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October 11, 2014
The Way You Look Tonight
Read moreAlbum (CD): Ray Charles à L’Olympia, XIII Bis Records 640543 2, 11 January 2005 (2000). On August 10, 1999 the Jazz In Marciac festival announced a surprise package: the “Ray Charles Quartet – with special guest David ‘Fathead’ Newman”. Having to record this song with Steve Turre just a few days later (be it in a different arrangement), gave Ray […]
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October 11, 2014
The Way You Look Tonight (By Steve Turre, Ray Charles On Piano)
Read moreAlbum3: Steve Turre, In The Spur Of The Moment, Telarc B00004TUOZ, 1999. Recorded at Avatar Studios, Studios A & C, New York, New York on August 14 and October 8, 1999. With Steve Turre – trombone; Ray Charles – piano; Peter Washington – bass; Buster Williams – bass; Peter Turre – drums. (Track #4:)
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October 11, 2014
Them That Got
Read moreSingle (A): ABC 10141, August 1960, b/w I Wonder. Compilation album: Singular Genius, Concord Records, 15 November 2011. Produced by Sid Feller. Live: According to concert souvenir booklets from 1962 to 1966, this number was part of the live repertoire then, but no recordings with the band have surfaced. ’70 TV Cash – Part of medley ’77 TV […]
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October 11, 2014
Then I’ll Be Over You
Read moreAlbum: Do I Ever Cross Your Mind, Columbia 38990, July 1984. Single (B): Columbia 4531, July 1984, b/w Rock And Roll Shoes (With B.J. Thomas). Recorded in Nashville and finished at RPM International in Los Angeles. With Buddy Emmons – steel guitar; Fred Newell, Bucky Barrett, Phil Baugh, James Capps – guitar; Terry McMillan – Harmonica; Hoot Hester, […]
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October 11, 2014
Then We’ll Be Home (Sadies Tune)
Read moreAlbum: Renaissance, Crossover 9005, June 1975. Single (B): Crossover/Atlantic 981, July 1975, b/w Living For The City. The album was recorded in late 1974 and early 1975 at RPM International in Los Angeles. With The Ray Charles Orchestra, on a few tracks also with some alumni of the band and other session musicians. The band members were: […]
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October 11, 2014
There He Goes (By Lula Reed, Ray Charles On Organ)
Read moreEarly publicity photo. Single3 (B). Tangerine TRC 925, August 1962, b/w Just Keep It Up. Album3: Lula Reed, The Soulful Side Of Lula Reed, Titanic Records CD-6501, 2011. In 1962 Ray Charles produced several singles with Lula Reed (born Lula Marietta McClelland, 1921 – 2008), and played keyboards on 4 tracks. This is one of these. Lula […]
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October 11, 2014
There Is No Greater Love (By Jimmy Scott, Ray Charles On Piano)
Read moreAlbum3: Jimmy Scott: Falling In Love Is Wonderful, Tangerine, TRC 1501, 1963. Taped at the United Recordings Studios in Hollywood, in 1962. Arranged by Gerald Wilson. Jimmy Scott: “The record was completed in just a few sessions. I don’t think we did more than two takes on any one tune. There wasn’t any overdubbing either. It […]
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October 11, 2014
There It Is!
Read moreAlbum3 (DVD): Blues Clues: Blue’s Big Musical Movie, Paramount, 3 October 2000. Album3 (CD + Book): Rhino/WEA, 17 October 2000. I’ve also seen VHS and Playstation versions. Performed by Ray Charles (in his audio-only role as G-Clef) and The Persuasions. HQ audio, album version: (Video + LQ audio:)
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October 11, 2014
There’ll Be No Peace Without All Men As One
Read moreAlbum: A Message From The People, ABC/Tangerine 755, April 1972. Single (B): ABC 11337, November 1972, b/w Hey Mister. Single (B): Crossover/Atlantic 3549, November 1978, b/w Christmas Time. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles in 1972. The musicians remained uncredited (but follow the link to the album to see a listing of identified session musicians). The live […]
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October 11, 2014
There’ll Be Some Changes Made
Read moreCompilation album: Rare Genius – The Undiscovered Masters, Concord Records, October 2010. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles. Date unknown, but looking at the recorded live performances, it most probably was in the ’80s. The percussion on the album track sounds like the producers added worse than just “a little sweetening” post mortem. Live: ’82c […]
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October 11, 2014
There’s A Boat That’s Leavin’ Soon For New York
Read moreAlbum: Ray Charles & Cleo Laine, Porgy & Bess, RCA 1831, November 1976. For the personnel listing, follow the link to the album.
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October 11, 2014
There’s A Long Long Trail A-Winding
Read moreUnreleased. Ray sang and played an unplugged version of this tune as a 1-minute intro to Crying Time during the 1980 Northsea Jazz Festival on July 13 at the Congresgebouw in The Hague.