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November 8, 2014
Hold On, I’m Coming (With The Raelettes)
Read moreAlbum (DVD): Soul Of The Holy Land – The Lost Concert, Xenon VXEN4312, 2004 (1972). About a year after Sam & Dave scored their mega hit with this Isaac Hayes/David Porter song, the Raelettes made it part of their repertoire (that Berlin version from 1967 is the best that has survived). Tel Aviv 1972 (Vernita Moss, […]
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November 8, 2014
Honey, Honey
Read moreSingle (A): Swing Time 218, 1950, b/w She’s On The Ball.Compilation album: The Way I Feel, Proper, 22 October 2007. Recorded in Los Angeles, 1950. “Ray Charles & Trio”: Ray Charles, voc, p; Gosady Mckee, g; Milton S. Garred, b.
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November 8, 2014
Hopelessly
Read moreSingle (B): ABC 10840, August 1966, b/w I Chose to Sing the Blues.Compilation album: Singular Genius, Concord Records, 15 November 2011. Recorded with strings, a choir and a rhythm section (including Rene Hall on guitar, and Earl Palmer on drums) at RPM in Los Angeles in February 1965.
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November 8, 2014
Hornful Soul (With Ray Charles Sextet)
Read moreAlbum: The Genius After Hours, Atlantic 1369, June 1961 (1956, 1957). Recorded on 20 November 1956 in New York. Ray Charles – p; Joe Bridgewater, John Hunt – tp; David Newman – as, ts; Emmett Dennis – bs; William Peebles – ds; Roosevelt Sheffield – b. Live:’61 LC Antibes – 2x – Released
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November 8, 2014
Horns In Minor (The Ray Charles Orchestra)
Read moreUnreleased. The earliest known – live – recording is from the 1990 Christmas Special in Tokyo. With Chuck Parrish, Jeff Kaye, Ted Murdock, Kenny Rampton – trumpets; Steve Sigmund, Mike Guerrier, Marc Fields, Wayne Coniglio – trombones; Craig Bailey, Al Jackson, Rudy Johnson, Al Waters, Jeff Alkire – saxophones; David Rokeach – drums; Kenny Carr – guitar; […]
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November 8, 2014
Hot Rod (aka The Spirit-Feel) (With The Ray Charles Septet)
Read moreAlbum: Ray Charles At Newport, Atlantic 1289, October 1958.Album: Ray Charles In Person, Atlantic 8039, May 1960 (1959). The tune, written by Milt Jackson, is only known from the two earliest released live concerts in Newport (1958) and Atlanta (1959). 1958 line-up:Ray Charles – voice, piano, alto saxophone; Marcus Belgrave, Lee Harper – trumpets; David Fathead Newman – […]
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November 8, 2014
How Can You Get In (When You Get Out) (With Dizzy Gillespie A.O.)
Read moreAlbum (CD): Ray Charles Meets Dizzy Gillespie, Jazz File JF1005, S.a. Recorded during their masterclass concert at the 1978 Montreux Jazz Festival. With Dizzy Gillespie (tp), Hank Crawford (as) and David Newman (fl, ts), Mickey Roker (ds), Kenny Burrel (g), George Duvivier (b).I’m not sure where the title comes from (it may have been thought up […]
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November 8, 2014
How Deep Is The Ocean (How High Is The Sky)
Read moreAlbum: Ray Charles Invites You To Listen, ABC/Tangerine 595, June 1967. Recorded at RPM International in 1966 or 1967. With the Orchestra and lots of strings. Arranged by Sid Feller. Irving Berlin tribute, 1988:Update 13.02.2021: the video of this performance is no longer available on YouTube, please let me know in the comments below if you […]
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November 8, 2014
How Deep Is The Ocean (How High Is The Sky) (By Jimmy Scott, Ray Charles On Piano)
Read moreAlbum3: Jimmy Scott, Falling In Love Is Wonderful, Tangerine TRC 1501, 1963. Recorded at the United Recordings Studios in Hollywood, in 1962.Jimmy later remembered that Ray wanted him to record this song as it was Ray’s all-time favorite. Arranged by Gerald Wilson.
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November 8, 2014
How Did You Feel The Morning After
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 in Studio City. For details on personnel, follow the album link, above.
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November 8, 2014
How Long Blues (aka How Long)
Read moreSingle (B): Down Beat 178, 1949, b/w Blues Before Sunrise.Compilation album: The Way I Feel, Proper, 22 October 2007. Recorded in Los Angeles, 1949. Maxim Trio: Ray Charles – voc, p; Gosady McKee and Mitchell ‘Tiny’ Webb – g; Ralph Hamilton – b.
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November 8, 2014
How Long Blues (aka How Long) (With Milt Jackson)
Read moreAlbum: Soul Brothers, Atlantic 1279, June 1958. Recorded in New York on 12 September 1957. How Long Blues is the most extended example of Ray’s sax playing on record. Milt Jackson – vibraharp, (during Ray’s sax chorus and Pettiford’s 1st bass chorus:) piano; Ray Charles – alto saxophone, piano; Billy Mitchell – tenor saxophone; Skeeter Best […]