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October 15, 2014
Still Crazy After All These Years
Read moreAlbum: My World, Warner Bros 26735 (CD), WE 833 (vinyl), March 1993. Recorded at Rat Cherokee, House of Soul, Capitol, Summa, Studio Ultimo, Clinton Recording Studio B, and Peter Rafelson Studio. Arranged by Jeremy Lubbock. For the names of the session musicians, follow the link to the album description, above. About Paul Simon’s Still Crazy After […]
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October 15, 2014
Stompin’ Room Only
Read moreAlbum: Genius + Soul = Jazz, Impulse 2, February 1961. Instrumental arranged by Ralph Burns, with Ray Charles on organ. The sessions at the Van Gelder Studios in Englewood Cliffs, were on 26 and 27 December 1960. With Philip Guilbeau, Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Clark Terry, Eugene (Snooky) Young – trumpets; Henry Coker, Urbie Green, Al […]
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October 15, 2014
Stormy Monday (With Dizzy Gillespie A.O.)
Read moreAlbum (bootleg CD): Ray Charles Meets Dizzy Gillespie, Jazz File JF1005, S.a. Ray Charles fooled around several times with citations from Stormy Monday (Madrid 1975, The Hague 1980), but this version with a combo led by Dizzy Gillespie came closest to a complete rendition (although Ray had trouble again to get the rhythm section in the right […]
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October 15, 2014
Story Of My Life (By Guitar Slim, Ray Charles On Piano)
Read moreSingle3 (A): Specialty 490, April 1954, b/w Letter To My Girlfriend (aka Prison Blues). Recorded in New Orleans at Cosimo’s Sudio on 27 October 1953. With Lloyd Lambert’s band (including Charles Burbank, Joe Tillman, and Gus Fontenotte on saxes, Frank Mitchell on trumpet, Lambert on bass, Oscar Moore on drums) backing him up with special […]
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October 15, 2014
Straight Ahead And Strive For Tone (Ray Charles Orchestra)
Read moreUnreleased. An orchestra piece penned by Roger Neumann. Live: ’81 LC Rome – Partial ’84 LC Warsaw Warsaw 1984:
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October 15, 2014
Straight No Chaser (With The Ray Charles Orchestra)
Read moreUnreleased. Ray Charles put this Thelonious Monk tune at the end of his setlist in all 4 concerts that I know of. The last performance (Melbourne 2003, in a quartet setting) was the most memorable one. Live: ’69 LC Paris ’76 LC Antibes ’99 LC Marciac 03 LC Melbourne
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October 15, 2014
Stranger In My Own Home Town
Read moreAlbum: Just Between Us, Columbia 40703, September 1988. With uncredited members of the Ray Charles Orchestra (i.e. Mark Curry, Jeff Helgesen, Ted Murdock, Jeff Kaye – trumpets; Mike Christianson, Armin Marmolejo, Steve Sigmund, Charlie Schofner – trombones; Al Jackson, Chris Lega, Ricky Woodard, Rudy Johnson, Leroy Cooper – saxophones; Ernest Vantrease – keyboards; Kenny Carr – […]
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October 15, 2014
Stranger In My Own Home Town (By Percy Mayfield, Ray Charles On Piano)
Read moreAlbum3: Percy Mayfield, My Jug And I, Tangerine TRCS 1505, 1966. Single (A). Tangerine 941, 1964, b/w Maybe It’s Because Of Love. Recorded in Los Angeles on January 20, 1964. Percy Mayfield – vocals; Ray Charles – piano; Edgar Willis – bass; other personnel unidentified.
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October 15, 2014
Strike Up The Band
Read moreAlbum: Genius + Soul = Jazz, Impulse 2, February 1961. Recorded at the Van Gelder Studios in Englewood Cliffs, on 26 and 27 December 1960. Ray Charles on Hammond, trumpet by Phil Guilbeau. Arranged by Quincy Jones. Follow the album link above for further details. Live: ”62 LC Berlin – Released
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October 15, 2014
String Bean
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.
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October 15, 2014
Strong Everlasting Love (With Brenda Lee Eager)
Read moreUnreleased. This clipping from Jet magazine (Nov. 15, 1993), mentions a duet on a song titled Strong Everlasting Love with Brenda Lee Eager, which she co-wrote. Ray Charles Enterprises published the composition, but as far as I know the track was never released.
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October 15, 2014
Strong Love Affair
Read moreAlbum: Strong Love Affair, Qwest Records 9362-46107-2, January 1996. Recorded in Paris (instruments) and at RPM International in Los Angeles (voice). Produced by Jean-Pierre Grosz. For the personnel, follow the album link, above.