RAY CHARLES - IN ANTIBES 1961

Réalisé par Joël Dufour, le plus grand spécialiste du « Genius », cet opus regroupe pour la première fois, en intégralité, le live de Ray Charles à Antibes/Juan-les-Pins de juillet 1961. Premier engagement de Ray Charles à l’étranger, ce concert culte allait être le premier d’une longue lignée et initier cette belle relation d’estime entre l’artiste et le public français. Joël Dufour a par ailleurs sélectionné une quantité mirobolante de titres bonus et inédits, où l’on retrouve notamment le pianiste en formidable accompagnateur, pour faire de ce coffret 4 CD une référence incontournable pour tout amateur de Brother Ray. 

Produced by Joël Dufour, the greatest expert on the work of “The Genius” — aka Ray Charles — this set brings together for the first time the complete live concert that Ray performed in Antibes/Juan-les-Pins in July 1961. It was Ray Charles’ first booking outside the USA — a cult concert — and it was destined to be the first in a lengthy series that created the long-lasting respect reserved for the artist by audiences in France. When compiling this set, Joël Dufour chose to include a large number of bonus tracks and previously unreleased material — notably demonstrating that Ray, already a great keyboard player, was also a fantastic accompanist. This 4CD box a must-have item for every “Brother Ray” fan. Patrick FRÉMEAUX

HIS COMPLETE FOUR PERFORMANCES AT THE ANTIBES-JUAN-LES-PINS JAZZ FESTIVAL IN JULY 1961.



CD-1 : THE JULY 18, 1961, RAY CHARLES PERFORMANCE + BONUS TRACKS: SPOKEN INTRODUCTIONS BY ANDRÉ FRANCIS AND JOE ADAMS • DOODLIN’ • THE STORY • LIL’ DARLIN’ • ONE MINT JULEP • LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL • GEORGIA ON MY MIND • MY BONNIE • (NIGHT TIME IS) THE RIGHT TIME • STICKS AND STONES • HALLELUJAH I LOVE HER SO • WHAT’D I SAY • BONUS TRACKS WITH RAY CHARLES ON PIANO : TOMMY RIDGLEY : OOH LAWDY MY BABY • TOMMY RIDGLEY: I’M GONNA CROSS THAT RIVER • GUITAR SLIM : THE THINGS THAT I USED TO DO • WELL I DONE GOT OVER • THE STORY OF MY LIFE • A LETTER TO MY GIRLFRIEND (AKA PRISON BLUES).

CD-2 : THE JULY 19, 1961, RAY CHARLES PERFORMANCE + BONUS TRACKS: SPOKEN INTRODUCTIONS BY ANDRÉ FRANCIS AND JOE ADAMS • THE STORY • IN A LITTLE SPANISH TOWN(*) • LIL’ DARLIN’ • POPO(*) • LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL(*) • GEORGIA ON MY MIND(*) • STICKS AND STONES • MY BABY (I LOVE HER, YES I DO)(*) • YES INDEED • I BELIEVE TO MY SOUL • WHAT’D I SAY • RAY CHARLES BONUS TRACKS : IT SHOULD’VE BEEN ME • EARLY IN THE MORNIN’ • MY BONNIE(*).

CD-3 : THE JULY 21, 1961, RAY CHARLES PERFORMANCE + BONUS TRACK: SPOKEN INTRODUCTION BY JOE ADAMS • POPO • LIL’ DARLIN’ • LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL(*) • RUBY • MY BONNIE • WITH YOU ON MY MIND • STICKS AND STONES(*) • I WONDER • WHAT’D I SAY(*) • BONUS TRACK WITH RAY CHARLES ON PIANO : JOE TURNER : WEE BABY BLUES.

CD-4 : THE JULY 22, 1961, RAY CHARLES PERFORMANCE + BONUS TRACKS : SPOKEN INTRODUCTIONS BY ANDRÉ FRANCIS AND JOE ADAMS • POPO(*) • LIL’ DARLIN’(*) • HORNFUL SOUL • LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL • GEORGIA ON MY MIND • MY BONNI (*) • WITH YOU ON MY MIND(*) • TELL THE TRUTH • I WONDER • STICKS AND STONES • I BELIEVE TO MY SOUL • WHAT’D I SAY • BONUS TRACKS WITH RAY CHARLES ON PIANO OR ORGAN : LULA REED : TROUBLE IN IN MIND • AIN’T THAT LOVE • JUST KEEP IT UP • THERE HE GOES.

(*) PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED.