Live (Ray Charles)

Infobox Album
Name = Live
Type = Live
Artist = Ray Charles


Released = 1987
Recorded = July 5, 1958 / May 28, 1959
Genre = Jazz, R&B
Length = 71:55
Label = Atlantic Records 503
Producer = Nesuhi Ertegün / Zenas Sears
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:aifoxqw5ldse link]
*"RS Album Guide" Rating|5|5 [http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/rs5star_ed1.htm link]
Last album = "From the Pages of My Mind" (1986)
This album = "Live"
(1987)
Next album = "Just Between Us" (1988)

"Live" is an album by Ray Charles. It consists of live concert recordings from the Newport Jazz Festival in 1958 and from an Atlanta show at Herndon Stadium in 1959. The album was originally released in 1987 and re-released in 1990. Portions of the Newport show were previously available on "Ray Charles at Newport". The Atlanta show was previously released as "What'd I Say" (1959) and "In Person" (1960).

Track listing

*^{tracks 1-10 live at Newport Jazz Festival 1958}
*^{tracks 11-16 live at Herndon Stadium 1959}
# Hot Rod (Charles) - 3:43
# Blues Waltz (Roach) - 6:29
# In a Little Spanish Town (Lewis/Wayne/Young) - 3:47
# Sherry (Crawford) - 4:18
# Night Time Is the Right Time (Herman) - 4:19
# A Fool for You (Charles) - 7:15
# I Got a Woman (Charles) - 6:24
# Talkin' 'Bout You (Charles) - 4:26
# Swanee River Rock (Charles) - 2:05
# Yes Indeed! (Oliver) - 2:23
# Night Time Is the Right Time (Herman) - 4:06
# Frenesi (Charles/Dominguez/Russell) - 4:58
# The Spirit-Feel (Jackson) - 4:08
# Tell the Truth (Pauling) - 2:46
# Drown in My Own Tears (Glover) - 6:12
# What'd I Say (Charles) - 4:01

Personnel

* Ray Charles – piano, keyboards, alto saxophone, vocals
* David "Fathead" Newman – baritone saxophone
* Marcus Belgrave – trumpet
* Lee Harper – trumpet
* Richie Goldberg – drums
* Teagle Fleming – drums

References