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October 14, 2014
Tears
Read moreAlbum: Crying Time, ABC/Paramount/Tangerine 544, January 1966. Recorded in Q3 of 1965 at RPM International in Los Angeles. With strings and singers (uncredited). Live: According to a concert souvenir booklet from c. 1966, this number was part of the live repertoire then, but no recordings with the band have surfaced.
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October 14, 2014
Tears Inside (With The Ray Charles Orchestra)
Read moreAlbum: Blues Connotation, Jazz Birdies Of Paradise, J-Bop 052, S.a. (taped on 9 October 1971 in Torino). The tune was penned by Ornette Coleman. “Blues Connotation”, the title chosen for the (bootleg) CD, and there also quoted as the title for this track, is from another, much better known Coleman composition. Ray Charles – p; Marcus […]
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October 14, 2014
Tell All The World About You
Read moreSingle (A): Atlantic 2010, November 1958, b/w (The Night Time Is) The Right Time. Compilation album: What’d I Say, Atlantic 8029, September 1959. Recorded in New York on 20 February 1958 with Marcus Belgrave, Lee Harper – tp; David Newman ts; Emmett Dennis – bs; Richie Goldberg – d; Edgar Willis – b. The Raeletes – backing […]
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October 14, 2014
Tell Me How Do You Feel
Read moreSingle (B): Atlantic 2022, April 1959, b/w That’s Enough. Compilation: What’d I Say, Atlantic 8029, September 1959. Recorded on 28 October 1958 in New York with Ray Charles – org; Marcus Belgrave, John Hunt – tp; David Newman – ts; Hank Crawford – bs; Teagle Fleming – d; Edgar Willis – b. With The Raelettes. Live: According […]
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October 14, 2014
Tell Me You’ll Wait For Me
Read moreAtlantic 2084. Album: The Genius Of Ray Charles, Atlantic 1312 (matrix # 3470), October 1959. Single (A) [edited version]: Atlantic 2084 (matrix # 5097), November 1960 b/w Come Rain Or Come Shine. Single (B) [edited version]: Atlantic 2470 (matrix # 5097), December 1967* b/w Come Rain Or Come Shine. Recorded on 6 May 1959 in New York with Bob Brookmeyer – […]
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October 14, 2014
Tell The Truth (With Margie Hendricks)
Read moreAlbum: Ray Charles In Person, Atlantic 8039, May 1960 (1958). Single (B): Atlantic 2068, 1960-07 b/w Sweet Sixteen Bars. The taping comes from the 1958 live concert at Newport, being added to the 1959 concert in Atlanta for the In Person album. Also listen to this earlier version by The 5 Royales (Atlantic attributed Ray with the writing credits…). Studio: The […]
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October 14, 2014
Tell What You Want Me To Do
Read moreAlbum: Strong Love Affair, Qwest Records 9362-46107-2, January 1996. Recorded in Paris (instruments) and at RPM International in Los Angeles (voice). Produced by Jean-Pierre Grosz. For the personnel, follow the album link, above.
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October 14, 2014
Tempo
Read moreAlbum3 (DVD): Blues Clues: Blue’s Big Musical Movie, Paramount, 3 October 2000. Album3 (CD + Book): Rhino/WEA, 17 October 2000. I’ve also seen VHS and Playstation versions. Performed by Ray Charles (in his audio-only role as G-Clef) and The Persuasions. The tracks Notes, Rhythm, and Tempo (and Dynamics, to which Ray didn’t contribute) represent a basic element of music, […]
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October 13, 2014
Th’ Ego Song (aka The Ego Song; All The Girls In Town; Sweet As Can Be)
Read moreAd in Cashbox, 15 July. From Cashbox, Aug. 12, 1950. Swing Time 228-A. Single (A): Swing Time 228. B/w Late In The Evening Blues. Alternative takes are known to exist. Compilation album: The Way I Feel, Proper, 22 October 2007. Recorded in Los Angeles, on May 26, 1950. Ray Charles, voc, p; Teddy Buckner – tp; Marshall Royal – […]
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October 13, 2014
Thanks For Bringing Love Around Again
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, Studio City. For the line-up, follow the album link, above.
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October 13, 2014
That Goes To Show You (The Raelettes, Ray Charles On Piano)
Read moreRelease fromJuly 1971. Single (B): Tangerine 1014, 1970, b/w Bad Water. Album3: The Raelettes, Hits And Rarities, Titanic TR-CD 4422, 1993. The Raelettes (feasible line-up): Ft. Susaye Greene. Vernita Moss, Susaye Green, Mable John, ?Dorothy Berry? and Estella Yarbrough. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles, with uncredited members of the Ray Charles Orchestra (and maybe […]
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October 13, 2014
That Lucky Old Sun
Read moreFull page ads in Billboard (above) and Cashbox (below). Album: Ingredients In A Recipe For Soul, ABC/Paramount 465, August 1963. Single (A): ABC 10509, November 1963, b/w Ol’ Man Time. For session details, follow the album link, above. The single version was cut back to a little longer than 3 minutes. The performance of this song at the Shrine […]