Album 1958 SoulBrothers

  • November 17, 2014

    Blue Funk (With Milt Jackson)

    Album: Soul Brothers, Atlantic 1279, June 1958. Recorded on September 12, 1957, in New York. Milt Jackson – vibraharp; Ray Charles – piano; Skeeter Best – guitar; Oscar Pettiford – bass; Connie Kaye – drums.Two other takes remain unissued; see this (or was this just an edit in 2 parts?).

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  • November 15, 2014

    Cosmic Ray (aka Cosmic Blues) (With Milt Jackson)

    Album: Soul Brothers, Atlantic 1279, June 1958. Recorded on September 12, 1957 in New York City. Milt Jackson – vibraharp; Ray Charles – piano; Billy Mitchell – tenor saxophone; Skeeter Best – guitar; Oscar Pettiford – bass; Connie Kaye – drums. Update 01.02.2021: the video of this performance is no longer available on YouTube, please let […]

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  • November 14, 2014

    ‘Deed I Do (With Milt Jackson)

    Album: Soul Brothers, Atlantic 1279, June 1958. Recorded in New York City on September 12, 1957. Milt Jackson – vibraharp; Ray Charles – piano; Billy Mitchell – tenor saxophone; Skeeter Best – guitar; Oscar Pettiford – bass; Connie Kaye – drums. Update 01.02.2021: the video of this performance is no longer available on YouTube, please let […]

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  • November 8, 2014

    How Long Blues (aka How Long) (With Milt Jackson)

    Album: Soul Brothers, Atlantic 1279, June 1958. Recorded in New York on 12 September 1957. How Long Blues is the most extended example of Ray’s sax playing on record. Milt Jackson – vibraharp, (during Ray’s sax chorus and Pettiford’s 1st bass chorus:) piano; Ray Charles – alto saxophone, piano; Billy Mitchell – tenor saxophone; Skeeter Best […]

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  • October 16, 2014

    Soul Brothers (With Milt Jackson)

    Album: Soul Brothers, Atlantic 1279, June 1958. Recorded on September 12, 1957 in New York City. Milt Jackson – piano; Ray Charles – alto saxophone; Billy Mitchell – tenor saxophone; Skeeter Best – guitar; Oscar Pettiford – bass; Connie Kaye – drums.

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