Ray Charles at Newport is a 1958 live album of Ray Charles' July 5, 1958 performance at the Newport Jazz Festival.[1] The detailed liner notes on the album were written by Kenneth Lee Karpe.[2] All tracks from this Newport album, along with all tracks from his 1959 Herndon Stadium performance in Atlanta, were also released on the Atlantic compilation LP Ray Charles Live. A later CD reissue of that compilation album included a previously unissued song from the 1958 Newport concert, "Swanee River Rock".[3][4]
| Ray Charles at Newport | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | November 1958 | |||
| Recorded | July 5, 1958 | |||
| Venue | Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, Rhode Island | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 40:28 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Tom Dowd (engineer) | |||
| Ray Charles chronology | ||||
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| Re-issue cover | ||||
 1987 re-issue/compilation | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   link |
| Discogs | link |
Track listing
editAll tracks composed by Ray Charles, except where indicated
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Night Time Is the Right Time" | Ozzie Cadena, Lew Herman | 4:06 |
| 2. | "In a Little Spanish Town" | Sam Lewis, Mabel Wayne, Joe Young | 3:47 |
| 3. | "I Got a Woman" | Ray Charles, Renald Richard | 6:24 |
| 4. | "Blues Waltz" | Max Roach | 6:29 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Hot Rod" | 3:43 | |
| 6. | "Talkin' 'bout You" | 4:26 | |
| 7. | "Sherry" | Hank Crawford | 4:18 |
| 8. | "A Fool for You" | 7:15 | |
| Total length: | 40:28 | ||
Personnel
edit- Ray Charles – keyboards, piano, alto saxophone, lead vocals
- Marcus Belgrave – trumpet
- Lee Harper – trumpet
- David "Fathead" Newman – tenor saxophone
- Bennie Crawford – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone
- Edgar Willis – bass
- Richie Goldberg – drums
- Marjorie Hendricks – vocals on "The Right Time"
- The Raelettes – backing vocals
- Technical
- Tom Dowd, Harold Chapman – recording engineer
- Marvin Israel – cover design
- Lee Friedlander – cover photography
References
edit- Citations
- ^ Ray Charles at Newport at AllMusic
- ^ "Ray Charles at Newport". Music On Vinyl.
- ^ Ray Charles Live at AllMusic
- ^ "Deep Dive: Ray Charles, Ray Charles In Person". Rhino. November 14, 2016.
- Sources
- Atlantic 1289
- Ray Charles At Newport at Discogs