With Ray Charles Band
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November 10, 2014
Happy Faces (The Ray Charles Orchestra)
Read moreAlbum:Ray Charles Orchestra – Zurich 1961. TCB (Swiss Radio Days Jazz Series #41), [2016]. The Ray Charles Big Band, on their first brief Europe tour in October 1961, played this Sonny Stitt composition at least four times. Arranged by Quincy Jones. David Fathead Newman solo’ed on tenor saxophone. With Marcus Belgrave, Wallace Davenport, Phil Guilbeau, […]
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November 9, 2014
High On The Hogg (The Ray Charles Orchestra Ft Leroy “Hog” Cooper)
Read moreUnreleased. The tune, a show piece for bari – was written by Billy Baker, although – as one of the band alumni remembers it – “Mr. Charles might have done some dictation” on it. If it wasn’t written with Leroy “Hog” Cooper in mind, the big man certainly claimed it. The band in Madrid: Jeff Conrad, Bob Coassin, […]
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November 8, 2014
Hornful Soul (With Ray Charles Sextet)
Read moreAlbum: The Genius After Hours, Atlantic 1369, June 1961 (1956, 1957). Recorded on 20 November 1956 in New York. Ray Charles – p; Joe Bridgewater, John Hunt – tp; David Newman – as, ts; Emmett Dennis – bs; William Peebles – ds; Roosevelt Sheffield – b. Live:’61 LC Antibes – 2x – Released
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November 8, 2014
Horns In Minor (The Ray Charles Orchestra)
Read moreUnreleased. The earliest known – live – recording is from the 1990 Christmas Special in Tokyo. With Chuck Parrish, Jeff Kaye, Ted Murdock, Kenny Rampton – trumpets; Steve Sigmund, Mike Guerrier, Marc Fields, Wayne Coniglio – trombones; Craig Bailey, Al Jackson, Rudy Johnson, Al Waters, Jeff Alkire – saxophones; David Rokeach – drums; Kenny Carr – guitar; […]
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November 8, 2014
Hot Rod (aka The Spirit-Feel) (With The Ray Charles Septet)
Read moreAlbum: Ray Charles At Newport, Atlantic 1289, October 1958.Album: Ray Charles In Person, Atlantic 8039, May 1960 (1959). The tune, written by Milt Jackson, is only known from the two earliest released live concerts in Newport (1958) and Atlanta (1959). 1958 line-up:Ray Charles – voice, piano, alto saxophone; Marcus Belgrave, Lee Harper – trumpets; David Fathead Newman – […]
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November 7, 2014
I Remember Clifford (With The Ray Charles Orchestra)
Read moreAlbum: My Kind Of Jazz, Tangerine 1512. April 1970. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles, from January 1 to 10, 1970. Arranged by Quincy Jones. Ray Charles – piano; Bobby Bryant, Bill King, Marshall Hunt, Blue Mitchell, trumpets; Glen Childress, Henry Coker, Joe Randazzo, (+ Edward Comegys? or Fred Murrell? or David Phelps?) – trombones; […]
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November 4, 2014
I’m Gonna Go Fishin’ (With The Ray Charles Orchestra)
Read moreAlbum: The Ray Charles Orchestra, My Kind Of Jazz Part 3, Crossover 9007, October 1975. Recorded in late 1974 and early 1975 at RPM International in Los Angeles. Johnny Coles, Jack Evans, Phil Guilbeau, Bob Coassin – trumpets; Ken Tussing, Glenn Childress, Steve Davis, Wally Huff – trombones; Eddie Pratt, Clifford Solomon – alto saxophones; James […]
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November 4, 2014
In A Little Spanish Town (With The Ray Charles Septet)
Read moreAlbum: Ray Charles At Newport, Atlantic 1289, October 1958.Single (B) [edited version]: Atlantic 2239, June 1964 b/w Talkin’ ‘Bout You. The tune is only known from two live recordings. The Newport 1958 version of course made it to the album, but also to a heavily edited single release. The line-up in Newport was: David Newman – tenor […]
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November 2, 2014
Josephine (With Ray Charles Septet)
Read moreAlbum: Dedicated To You, ABC/Paramount 355, January 1961. Recorded at the United Studios in Hollywood on August 23 or 24, 1960. John Hunt – trumpet; Hank Crawford – alto saxophone; David Fathead Newman – tenor saxophone; Leroy Cooper – baritone saxophone; Martin Banks, Bill Pittman – guitar; Edgar Willis – bass; Irving Cottler – drums. Marty […]
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November 2, 2014
Joy Ride (With Ray Charles Sextet)
Read moreAlbum: The Genius After Hours, Atlantic 1369, June 1961 (1956, 1957). Recorded on 20 November 1956 in New York with Joe Bridgewater, John Hunt – tp; David Newman – as, ts; Emmett Dennis – bs; William Peebles – ds; Roosevelt Sheffield – b.
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November 2, 2014
Just Friends (The Ray Charles Orchestra)
Read moreAlbum (Blu Ray DVD): Ray Charles Live At Montreux 1997, Eagle Rock B001JL2V2E, December 2008. Arranged by Bob Florence. Solos by Steve Elliott, Ken Scharf. The band in Montreux: Ted Murdock, Roger Ingram, David Hoffman, Ken Scharf – trumpets; Mike Guerrier, Steve Sigmund, Clay Lawry, Wayne Coniglio – trombones; Al Waters, Al Jackson, Steve Elliott, Rudy […]
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November 2, 2014
Kid From Red Bank (The Ray Charles Orchestra)
Read moreUnreleased. The Count Basie, Neal Hefti instrumental recorded for the TV show taped on 13 May 1975, at the Teatro Monumental in Madrid. Solo: Ernest Vantrease – keyboards. With Jeff Conrad, Bob Coassin, Phil Guilbeau, Jack Evans – trumpets; Wally Huff, Ken Tussing, Glen (Champ) Childress, Steve Davis – trombones; Andy Ennis, Clifford Solomon, Ed Pratt, James […]