Album 1959 What

  • November 2, 2014

    Jumpin’ In The Morning

    Single (B): Atlantic 984, January 1953, b/w The Sun’s Gonna Shine Again.Compilation album: What’d I Say. Atlantic 8029, September 1959. Recorded on 11 September 1952 in New York.The musicians remained uncredited.

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  • October 26, 2014

    My Bonnie

    Single (B): Atlantic 1196, August 1958, b/w You Be My Baby. Compilation: What’d I Say, Atlantic 8029, September 1959. Recorded in New York on 20 February 1958 with Marcus Belgrave, Lee Harper – tp; David Newman – as, ts; Emmett Dennis – bs; Richie Goldberg – d; Edgar Willis – b. The Raelettes – backing vocals. O […]

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  • October 21, 2014

    Rockhouse

    Single (A/B; Part 1/2) Atlantic 2006, October 1958. Compilation album: What’d I Say, Atlantic 8029, September 1959. Recorded on 27 November 1956 in New York with Joe Bridgewater, John Hunt – tp; David Newman – as, ts (solo); Emmett Dennis – bs; William Peeples – d; Roosevelt Sheffield – b. Read this about the authorship of the tune. […]

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  • October 14, 2014

    Tell All The World About You

    Single (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

    Single (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 13, 2014

    That’s Enough

    Single (A): Atlantic 2022, April 1959 b/w Tell Me How Do You Feel. Compilation: What’d I Say, Atlantic 8029, September 1959. Recorded on 26 May 1957 in New York with Joe Bridgewater, Ricky Harper – tp; David Newman – as, ts; Emmett Dennis – bs; William Peeples – d; Edgar Willis – b. Mary Ann Fisher, The […]

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  • October 9, 2014

    What Kind Of Man Are You (With Mary Ann Fisher)

    Single (B): Atlantic 1172, January 1958, b/w Talkin’ ‘Bout You. Compilation: What’d I Say,  Atlantic 8029, September 1959. Recorded on 28 May 1957 in New York with Joe Bridgewater, Ricky Harper – tp; David Newman – as, ts; Emmett Dennis – bs; William Peebles – ds; Edgar Willis – b. Mary Ann Fisher; The Cookies – voc. […]

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  • October 8, 2014

    What’d I Say

    Atlantic vault’s single masters #3263, 3264: Single (A) and (B): What’d I Say (Part 1)/What’d I Say (Part 2), Atlantic, 2031, 1959-06. Atlantic vault’s first album edit master #3363: Album: What’d I Say, Atlantic 8029, 1959-09. Recorded on 18 February 1959 in New York with David Newman – as, ts; Hank Crawford – bs; Milt Turner – d; […]

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  • October 7, 2014

    You Be My Baby

    Single (A): Atlantic 1196, August 1958, b/w My Bonnie. Compilation album: What’d I Say, Atlantic 8029, September 1959. Song written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman. “Ray Charles recorded it only after getting a third of the song” (source here). Recorded in New York on 20 February 1958 with Marcus Belgrave, Lee Harper – tp; David Newman – […]

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