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November 12, 2014
Fathead (By David Fathead Newman, Ray Charles On Piano)
Read moreAlbum3: Fathead, Atlantic 1304, 1960. Recording date: November 5, 1958 at Atlantic Recording Studio, New York. Ray Charles (p), David Newman (as), Marcus Belgrave (tp); Hank Crawford (bs), Edgar Willis (b), Milt Turner (ds). Arranged by Hank Crawford. Recording engineer: Tom Dowd. Update 01.02.2021: the video of this performance is no longer available, please let me […]
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November 12, 2014
Feel So Bad
Read moreAlbum: Volcanic Action Of My Soul, ABC/Tangerine 726, April 1971.Single (A): ABC 11308, July 1971, b/w Your Love Is So Doggone Good. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles on January 18, 1971. Arranged by Roger Neumann. The musicians remained uncredited. But Joël Dufour’s interviews with some of the involved session musicians has led to the following […]
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November 12, 2014
Feelin’ Sad
Read moreSingle (A): Atlantic 1008, September 1953, b/w Carryin’ That Load.Compilation: The Genius Sings The Blues, Atlantic 8052, September 1961 (1952 – 1959). Taped in New Orleans on August 18, 1953, with Edgar Blanchard’s Band: Auguste “Bimes” Dupont – as; Warren Hebrew – ts; Elandro Smart – d; Edgar Blanchard – g; Frank Fields – b.
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November 12, 2014
Feeling Inside
Read moreUnreleased A bluesy theme (“I made that just up”) improvised by Ray during the photo shoot with Norman Seeff in 1985.
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November 12, 2014
Feudin’ And Fightin’
Read moreAlbum: Have A Smile With Me, ABC/Paramount 495, June 1964. Recorded in New York on May 7, 1964. Session personnel: Curt Miller, Oliver Beener, Floyd Jones, Philip Guilbeau, John Hunt, Roy Burrowes, Wallace Davenport – trumpets; Henderson Chambers, Julian Priester, Keg Johnson – trombones; Danny Turner, Harold Geezil Minerve, Bill Pearson, Hank Crawford – alto saxophones; […]
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November 12, 2014
Fever (With Natalie Cole)
Read moreAlbum: Genius Loves Company, Concord, August 2004. The album was recorded at RPM International (and some of the orchestral parts elsewhere) in Los Angeles between mid 2003 and March 2004. For an unabridged personnel listing see Wikipedia. (Read this if you want to understand a) how the conga, drums, finger snaps, and bass guitar were synchronized with each other to […]
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November 12, 2014
Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers
Read moreAlbum: Ray Charles Doing His Thing, ABC/Tangerine 695, May 1969. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles. With The Raelettes and The Ray Charles Orchestra (all remained uncredited). Written and produced by Jimmy Lewis. Paris 1969 (track #3) – the Raelettes never moved this fast: Live:’69 LC Paris’70 TV Cash’70 LC Paris’71 LC Paris
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November 12, 2014
Fire Up (The Ray Charles Orchestra)
Read moreUnreleased. Show opener – much mellower than the title suggests. Number 323 in the Orchestra’s book. But who wrote it? Live:’89 LC Paris’90 LC ArtPark’95 LC Tramps – Stream available
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November 12, 2014
Flying Home (The Ray Charles Orchestra)
Read moreUnreleased. A typical Lionel Hampton tune – written by him, Benny Goodman and Eddie DeLange. It was recorded only once, during one of the concerts at the Olympia Theatre in Paris, from 22 to 28 May 1963. Live:’63 LC Paris
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November 12, 2014
For All We Know (With Betty Carter)
Read moreAlbum: Ray Charles And Betty Carter, ABC/Paramount 385, July 1961. The album was recorded at the United Studios in Hollywood on June 13 and 14, 1961. Session personnel: Hank Crawford – alto saxophone; David Fathead Newman – tenor saxophone; Leroy Cooper – baritone saxophone; Bill Pittman – guitar; Edgar Willis – bass; Mel Lewis, Bruno Carr […]
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November 12, 2014
For Every Dream There’s A Jackpot (Jingle)
Read moreUnreleased. This is one of the commercials Ray played in for the New Jersey Lottery, in 2000. The press release announcing the campaign, treated it as a work of art. ‘Composed’ by Victor Vanacore, ‘lyrics’ by Jon Harcharek of the New Jersey Lottery’s advertising agency, Grafica. Musicians participating in the recording session included Wayne Bergeron, Mike […]
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November 12, 2014
For Her (The Ray Charles Orchestra)
Read moreAlbum: The Ray Charles Orchestra, My Kind Of Jazz Part 3, Crossover 9007, October 1975. The album was recorded with the Ray Charles Orchestra in late 1974 and early 1975 at RPM International in Los Angeles. Johnny Coles, Jack Evans, Phil Guilbeau, Bob Coassin – trumpets; Ken Tussing, Glenn Childress, Steve Davis, Wally Huff – trombones; […]