Released July 1960 Length 29:19 Awards Grammy Hall of Fame | Recorded May 28, 1959 Producer Harris Zenas Release date July 1960 Genre Rhythm and blues | |
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In Person(1960) Genius + Soul = Jazz(1961) Similar Ray Charles albums, Rhythm and blues albums | ||
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 released on the 1987 Atlantic compilation CD, Ray Charles Live.
Contents
The album was recorded by the concert sponsor, radio station WAOK. The station's lead disk jockey, Zenas "Daddy" Sears, recorded the album from the audience using a single microphone. The album is noted for its technical excellence in balancing band, singer, and audience, and also for its documentation of the jazzy R&B Ray Charles sound prior to his great crossover success.
Track listing
- "The Right Time" (Lew Herman, Nappy Brown, Ozzie Cadena)
- "What'd I Say" (Ray Charles)
- "Yes, Indeed" (Sy Oliver)
- "The Spirit Feel" (Milt Jackson)
- "Frenesi" (Alberto Dominguez)
- "Drown In My Own Tears" (Henry Glover)
- "Tell The Truth" (Lowman Pauling)
Personnel
The track "Yes, Indeed" was recorded live at the Newport Jazz Festival on July 5, 1958, with Lee Harper replacing John Hunt on trumpet and Richie Goldberg replacing Teagle Fleming on drums.
Songs
1The Right Time3:43
2What'd I Say4:01
3Yes Indeed!2:23