Results for "Ray Charles"

Jeff Dayton-Johnson's Best of 2008

by Jeff Dayton-Johnson
January 11, 2009

When the world economy entered into a tailspin this year, Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner dubbed the event the “Jazz Effect“ given that it emanated from the United States (she was drawing a parallel, for example, to the 1994 “Tequila Effect" that followed a botched currency devaluation in Mexico). I was so happy that a ...

The Great

By Ray Charles

Label: Abracadabra Music
Released: 2008

I Got A Woman - 28 Great Hits

By Ray Charles

Label: Abracadabra Music
Released: 2008

Singing the Blues About Gap in Honors

December 25, 2008

Why have so few blues artists received the Kennedy Center Honors? Because their music isn't uplifting, which the awards prize. The celebration of a famous life always poses a dilemma for storytellers because it means having to decide what is relevant and what can be left on the editing floor. For those who received the Kennedy ...

Candido: Fountain of Youth

by AAJ Staff
December 22, 2008

By Bobby Sanabria At the youthful age of 87, NEA Jazz Master Candido Camero has indeed led a full life with no signs of slowing down. While still maintaining a busy schedule of performing and traveling, “The Man of a Thousand Fingers" is still wowing audiences the world over as a shining example of ...

Ray Charles' Post-1960 Catalog to be Reissued by Concord Music Group

November 26, 2008

Los Angeles, CA Concord Music Group announced that it has entered into an exclusive arrangement with the Ray Charles Foundation to develop the artists post-1960 catalog, which contains his classic work for the ABC and Tangerine labels. Many of the masters will be made available digitally for the first time ever, including such iconic recordings as ...

Oscar Peterson: Oscar Peterson: The Complete Clef/Mercury Studio Recordings of The Oscar Peterson Trio (1951-1953)

by Samuel Chell
October 27, 2008

How do you criticize pianist Oscar Peterson? The two primary meanings of such a question expose the divide among those who must confront his talent--and, like it or not, no musician or supporter of the music can duck the issues raised by the most prolifically recorded pianist in jazz history. To the one camp, Peterson's playing ...

Ray Charles Concert from Fillmore East '70

September 4, 2008

April 18, 1970 -- Ray Charles concert includes: Introduction and Warm-Up, Running Out, I Want To Do (Everything For You), Chain of Fools, One Mint Julep, Ray Charles Intro and Instrumental, and The Bright Lights and You Girl. From his early blues and jazz combos to his R&B review-style big bands to his landmark country and ...

Ray Charles on Piano Jazz

July 12, 2008

Ray Charles Molding His Sound, Finding His Ear Singer, pianist and composer Ray Charles is one of the most legendary musicians of the 20th century. His unique style drew on a wide variety of influences that can be traced back to the music he heard as a kid growing up in the rural South: the blues ...

Oh, What a Beautiful Morning

Featuring the music of Ray Charles
Duration: 5:20
September 23, 2007