'88 LC Saratoga

  • November 18, 2014

    Bacio (The Ray Charles Orchestra)

    Unreleased. Unfortunately, up till now only an audience taped recording has surfaced, from a 1988 concert in Saratoga Springs. You can listen to it here (first track). The orchestra that night: Chuck Parrish, Jeff Helgesen, Ted Murdock, Jeff Kaye – trumpets; Armin Marmolejo, Steve Sigmund, James Romanek, Charlie Shofner – trombones; Chris Lega, Al Jackson, Mike Karn, Rudy Johnson, […]

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  • November 17, 2014

    Bill (The Ray Charles Orchestra)

    Unreleased. Unfortunately, this Onzy Matthews composition was only captured once, on an ‘audience tape’… You can listen to it here (track #3). Chuck Parrish, Jeff Helgesen, Ted Murdock, Jeff Kaye – trumpets; Armin Marmolejo, Steve Sigmund, James Romanek, Charlie Shofner – trombones; Chris Lega, Al Jackson, Mike Karn, Rudy Johnson, Scott Frillman – saxophones; Jeff Ballard – […]

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  • April 8, 2013

    Ray Charles Live In Saratoga Springs (1988)

    On 20 and 21 August 1988 the Ray Charles aggregation headlined the JVC Jazz Festival at the Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs (NY). Someone in the audience taped the show on the 21st. Here you can listen to it. The setlist* was: Bacio (Ray Charles Orchestra) (Jeff Kaye – tp; Armin Marmolejo – tb) […]

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