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November 11, 2014
Going Home (The Ray Charles Orchestra)
Read moreAlbum: Jazz Number II, Tangerine 1512, January 1973. Recorded at RPM International, in December 1971. Arranged by Teddy Edwards. With 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 ??? […]
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November 10, 2014
Goin’ Out Of My Head (Ray Charles Orchestra)
Read moreUnreleased. If this song title, listed in an Australian newspaper, was correct (as far as I know, the Charles troupe didn’t perform it elsewhere), the best candidate for The composition is the Randazzo/Weinstein song, made famous by Little Anthony & The Imperials, and Dionne Warwick, and then it would surely have been performed by a Raelette., […]
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November 10, 2014
Golden Boy (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; Bobby Bryant, Bill King, Marshall Hunt, Blue Mitchell, trumpets; Glen Childress, Henry Coker, Joe Randazzo, (+ Edward Comegys? or Fred Murrell? or David Phelps?) – trombones; J. […]
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November 10, 2014
Good Bye Blues Jam (With B.B. King)
Read moreUnreleased. During their Parliament American Blue/Philip Morris Superband worldtour in 1990 Ray Charles and B.B. King closed every show with an ‘exit blues jam’ in which they mashed up all kinds of farewell blues themes, like Bye Bye/Bye Bye Baby/Good Bye/It’s Time For Me To Close The Show. Live (e.g.):’90 LC Tokyo BB’90 LC Dresden BB’90 LC Italy
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November 10, 2014
Good Love Gone Bad
Read moreUnreleased. The Sanremo Songfestival is a long running and hugely popular contest for songwriters, who always get some help from local and international stars. Ray turned his contribution into a triumphant interpretation masterclass. It’s remarkable that it didn’t get wider exposure. The original title is Gli Amori; the song was written by Toto Cutagno. ’90 TV Sanremo (2nd performance):Update […]
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November 10, 2014
Good Morning Dear
Read moreAlbum: Love Country Style, ABC/Tangerine 707, June 1970. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles in May 1970. Arranged by Sid Feller. With strings, a choir and a rhythm section. The musicians remained uncredited (Carol Kaye possibly on bass). Who delivered that operatic backing vocal, and who the whispering speaking voice? Update 10.02.2021: the video of […]
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November 10, 2014
Goodbye/We’ll Be Together Again (With Betty Carter)
Read moreAlbum: Ray Charles And Betty Carter, ABC/Paramount 385, July 1961. Single (B): ABC 10298, January 1962, b/w Baby, It’s Cold Outside. Brilliant duet-doubletake in an arrangement by Marty Paich. 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; […]
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November 10, 2014
Goodness Gracious (The Ray Charles Orchestra)
Read moreUnreleased. Goodness Gracious is a nice riff turned into a rocking big band ditty. Ray Charles called the tune only so now and then, but it stayed on the repertoire of the Orchestra well into the 1990s. Taped twice, at the 1967 Berlin concert (the best of the two surviving recordings), with Barry Rillera taking excellent care […]
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November 10, 2014
Good Vibrations (With The Beach Boys, The Everly Brothers, A.O.)
Read moreRay never liked finales, but he seemed to have a good time in this one. Filmed at Waikiki Beach, Hawaii on 12 December 1986, aired on 13 March 1987, on ABC-TV. (Starts at 1’04’16): Update 10.02.2021: the video of this performance is no longer available on YouTube, please let me know in the comments below […]
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November 10, 2014
Got Milk (Jingle)
Read moreUnreleased. In 2002 Ray Charles contributed a radio commercial – singing and piano playing – to the Got Milk campaign, funded by the National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Board, and Dairy Management. Who knows more?
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November 10, 2014
Granny Wasn’t Grinning That Day
Read moreAlbum: Ray’s Moods, ABC/Paramount/Tangerine 550, 1966. Recorded during the first fall session of 1965 at RPM International, in Los Angeles. With woodwinds (uncredited session musicians), and a rhythm section including Rene Hall on guitar and Earl Palmer on drums. The parlando male group rap was probably sung-said by session musicians.
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November 10, 2014
Greenbacks
Read moreSingle (B): Atlantic 1076, October 1955 b/w Black Jack.Compilation album: Ray Charles, Atlantic 8006, June 1957. Recorded in Atlanta on 18 November 1954 with Joe Bridgewater, Charles Whitley – tp; Don Wilkerson – ts; David Newman – bs (solo); Glenn Brooks – d; Wesley Jackson – g; Jimmy Bell – b.