Tunes
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October 12, 2014
The Snow Is Falling (aka Snowfall, I Used To Be So Happy)
Read moreSwing Time 326-A. Single (B): Swing Time 326. B/w Misery In My Heart. Compilation album: The Way I Feel, Proper, 22 October 2007. Recorded in Los Angeles, in 1951. Ray Charles “With Orchestra”: Ray Charles – voc, p; arr; Billy Brooks, Fleming Askew – tp; Marshall Royal, Earl Brown – as; Stanley Turrentine, Maurice Simon – ts; […]
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October 12, 2014
The Story (With Ray Charles Septet)
Read moreCompilation album (DVD): Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings, Atlantic/WEA, 20 September 2005. The tune was written by tenor saxophonist James Moody and arranged by Ray Charles. The small band first played it at the 1960 Newport Festival. Hank Crawford played it on his first album, More Soul, played with the small band ex Ray. In 1961 […]
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October 12, 2014
The Sun Died
Read moreAlbum: A Portrait Of Ray, ABC/Tangerine 625, March 1968. Nicoletta and Ray Charles, early 70s, prob. in Montreal. The song’s original title is Il Est Mort Le Soleil, written by Nicoletta. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles in February 1968. With strings, a choir, woodwinds, and probably a rhythm section with studio musicians (all uncredited, but possibly […]
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October 12, 2014
The Sun’s Gonna Shine Again
Read moreClipping from Billboard, 11 Oct. 1952. Single (A): Atlantic 984, January 1953, b/w Jumpin’ In The Mornin’. Album: Yes Indeed, Atlantic 8025, October 1958. Taped in New York on 11 September 1952 (trumpet, saxes, drums, bass by unidentified musicians).
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October 12, 2014
The Team (Ray Charles Orchestra)
Read moreUnreleased. There may be a studio-recorded version from 1978 in the vaults of the Ray Charles Foundation (see below). The tune was first recorded during the 2 p.m. (televized) concert at the Warsaw Jamboree on October 27, 1984. Composed by trumpet player Tim Ouimette, who played in the Ray Charles Orchestra between 1978 and 1980. Ouimette […]
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October 12, 2014
The Thing
Read moreAlbum: Have A Smile With Me, ABC/Paramount 495, June 1964. Recorded in New York in the first week of May 1964. Arranged by Johnny Parker. With the Ray Charles Orchestra (follow album link above for line-up).
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October 11, 2014
The Things That I Used To Do (By Guitar Slim, Ray Charles On Piano)
Read moreSingle3 (A): Specialty 482, 1953, b/w Well I Done Got Over It. Recorded in New Orleans at Cosimo Matassa’s Studio on 27 October 1953. With Lloyd Lambert’s band (including Charles Burbank, Joe Tillman, and Gus Fontenotte on saxes, Frank Mitchell on trumpet, Lambert on bass, Oscar Moore on drums), helped by Ray Charles (who had been working with Slim […]
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October 11, 2014
The Thirteenth Floor (Ft. David Newman)
Read moreUnreleased (it’s uncertain if Ray played on this one with the combo, and if a recording has survived ). The tune is mentioned as Thirteen floor in the Montreux Jazz Festival’s database, as a part of the Ray Charles Meets Dizzy Gillespie concert on 13 July 1978. It was no doubt added to the setlist by Fathead (see below), who […]
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October 11, 2014
The Three Bells
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. It may seem odd to see The Genius spend his talents on Les Trois Cloches, but I guess his direct inspiration was the version by The Browns, from 1959.
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October 11, 2014
The Time Is Right (The Ray Charles Orchestra)
Read moreReleased with the semi-bootleg 2-CD Ray Charles In Concert [at the Warsaw Jazz Jamboree 1984], S.l., S.a. Another (superior) audio was shared here. Performed at the 8 p.m. show on 27 October 1984 at the Warsaw Jamboree. Clifford Solomon took the sax solo. The chart was penned by Roger Neumann. With Robbie Kwock, Mark Curry, Jim Seely, Jeff Kaye […]
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October 11, 2014
The Train
Read moreSingle (B): ABC 10808, May 1966, b/w Let’s Go Get Stoned. Compilation album: Singular Genius, Concord Records, 15 November 2011. Sound effects are rare in recordings of The Genius, but this dance track had a few unavoidable FX. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles in April 1966. With uncredited musicians (incl. Preston Love on alto, Leroy […]
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October 11, 2014
The Truth Comes Out (Commercial Jingle)
Read moreUnreleased. The campaign for Scotch’ Master I, II and III premium line audio tapes started in 1977, and still ran in ’79. The agency was Foote Cone & Belding. The theme was The Truth Comes Out, which also was the jingle’s catchline, sung by Ray. In 1978 “Jim Johnston directed Ray Charles in a pair of 30s for Scotch recording […]