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October 27, 2014
Mary Ann (With Poncho Sanchez)
Read moreAlbum: Genius Loves Company, Concord, August 2004. Ray reviving his 1956 tune with some extra cha-cha soul! Personnel for the Out Of Sight album: Pancho Sanchez, David Torres, Tony Banda, George Ortiz, Sal Vasquez, Serofin Aguilar, Scott Martin, Francisco Torres, Dale Spauding, Francisco Aguabella. Looking at this EPK for the album, it seems safe to conclude […]
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October 27, 2014
Maybe It’s Because Of Love
Read moreAlbum: Ray’s Moods, ABC/Paramount/Tangerine 550, 1966. A nice, brassy arrangement of Percy Mayfield’s song, recorded during the first fall session in 1965 at RPM International, in Los Angeles. With woodwinds (uncredited – probably session – musicians) and a rhythm section (also uncredited, including Rene Hall on guitar and Earl Palmer on drums). Update 14.02.2021: the video […]
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October 27, 2014
Maybe It’s Because Of Love (By Percy Mayfield, Ray Charles On Piano)
Read moreAlbum3: Percy Mayfield, My Jug And I, Tangerine TRCS 1505, 1966.Single (B): Tangerine 941, 1964, b/w Stranger In My Own Home Town. Recorded in Los Angeles on January 20, 1964. Percy Mayfield – vocals; Ray Charles – piano; Edgar Willis – bass; Other personnel unidentified. Arranged by Gerald Wilson. Maybe It’s Because of Love by […]
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October 27, 2014
Maybe It’s Nothing At All
Read moreAlbum: Country And Western Meets Rhythm And Blues (aka Together Again), ABC/Paramount 520, August 1965. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles. The Raelettes took care of the backing vocals. Arranged by Onzy Matthews. Update 14.02.2021: the video of this performance is no longer available, please let me know in the comments below if you have any […]
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October 27, 2014
Mean to Me (By David Fathead Newman, Ray Charles On Piano)
Read moreAlbum3: Fathead, Atlantic 1304, 1960. Recording Date: November 5, 1958 at the Atlantic Recording Studio, in New York. Ray Charles (p), David Newman (as), Marcus Belgrave (tp); Hank Crawford (bs), Edgar Willis (b), Milt Turner (ds). Arranged by Hank Crawford.
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October 27, 2014
Meditation (By Rita Graham, Ray Charles On Piano)
Read moreAlbum: Rita Graham, Vibrations, Tangerine TRCS 1507, 1969. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles, with uncredited musicians. Arranged by Sid Feller.
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October 27, 2014
Memories Of You
Read moreAlbum: I’m All Yours Baby, ABC/Tangerine 675. February 1969. Recorded with lots of strings and a few horns at RPM International in Los Angeles. Update 14.02.2021: the video of this performance is no longer available, please let me know in the comments below if you have any footage, thanks — Cyd
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October 27, 2014
Memory Pain (By Percy Mayfield, Ray Charles On Piano)
Read moreSingle (B): Tangerine 935, 1964, b/w You Don’t Exist No More.Album3: Percy Mayfield, My Jug And I, Tangerine TRCS 1505, 1966. Recorded in Los Angeles in 1962. Percy Mayfield – vocals; Hank Crawford – alto saxophone; David Newman – tenor saxophone; Ray Charles – piano; Sonny Forriest, guitar. Arrangement by Gerald Wilson.
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October 27, 2014
Merry Christmas Baby
Read moreAlbum (VHS, France): Ray Charles Live, Cinéthèque VCV 402, S.a. A great rendition of the Charles Brown song, from the TV show Christmas In Ettal – A Black Ceremony at a Monastery in Germany, taped (most probably) in 1976, on Christmas Eve.The VHS erroneously titled the song Santa Claus Blues. With Sal Nistico – tenor saxophone; Carmell Jones, […]
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October 27, 2014
Mess Around
Read moreSingle (A): Atlantic 999, July 1953 b/w Funny But I Still Love You.Compilation album: Ray Charles, Atlantic 8006, June 1957. Taped in New York on 17 May 1953 with “his orchestra”: Jesse Drakes – tp; Sam Taylor- ts; Dave McRae – bs; Connie Kay – d; Mickey Baker – g; Lloyd Trotman – b. The song peaked […]
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October 27, 2014
Metamorphosis (The Ray Charles Orchestra)
Read moreAlbum: The Ray Charles Orchestra, My Kind Of Jazz Part 3, Crossover 9007, October 1975. Recorded with the Ray Charles Orchestra in late 1974 and early 1975 at RPM International in Los Angeles. Solos: Clifford Solomon – as; Phil Guilbeau – tp; Ernest Vantrease – p. Arranged by Roger Neumann. Johnny Coles, Jack Evans, Phil […]
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October 27, 2014
Midnight
Read moreAlbum: Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music Volume 2, ABC/Paramount 435, October 1962. The Chet Atkins song brilliantly jazzified with special bass trombone FX. Recorded on 5 September 1962 in New York. Arranged by Gerald Wilson. Musicians not credited. Ray also sang second voice. Update 14.02.2021: the video of this performance is no longer available on YouTube, […]