlbum: Ray Charles At Newport, Atlantic 1289, October 1958. David Newman – tenor saxophone; Hank Crawford – baritone saxophone; Marcus Belgrave, Lee Harper – trumpet; Edgar Willis – bass; Richie Goldberg – drums. Update 27.01.2021: some video of this performance is no longer available on YouTube, please let me know in the comments below if you […]
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November 17, 2014
Bluesette (With The Ray Charles Orchestra)
Read moreAlbum: My Kind Of Jazz, Tangerine 1512, April 1970. The album was recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles, from January 1 to 10, 1970. Ray Charles – piano; J. Lloyd Miller – alto saxophone, oboe; Curtis Peagler – alto saxophone; Andy Ennis, Albert McQueen, Clifford Scott – tenor saxophone; Leroy Cooper – baritone saxophone; Bobby […]
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November 17, 2014
Boogie Woogie
Read moreCompilation album: Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings, Atlantic, 2005 (1952-1959), Disk 7. From the rehearsal session with Ahmet Ertegun, on 10 May 1953.
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November 16, 2014
Booty Butt (With The Ray Charles Orchestra)
Read moreAlbum: My Kind Of Jazz, Tangerine 1512, April 1970.Single (A): Tangerine 1015, March 1971, b/w Sidewinder. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles, from January 1 to 10, 1970. Ray Charles – vocal and piano (solo); J. Lloyd Miller – alto saxophone, oboe; Curtis Peagler – alto saxophone; Andy Ennis (solo), Albert McQueen, Clifford Scott – […]
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November 16, 2014
Born To Be Blue
Read moreAlbum: Ingredients In A Recipe For Soul, ABC/Paramount 465, August 1963. The album was recorded on 10 and 13 July 1963 in New York. With strings and the Ray Charles Orchestra. Oliver Beener, Wallace Davenport, Phil Guilbeau, John Hunt, Roy Burrows, Floyd Jones, Curtis Miller – trumpets; Henderson Chambers, James Lee Harbert, Keg Johnson, Julian Priester, […]
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November 16, 2014
Born To Lose
Read moreAlbum: Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music, ABC/Paramount 410, April 1962.Single (B): ABC 10330, April 1962, b/w I Can’t Stop Loving You. The album was recorded on 5 and 7 February 1962 at Capitol Studios in New York City, and on 15 February at United Recording Studios in Hollywood. With strings, singers and (the Orchestra’s?) rhythm […]
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November 16, 2014
Born To Love Me
Read moreAlbum: Wish You Were Here Tonight, Columbia 38293, March 1983. Recorded between 1981 and 1983 with uncredited session musicians in Nashville, finished at RPM International in Los Angeles. Update 27.01.2021: 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 — […]
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November 16, 2014
Brazilian Skies (The Ray Charles Orchestra)
Read moreAlbum: Jazz Number II, Tangerine 1512, January 1973. Recorded at RPM International, in December 1971. Arranged by Teddy Edwards. Frank Szabo (lead), Tomas Cortez, Jack Walrath, Marcus Belgrave – trumpets; Mayo Tiano (lead), Jules Rowell, Glenn Childress, Dana Hughes (bass) – trombones; J. Lloyd Miller (alto, lead), James Clay (alto), David Newman (tenor), Don ??? or […]
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November 16, 2014
Busted
Read moreAlbum: Ingredients In A Recipe For Soul, ABC/Paramount 465, August 1963.Single (A): ABC 10481, August 1963, b/w Making Believe. The album was recorded on 10 and 13 July 1963 in New York. With Oliver Beener, Wallace Davenport, Phil Guilbeau, John Hunt, Roy Burrows, Floyd Jones, Curtis Miller – trumpets; Henderson Chambers, James Lee Harbert, Keg Johnson, Julian […]
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November 16, 2014
But On The Other Hand, Baby
Read moreBut On The Other Hand, BabySingle (B): ABC 10266, November 1961, b/w Unchain My Heart.Compilation album: Singular Genius, Concord Records, 15 November 2011. Recorded with the “Ray Charles Orchestra” (but actually only its rhythm section, with the great Phil Guilbeau on trumpet). Another marvelous interpretation of a Percy Mayfield penned blues. Update 27.01.2021: the video of this […]
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November 16, 2014
Buzzard Song
Read moreAlbum: Porgy & Bess, RCA 1831, November 1976. No doubt the best piece of singing-acting Ray ever did. The album was recorded from 20 to 23 April 1976; Ray’s instrumentals were recorded on July 13th, at RCA Recording Studio in Hollywood. For the line-up, click on the album’s link, above.