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Ray Charles Ray Charles Robinson Sr. (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. He is regarded as one of the most iconic and influential singers in history, and was often referred to by contemporaries as "The Ge ...
, released by Atlantic Records in 1973. It consists of live concert recordings previously released on ''
Ray Charles at Newport ''Ray Charles at Newport'' is a 1958 live album of Ray Charles' July 5, 1958 performance at the Newport Jazz Festival. The detailed liner notes on the album were written by Kenneth Lee Karpe. All tracks from this Newport album, along with all trac ...
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Ray Charles in Person ''In Person'' is a live album recorded by Ray Charles on May 28, 1959 on a rainy night in Atlanta, Georgia at Morris Brown College's Herndon Stadium. All tracks from this album together with those from ''Ray Charles at Newport'' were also releas ...
'' (recorded at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1958 and at
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in 1959, respectively). Later CD re-issues of this compilation include an additional, previously unreleased, track from the 1958 Newport concert, "Swanee River Rock".


Reception and legacy

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used the Herndon Stadium version of "What I'd Say" on his 1962 film ''
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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 #"
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" (Glover) – 6:12 #"Tell the Truth" (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 ''In Person'' is a live album recorded by Ray Charles on May 28, 1959 on a rainy night in Atlanta, Georgia at Morris Brown College's Herndon Stadium. All tracks from this album together with those from ''Ray Charles at Newport'' were also releas ...
'' LP, but not evident in the CD release.


Personnel

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Ray Charles Ray Charles Robinson Sr. (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. He is regarded as one of the most iconic and influential singers in history, and was often referred to by contemporaries as "The Ge ...
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Marcus Belgrave Marcus Batista Belgrave (June 12, 1936 – May 24, 2015) was an American jazz trumpet player from Detroit, born in Chester, Pennsylvania. He recorded with numerous musicians from the 1950s onwards. Belgrave was inducted into the class of 2017 ...
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* Lee Harper – trumpet (Newport tracks only) * John Hunt – trumpet (Atlanta tracks only) * David "Fathead" Newman
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* Bennie "Hank" Crawford
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Edgar Willis Edgar Willis is a jazz bassist. Associated for many years with Ray Charles, Willis was also a member of the late 1950s Sonny Stitt Quartet, with Bobby Timmons and Kenny Dennis. Discography ;With Curtis Amy *''Mustang'' (Verve, 1967) With Ra ...
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* Richie Goldberg –
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(Newport) * Teagle Fleming – drums (Atlanta) * Marjorie Hendricks
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* The Raeletts – vocal group


References


External links


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*''Ray Charles Live'' at Allmusic.com {{Authority control Charles, Ray Albums produced by Nesuhi Ertegun Ray Charles live albums 1973 live albums Atlantic Records live albums