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November 16, 2014
By The Light Of The Silvery Moon
Read moreAlbum: Ray’s Moods, ABC/Paramount/Tangerine 550, 1966. Recorded in June 1965 at the United Studios in Hollywood. With woodwinds and a rhythm section including Rene Hall on guitar and Earl Palmer on drums, and The Raelettes. Update 27.01.2021: the video of this performance is no longer available, please let me know in the comments below if you […]
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November 16, 2014
Bye Bye Love (With The Raelettes)
Read moreAlbum: Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music, ABC/Paramount 410, April 1962. The album was recorded on 5 and 7 February 1962 at the Capitol Studios in New York City, and on 15 February at the United Recording Studios in Hollywood. Arranged by Gerald Wilson. For the little that is known about the personnel, follow the […]
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November 16, 2014
C Jam Blues
Read moreUnreleased. Recorded at the Thanksgiving Jazz night on 29 November 1957, at Carnegie Hall in New York City. With a title like this it can of course refer to anything, but I think there’s a good chance that Ray and his sextet shared their take on the Duke Ellington composition a.k.a. Duke’s Place. With David Newman – tenor […]
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November 16, 2014
C.P. Time (By Billy Brooks, Ray Charles On Piano)
Read moreBilly Brooks (1926 – 2003) was the inventor and held the patent of the skoonum horn – a double-barreled trumpet (read this).Brooks was one of the many great trumpetists who played with Ray. Together, they even went back to the early to mid Fifties. Windows is one of the Top 50 most sampled albums in history. Ray Charles co-produced […]
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November 16, 2014
California, Here I Come
Read moreAlbum: Genius Hits the Road, ABC/Paramount 335, July 1960. Recorded at the Capitol Studios in New York on March 29, 1960. John Hunt, Marcus Belgrave, Martin Banks – trumpet; David Newman – tenor saxophone, Hank Crawford – alto saxophone, Leroy Cooper – baritone saxophone; Milt Turner – drums; Edgar Willis – bass. Arranged by Ralph Burns […]
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November 16, 2014
Can Anyone Ask For More
Read moreSingle (B): Down Beat 211. B/w Alone in The City.Compilation album: The Way I Feel, Proper, 22 Oct 2007. Recorded in Seattle, in February 1949. Maxin Trio: Ray Charles – voc, p; Gosady McKee – g; Milton S. Garred – b.
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November 16, 2014
Can You Love Me Like That (With The Raelettes)
Read moreAlbum: Thanks For Bringing Love Around Again, Crossover 4000, May 2002. 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. Can You Love Me Like That by Ray Charles on Grooveshark
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November 16, 2014
Candy
Read moreAlbum: Dedicated To You, ABC/Paramount 355, January 1961. Recorded at United Studios in Hollywood on August 23 or 24, 1960. John Hunt – trumpet; Hank Crawford – alto saxophone; David Fathead Newman – tenor saxophone; Leroy Cooper – baritone saxophone; Martin Banks, Bill Pittman – guitar; Edgar Willis – bass; Irving Cottler – drums. Uncredited: strings […]
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November 16, 2014
Can’t You See Darling
Read moreCompilation album: The Way I Feel, Proper, 22 Oct 2007. From the February 1949 recording session in Seattle.The Maxin Trio: Ray Charles – voc, p; Gosady McKee – g; Milton S. Garred – b.
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November 16, 2014
Captain Perfect (The Ray Charles Orchestra)
Read moreUnreleased. Band instrumental penned by Alf Clausen. Madrid personnel: Jeff Conrad, Bob Coassin, Phil Guilbeau, Jack Evans – trumpets; Wally Huff, Ken Tussing, Glen (Champ) Childress, Steve Davis – trombones; Andy Ennis, Clifford Solomon, Ed Pratt, James Clay – saxophones; Leroy Cooper – baritone saxophone, band leader; John Bryant – drums; Joe Harris – bass; Tony […]
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November 15, 2014
Careless Love
Read moreAlbum: Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music, ABC/Paramount 410, April 1962.Single (B): ABC 10345, July 1962, b/w You Don’t Know Me. The album was recorded on 5 and 7 February 1962 at the Capitol Studios in New York City, and on 15 February at the United Recording Studios in Hollywood. The song was arranged by Gerald […]
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November 15, 2014
Carry Me Back To Old Virginny (With The Raelettes)
Read moreAlbum: Album: Genius Hits the Road, ABC/Paramount 335, July 1960.Single (B): ABC 10135, August 1960, b/w Georgia On My Mind. Recorded at the Capitol Studios in New York on 29 March 1960. With John Hunt, Marcus Belgrave, Martin Banks – trumpet; David Newman – tenor saxophone, Hank Crawford – alto saxophone, Leroy Cooper – baritone saxophone; Milt […]