Harold_Z

Brunswick gave Jackie 50s and 60s "pop" star production on his records when probably most of us would have preferred a harder, jazzier R&B approach. You had to get that side from his gigs. Even when the tunes were the same, the backing didn't have studio voice backings. He WAS one hell of a singer as well as a dynamic performer. In contrast to Babby Hackett - with Bobby it was easier to find purer jazz recordings to contrast the "pop" with - the "poppish" recordings were just one facet.

Yes.

She was heavily influenced by Dinah Washington and sounded somewhat like her, but yes, more nasally and with a quicker vibrato. For my taste she's absolutley fine. She's distinctive once you know her sound. A lot of her 60s and early 70s recordings have very good R&B session guys - like Curtis, Cornell Dupree, Chuck Rainey, Gordon Edwards, etc...and for me that's a big plus also. Her earlier recordings with Johnnie Otis are tasty west coast early R&B.

Question re the RC Atlantic jazz and live material that didn't appear on the 3 cd set - I have all the original lps. Am I missing anything that later came out on cd?

Yeah...he trades choruses and then fours with Fathead on an up blues. Just get the video..this is one nobody should miss......because the total Ray Charles- Fathead - Margie Hendrix - GREAT tunes nexus shouldn't be missed.

Just accept it or reject it on it's own merits. No pre-concieved notions.

They're unbelievable ! Mangle them a little and mix 'em in with some ice cream - like Vanilla or Vanilla Fudge..... I keep the Caramel kisses in the freezer.

I took a look at two mono records - both had red labels. "Things Ain't What They Used To Be" Coleman Hawkins "Soul" Also a stereo copy of "Buck And Buddy Blow The Blues" - purple.

I'm pretty much in agreement with what Ed said and also Lon. There is some stuff contained here that is VERY good. I'm glad I have it.

Sangrey - NO Clay! there's a personel listing and he ain't There. The kicker - I guess that's Tina Brooks ! BUT.........I don't konw about that personel listing. That sure looks like Merry Clayton to me but she is not listed.

The shortest Raelette there is Merry Clayton. Gimme Shellter with the Stones.

Lots of Fathead. Oh my God! What a giant !

Got it - watched it - Get it. Absolutely A TOTAL GAS ! Jim Sangrey - pretty sure it is Clay on there. there's one track where they trade a chorus and then fours. People...Don't hesitate - this is the Ray to get.

YES !

I haven't bought a Stevie album since the one after "Songs In The Key Of Life".. I guess that one( The one that I can't remember the title of) didn't knock me out. Well....I know Stevie CAN knock me out, so here's hoping it's a good one.

I'm checking Borders this weekend. With the 20% coupon this deal is only $12.00. Not sure if Clay is in there. I saw RC around 1963 or 64 at Carnegie Hall - so I KNOW I'm going to dig the hell out of this.

Me Too !

Well...I'd like to see it.

I think the lp is called "Donny Hathaway Live" and it was recorded at the Bitter End. Willie Weeks on Bass and Cornell Dupree on guitar. I have to dig the lp up - it is good as are all the Donny Hathaway lps. Everything Is Everything is a gas!

WORD !

I lent out a copy of "Unity" in the 70s and got it back in unplayable condition. I couldn't find another copy - drummer Ronnie Davis made me a cassette copy from his lp and that served me faithfully. I found another new copy of the lp around 1980. That album was HARD to find in the late 70s and 80s. Another time, I left a copy of "The Ray Charles Story Vol 2", an Atlantic lp to near a radiator. I rescued it, but not before the two outermost tracks were warped into wavy unplayablity. ...and then there was the time, before I knew better, when I would stack records on the record changer. Side two of BB King's "Blues Is King" was playing when in the course of trying to add another lp onto the stack (another nice move) ALL the records fell onto the playing tone arm - MASHING it into the record and giving me about 30 seconds of NOISY surface in the middle of the side. Never let anyone handle your turntable - invariably there's a bobble and SCREECCHH. It reminds me of that Cheech and Chong routine where somebody does that - guess it was on "Bambu". Funny Bit.

I've been sitting here for the last 1/2 hour laughing and with the absolutely silliest grin I've had on my face for a LONG time !

You mean you don't want to be the next TOMMY MOTTOLA ?

The thing is to ignore Frankie Valli and Lou Christie and dig the backing tracks - at least that what it was for me when I wanted to learn what working the pop studio scene was about.

LOL Chuck I know this stuff isn't your thing, but these guys handled pop tripe SO WELL !