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October 17, 2014
So Soon (With John Henderson)
Read moreUnreleased. When Ray Charles had keyboardist and singer John Henderson in his band, from 1972 to 1974, they developed a routine that I’ve titled So Soon, after the frequently repeated (but rather meaningless) chorus line. Sometimes it was just a little ditty, used as an intro to What’d Say. Other times Ray turned it into a […]
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October 17, 2014
Soft Winds (With The Ray Charles Orchestra)
Read moreUnreleased. This Benny Goodman tune is known from six concerts: ’67 LC Pleyel ’67 LC Berlin ’67 LC Frankfurt ’68 LC Bakersfield ’68 LC Paris ’68 LC Fresno
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October 17, 2014
Solitude (In My -) (The Ray Charles Orchestra)
Read moreUnreleased, but available streaming (below), and as a download. This Duke Ellington composition, in an arrangement by Quincy Jones, was only taped once: in Paris, at the afternoon concert on October 22, 1961. In March 2013 the contents of a radio broadcast were made available, in their entirety, in a streaming format and for download on the INA […]
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October 17, 2014
Some Enchanted Evening
Read moreAlbum: Ain’t It So, Crossover/Atlantic 19251, September 1979. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles. Arranged by James Polk. With uncredited members of the Ray Charles Orchestra and session musicians. Tenor solo by Clifford Solomon. 1979 Austin: Live: ’79 LC Antibes ’79 LC Viareggio ’79 LC Austin ’80 TV TS ’80 LC Northsea ’81 LC Edmonton […]
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October 17, 2014
Somebody
Read moreAlbum: Come Live With Me, Crossover 9000, January 1974. Single (B:) Crossover/Atlantic 974, March 1974, b/w Louise. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles. With The Ray Charles Orchestra and The Raelettes (uncredited), but Tony Horowitz and Ken Tussing (both on trumpet), Henry Coker (trombone) and David T. Walker (guitar) contributed. The song, written by Ray, sounds […]
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October 17, 2014
Somebody Ought To Write A Book About It
Read moreSingle (B): ABC 10938, April 1967, b/w Here We Go Again. Compilation album: Singular Genius, Concord Records, 15 November 2011. Recorded in January 1967 at RPM International in Los Angeles. The musicians remained uncredited: woodwinds, strings, Billy Preston on organ, Rene Hall on guitar, Carol Kaye on bass, Earl Palmer on bass, and The Raelettes: Gwen Berry, […]
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October 17, 2014
Someday
Read moreAlbum: I’m All Yours Baby, ABC/Tangerine 675, February 1969. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles with uncredited musicians (incl. strings). Produced by Sid Feller. 1982, Le Grand Studio: Live: ’82 TV Legrand According to concert souvenir booklets from 1963, 1964, 1966 and 1968, this number was part of the live repertoire then, but no recordings […]
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October 17, 2014
Someday (aka Blues Is My Middle Name)
Read moreFrom Cashbox, Nov. 4, 1950. Swing Time 229-A. Note writing credits for R.C. Robinson. Single (A): Swing Time 229, b/w I’ll Do Anything But Work. Compilation album: The Way I Feel, Proper, 22 Oct 2007. Recorded in Los Angeles, May 26, 1950. Ray Charles, voc, p; Teddy Buckner – tp; Marshall Royal – as; Jack McVea – ts; Charles Waller […]
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October 17, 2014
Someday (You’ll Want Me To Want You)
Read moreAlbum: Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music Volume 2, ABC/Paramount 435, October 1962. Recorded on 5 September 1962 in New York City. Arranged by Gerald Wilson. Musicians not credited.
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October 17, 2014
Someone To Watch Over Me
Read moreSingle (B): ABC 11251, November 1969, b/w Claudie Mae. Album: Through The Eyes Of Love, ABC/Tangerine 765, August 1972. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles (note that the single was released 3 years before the album). The musicians remained uncredited. Arrangement by Sid Feller.
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October 17, 2014
Someone To Watch Over Me (By Jimmy Scott, Ray Charles On Piano)
Read moreAlbum: Jimmy Scott, Falling In Love Is Wonderful, Tangerine, TRC 1501 (Monaural)/TRCS 1501 (Stereo), 22 June 1963. Recorded with uncredited musicians at the United Recordings Studios, Hollywood, California in 1962. Arranged by Gerald Wilson. David Ritz wrote (in The Guardian of 9 January 2003): “Charles thought Scott’s problem was that he didn’t have the right material. That was […]
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October 17, 2014
Something
Read moreAlbum: Volcanic Action Of My Soul, ABC/Tangerine 726, April 1971. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles. The musicians remained uncredited. Arranged by Sid Feller. George Harrison’s wrote the tune in 1969. He later stated: “It has probably got a range of five notes, which fits most singers’ needs best. When I wrote it, in my […]