Remastered and rereleased in limited edition to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Atlantic Records, AT NEWPORT features eight of legend Ray Charles's songs recorded at the Newport Jazz Festival.
For his appearance at the Newport Jazz Festival on July 5, 1958, Charles pulled out all the stops, performing raucous versions of "The Right Time," "I Got a Woman," and "Talkin' 'Bout You." [This album was reissued in 1973 as a two-record set, packaged with Ray Charles in Person under the title Ray Charles Live (Atlantic SD 2-503).] ~ William Ruhlmann
Tracklist:
01. The Right Time (N. Brown, O. Cadena, L. Herman) 04:01
02. In A Little Spanish Town (M. Wayne, S. Lewis, J. Young) 03:54
03. I Got A Woman (R. Charles) 06:19
04. Blues Waltz (R. Charles) 06:28
05. Hot Rod (R. Charles) 03:52
06. Talkin' 'Bout You (R. Charles) 04:19
07. Sherry (B. R. Crawford Jr) 04:23
08. A Fool For You (R. Charles) 07:10
Personnel:
Ray Charles – keyboards, vocals, alto saxophone
Marcus Belgrave – trumpet
Lee Harper – trumpet
David Newman – tenor saxophone
Bennie Crawford – baritone saxophone
Edgar Wills – bass
Richie Goldberg – drums
Marjorie Hendricks – vocals
The Raeletts – vocal group