Soul Brothers
Soul Brothers is the third album recorded by Ray Charles and the eleventh album by Milt Jackson and released by Atlantic Records in 1958. The album was later re-issued in a 2 CD compilation together with the other Charles–Jackson album Soul Meeting and included additional tracks from the same recording sessions not present on the original LP releases.
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| Released | June 1958 | |||
| Recorded | September 12, 1957 (Tracks 1-2) and April 10, 1958 (Tracks 3-7), in New York City | |||
| Genre | R&B, jazz | |||
| Length | 38:42 | |||
| Label | Atlantic, Studio One | |||
| Producer | Nesuhi Ertegun | |||
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| Source | Rating |
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| Down Beat (Original Lp release) |  |
Track listing
All songs composed by Ray Charles except where noted.
Original LP release
Side A
- "Soul Brothers" (Quincy Jones) – 9:34
- "How Long, How Long Blues" (Leroy Carr) – 9:15
Side B
- "Cosmic Ray" – 5:21
- "Blue Funk" – 8:09
- "Bag's Guitar Blues" (Milt Jackson) – 6:23 [mono LP release][3]
- "'Deed I Do" (Walter Hirsch, Fred Rose) – 5:50 [stereo LP release]
CD re-issue/compilation
Disc one
- "How Long, How Long Blues" Leroy Carr – 9:16
- "Cosmic Ray" – 5:23
- "The Genius After Hours" – 5:24
- "Charlesville" – 4:55
- "Bags of Blues" (Jackson) – 8:50
- "'Deed I Do" (Hirsch, Rose) – 5:50
- "Blue Funk" – 8:05
Disc two
- "Soul Brothers" (Jones) – 9:34
- "Bag's Guitar Blues" (Jackson) – 6:27
- "Soul Meeting" (Jackson) – 6:04
- "Hallelujah, I Love Her" So – 5:29
- "Blue Genius" – 6:40
- "X-Ray Blues" – 8:10
- "Love on My Mind" – 3:45
Personnel
- Ray Charles – piano, electric piano, alto saxophone ("Soul Brothers")
- Milt Jackson – vibraphone, piano ("Soul Brothers", "How Long, How Long Blues"), guitar ("Bag's Guitar Blues")
- Billy Mitchell – tenor saxophone
- Skeeter Best or Kenny Burrell – guitar
- Oscar Pettiford – bass
- Connie Kay – drums
Production
- Tom Dowd – engineer
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References
- AllMusic review
- Down Beat: September 18, 1958 Vol. 25, No. 19
- Soul Brothers / Soul Meeting compilation re-issue cover notes.
External links
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