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Tracklistings: DISC: 1 1. What’d I Say 2. Take These Chains From My Heart 3. You Are My Sunshine 4. Don’t Set Me Free 5. Carry Me Back To Old Virginny 6. My Bonnie 7. In The Evening (When The Sun Goes Down) 8. Just A Little Lovin’ 9. You Don’t Know Me 10. Margie 11. Hit The Road Jack 12. Moanin’ 13. Birth Of A Band 14. Hallelujah I Love Her So 15. Untitled Jazz Instrumental DISC: 2 1. Halleluhah I Love Her So 2. In The Evening (When The Sun Goes Down) 3. Commercial: Erontex 4. Moanin’ 5. My Bonnie 6. No One 7. Don’t Set Me Free 8. Take These Chains From My Heart 9. Commercial: Erontex 10. I Can’t Stop Loving You 11. Don’t Set Me Free (Reprise) 12. You Are My Sunshine 13. What’d I Say 14. Commercial: Ray Charles Entre Nos 15. Closing Announcement
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Featuring a very rare 1963 performance by Ray Charles in Sao Paulo, Brazil, recorded one day before his 33rd birthday, the concert material showcased on this DVD is a remarkable find. Beyond its historical significance, the video provides enormous pleasur
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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I saw Ray Charles on his 1962/63 tour in Newcastle. I read the two conflicting reviews and bought this just for nostalgia. When I received the DVD I put it on my player to test it and ended up watching the whole first concert of 53 minutes! The quality of this tape to DVD transfer is excellent, just read how they had to do it! Granted the second concert is not of the same quality, but look upon it as a 48 minute bonus. This is as close as you can get to being with 'The Genius' in 1963.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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The discovery of these tapes of Ray's Brazilian TV shows in '63 provides RnB/Soul addicts with a unique view of Ray and his band at the peek of his career.I first saw this show back in 62/63 at The Hammersmith Odeon and was bowled over by the incredible blend of blues n'soul,big band,femme backing singers and the shear professionalism and musicianship,that I had never been priveleged to see before.
You must make allowances for the wooden/static camera work and tacky sets and an audience done up in dinner dress and clearly not full of the loose swinging Brazilian enthusiasm we expect.
Ray's voice is in top form,the band is tight almost 'Basie like'
and for me the highlight is the prominence given to The Raelettes and Margie Hendrix in particular.
The reading of ''In The Evening'' is superb with solos for Sonny Forrestier(Gtr) a muted trumpet from Philip Gilbeaux and of course David''Fathead''Newman features on many tracks.
Another gem is ''My Bonnie'' The intro with Ray's gospelly piano and Margie Hendrix's gospel moaning and humming is soul heaven.
Like many other soul/blues fans at the time Ray's move in to C&W was seen as as a sell out to pop.But I must admit on re- hearing these live I've changed my opinion(slightly!!)
I've stopped short of awarding 5 stars only because of the poor quality of the recording on the second show.But overall a gem.
You must make allowances for the wooden/static camera work and tacky sets and an audience done up in dinner dress and clearly not full of the loose swinging Brazilian enthusiasm we expect.
Ray's voice is in top form,the band is tight almost 'Basie like'
and for me the highlight is the prominence given to The Raelettes and Margie Hendrix in particular.
The reading of ''In The Evening'' is superb with solos for Sonny Forrestier(Gtr) a muted trumpet from Philip Gilbeaux and of course David''Fathead''Newman features on many tracks.
Another gem is ''My Bonnie'' The intro with Ray's gospelly piano and Margie Hendrix's gospel moaning and humming is soul heaven.
Like many other soul/blues fans at the time Ray's move in to C&W was seen as as a sell out to pop.But I must admit on re- hearing these live I've changed my opinion(slightly!!)
I've stopped short of awarding 5 stars only because of the poor quality of the recording on the second show.But overall a gem.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Despite all the hype about this film, this is a very poor offering. Yes a lot of the big hits are there but the production is diabolical. Sound is poor and there is no 'Big Night Out'feeling. For most off the time Ray alone is wedged in the bottom left of the screen and the band nowhere to be seen. I saw this show 'live in London' as a young man in 63'or 64'. I am afraid that I let nostalga run away with me in purchasing it. Sad to see the day that I personally don't rate a Ray Charles performance.
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Now, this DVD has two shows, with same line-up and similar highly song-list. First of these shows (actually a studio rehearsal for the "second show") looks and sounds glorious, the... Read more
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