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• November 5, 2014

  I’ll Take Care Of You

  Album: Would You Believe? Warner Bros 26343, October 1990. The song was also released as a 3″ CD single (b/w Child Support, Alimony) by Warner Japan (WPDP-6248), probably to test if they could promote another local hit after Ellie, My Love. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles. Musicians remained uncredited; Rich Cason produced the synthesizer parts.

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• November 5, 2014

  I’m A Fool To Care

  Single (A): ABC 10700, June 1965, b/w Love’s Gonna Live Here.Compilation album: Singular Genius, Concord Records, 15 November 2011. Recorded at the United Studios in Hollywood in January 1965. With uncredited strings, rhythm section (but with Rene Hall on guitar, and Earl Palmer on drums) and backing vocals. Remastering engineer Steve Hoffman commented that: “I’m A Fool […]

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• November 5, 2014

  I’m Beginning To See The Light

  Compilation album: Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings, Atlantic/WEA, 20 September 2005. Undated arrangement briefing for Quincy Jones. The song was not produced.

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  November 5, 2014

  I’m Gettin’ ‘Long All Right (Ft Merry Clayton, Ray Charles On Keyboards)

  Single3 (B): Tangerine 984, 1968, b/w All I Need Is His Love.Album3: The Raelettes, Souled Out, Tangerine 1511, 1971 (titled I Get Along All Right). Merry Clayton rarely sounded more soulful than on this A-side of Tangerine 984 from 1968 (with yet another title variarion: I’m Gett’n Long Alright).Ray Charles played piano, and can be heard calling off the […]

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• November 5, 2014

  I’m Getting Sentimental Over You (By Jimmy Scott, Ray Charles On Piano)

  Album3: Jimmy Scott, Falling In Love Is Wonderful, Tangerine TRC 1501, 1963. Recorded at United Recordings Studios in Hollywood, in 1962. Arranged by Gerald Wilson.

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  November 5, 2014

  I’m Glad For Your Sake

  Single (A): Swing Time 274, 1951, b/w Kissa Me Baby.Compilation album: The Way I Feel, Proper, 22 Oct 2007. Recorded in Los Angeles in 1951. Ray Charles “and Orchestra”: Ray Charles – voc, p; Unknown musicians – g; b; d. Sy Oliver – arranger.

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  November 5, 2014

  I’m Gonna Cross That River (By Tommy Ridgley, Ray Charles On Piano)

  Single3 (A): Atlantic 1009, 1954, b/w Ooh Lawdy My Baby. In Mid-August 1953 Ray Charles was invited to fill in on the piano at a recording session organized by Atlantic for Tommy Ridgley, at the J&M Studio in New Orleans. They taped Ooh Lawdy My Baby and I’m Gonna Cross That River. Ray may also have had a role […]

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• November 4, 2014

  I’m Gonna Go Fishin’ (With The Ray Charles Orchestra)

  Album: The Ray Charles Orchestra, My Kind Of Jazz Part 3, Crossover 9007, October 1975. Recorded 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; Eddie Pratt, Clifford Solomon – alto saxophones; James […]

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• November 4, 2014

  I’m Gonna Keep On Singin’

  Compilation album: Rare Genius – The Undiscovered Masters, Concord Records, 25 October 2010. Recorded with uncredited (band and session) musicians  and The Raelettes at RPM International in Los Angeles between (probably) circa 1975 and circa 1985.The track sounds like genuine Genius. I doubt if it required any “sweetening” by the producers of the Rare album. From the mid […]

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• November 4, 2014

  I’m Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town

  Album: Genius + Soul = Jazz, Impulse 2, February 1961.Single (B): Impulse 202, June 1961, b/w I’ve Got News For You. Recorded at the Van Gelder Studios in Englewood Cliffs, on 26 or 27 December 1960. Session personnel: John Frosk, Jimmy Nottingham, Philip Guilbeau, Clark Terry (solo on intro), Joe Wilder – trumpet; Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie […]

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• November 4, 2014

  I’m Just A Lucky So And So (With Milt Jackson)

  Unreleased. The Duke Ellington composition, recorded on 10 April 1958, at the Atlantic Studio in New York, but never issued (cf. this).

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• November 4, 2014

  I’m Movin’ On

  Single (A): Atlantic 2043, 1959-10, b/w I Believe To My Soul.Compilation: The Genius Sings The Blues, Atlantic 8052, September 1961 (1952 – 1959). Recorded in New York on 26 June 1959 with Marcus Belgrave, John Hunt – tp; Hank Crawford – as, bs; David Newman – ts; Teagle Fleming – d Edgar Willis – b. Atlantic, for […]

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