Ray Charles Live
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Released | 1973 | |||
Recorded | July 5, 1958 / May 28, 1959 | |||
Genre | Soul, R&B | |||
Length | 71:55 | |||
Label | Atlantic 503 | |||
Producer | Nesuhi Ertegün / Zenas Sears | |||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
RS Album Guide | [2] |
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | [3] |
Ray Charles Live is a double LP compilation album by Ray Charles, released by Atlantic Records in 1973. It consists of live concert recordings previously released on Ray Charles at Newport and Ray Charles in Person (recorded at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1958 and at Herndon Stadium in Atlanta in 1959, respectively). Later CD re-issues of this compilation include an additional, previously unreleased, track from the 1958 Newport concert, "Swanee River Rock."
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings describes Ray Charles Live as “a wonderfully vivid live album, regardless of genre.”[3]
Track listing[]
LP 1 (Newport concert)
side one
- "The Right Time" (Herman) – 4:06
- "In a Little Spanish Town" (Lewis/Wayne/Young) – 3:47
- "I Got a Woman" (Charles) – 6:24
- "Blues Waltz" (Roach) – 6:29
side two
- "Hot Rod" (Charles) – 3:43
- "Talkin' 'Bout You" (Charles) – 4:26
- "Sherry" (Crawford) – 4:18
- "A Fool for You" (Charles) – 7:15
LP 2 (Atlanta concert)
side three
- "The Right Time" (Herman) – 4:19
- "What'd I Say" (Charles) – 4:01
- "Yes Indeed!" (Oliver) – 2:23
- "The Spirit-Feel" (Jackson) – 4:08
side four
- "Frenesi" (Charles/Dominguez/Russell) – 4:58
- "Drown in My Own Tears" (Glover) – 6:12
- "" (Pauling) – 2:46
additional bonus track on later CD re-issues (recorded 1958 at Newport):
- ”Swanee River Rock" (Charles) – 2:05
Much of the Herndon Stadium audience reaction and the compere's final comments "... Ray Charles, the High Priest — What a show! What a show!", are clearly heard in the Ray Charles in Person LP, but not evident in the CD release.
Personnel[]
- Ray Charles – keyboards, vocals, alto saxophone
- Marcus Belgrave – trumpet
- Lee Harper – trumpet (Newport tracks only)
- John Hunt – trumpet (Atlanta tracks only)
- David "Fathead" Newman – tenor saxophone
- Bennie "Hank" Crawford – baritone saxophone
- Edgar Willis – bass
- – drums (Newport)
- Teagle Fleming – drums (Atlanta)
- Marjorie Hendricks – vocals
- The Raeletts – vocal group
References[]
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ RS Album Guide review
- ^ Jump up to: a b Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 115. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
- Atlantic Records 503
- Jazzdisco.org
- Ray Charles Live at Allmusic.com
- Music of Atlanta
- Albums produced by Nesuhi Ertegun
- Ray Charles live albums
- 1987 live albums
- Atlantic Records live albums