Frenesi (With The Ray Charles Sextet)

Album: Ray Charles In Person, Atlantic 8039, May 1960 (1959).

Ray recorded this Alberto Dominguez tune only once, live, in Atlanta at the Herndon Stadium on May 29, 1959. (Charles Carpenter in 1939 added lyrics to the song, using the pseudonym Ray Charles...).

Marcus Belgrave, John Hunt - trumpet, David Newman – tenor saxophone, alto saxophone; Hank Crawford – baritone saxophone; Edgar Willis – bass; Teagle Fleming – drums.

Hot Rod (aka The Spirit-Feel) (With The Ray Charles Septet)

David Newman and Ray Charles, probably playing Hot Rod here (Newport '58). Photo by Lee Friedlander.

Album: Ray Charles At Newport, Atlantic 1289, October 1958.
Album: Ray Charles In Person, Atlantic 8039, May 1960 (1959).

The tune, written by Milt Jackson, is only known from the two earliest released live concerts in Newport (1958) and Atlanta (1959).

1958 line-up:
Ray Charles - voice, piano, alto saxophone; Marcus Belgrave, Lee Harper – trumpets; David Fathead Newman – tenor saxophone; Hank Crawford – baritone saxophone; Edgar Willis – bass; Richie Goldberg – drums.

1959 line-up:
Ray Charles - voice, piano, alto saxophone; Marcus Belgrave, John Hunt - trumpets; David Fathead Newman – tenor saxophone, alto saxophone; Hank Crawford – baritone saxophone; Edgar Willis – bass; Teagle Fleming – drums.

Newport 1958:


Atlanta 1959 (In Person):

Tell The Truth (With Margie Hendricks)

Album: Ray Charles In Person, Atlantic 8039, May 1960 (1958).
Single (B): Atlantic 2068, 1960-07 b/w Sweet Sixteen Bars.

The taping comes from the 1958 live concert at Newport, being added to the 1959 concert in Atlanta for the In Person album.

Also listen to this earlier version by The 5 Royales (Atlantic attributed Ray with the writing credits...).



Studio:
The database of the Atlantic vaults also mention an un-issued studio take (master # 3364) of the song, taped at the What'd I Say-session of 18 February 1959 in New York (with David Newman - as, ts; Hank Crawford - bs; Milt Turner - d; Edgar Willis - b; plus The Raelettes and unidentified "others").

Live:
'61 LC Antibes - Released
'62 LC Paris - Released

Yes Indeed

Single (A): Atlantic 1180, March 1958, b/w I Had A Dream.
Album: Yes Indeed, Atlantic 8025, October 1958.

Recorded in New York on 20 February 1958 with Marcus Belgrave, Lee Harper - tp; David Newman - ts, as; Emmett Dennis - bs; Edgar Willis - b; Richie Goldberg - ds; The Raelettes - backing vocals.
Yes Indeed was one of the few secular songs that was reworked into a gospel: by Professor Harold Boggs, released as When It Hits You (Nashboro  45-647) in 1959.

New York 1958 (studio):


Live:
'59 LC Atlanta - Released
'61 LC Antibes - 2x - Released (DVD)
'61 LC Paris - Released
'62 LC Paris - Released

Atlanta 1959 (live):

Ray Charles In Person

1. (Night Time Is) The Right Time
2. What'd I Say
3. Yes Indeed
4. Hot Rod (Spirit-Feel)
5. Frenesi
6. Drown In My Own Tears
7. Tell The Truth 

This was Ray Charles' first unintended live album, recorded with one single mike, high above the stage, in Atlanta at Morris Brown College's Herndon Stadium on 29 May 1959, at radio station WAOK's 5th anniversary celebration. It was in fact one of the first open air music festivals in history: Ray was co-billed with Roy Hamilton, B.B. King, The Drifters, Buddy Johnson, Ruth Brown, Johnny Adams a.o.
Though DJ Zenas Sears only wanted to use bits of the recording to advertise other live concerts, Atlantic's Jerry Wexler convinced Ray to put out this 'accidental' live recording in 1960 (for the taping circumstances at the concert, read liner notes below).

Personnel: 
Musicians: Marcus Belgrave, John Hunt - trumpet, David Newman – tenor saxophone, alto saxophone; Hank Crawford – baritone saxophone; Edgar Willis – bass; Teagle Fleming – drums. The Raelettes: Margie Hendricks, Pat Lyles, Darlene McCrea.
Yes Indeed was recorded live at the Newport Jazz Festival on July 5, 1958, with Lee Harper in stead of John Hunt on trumpet and Richie Goldberg in stead of Teagle Fleming on drums.

Album: Ray Charles - In Person, Atlantic 8039, May 1960 (1959).