Live In Montreux (1997)

1. Forty Pound Limit (aka I Don't Know) (Ray Charles Orchestra) 00:12
2. Intro 4:50
3. Then We'll Be Home (Sadies Tune) 5:25
4. Busted 09:40
5. Georgia On My Mind 11:15
6. Mississippi Mud 17:10
7. Just For A Thrill 20:05
8. You Made Me Love You 26:55
9. Angelina 29:50
10. Blues For Big Scotia 35:25
11. A Song For You 39:25
12. Do It To Me Slow [Raelettes intro] 45:25 
13. Watch Them Dogs 46:05
14. Shadows Of My Mind (ft Karen Evans) 50:30
15. Smack Dab In The Middle 56:20
16. I Can't Stop Loving You 59:00
17. People Will Say We're In Love 63: 40
18. What'd I Say 66:35
19. Outro 70:20

This concert was filmed at the Montreux Jazz Festival (Stravinski Auditorium) on July 19, 1997. DVD bonus features include a text bio and timeline. The highlight is the voice over track by the man himself, in which he offers anecdotes from the past, insight into specific songs, and a healthy dose of humor and soul. The Blu-Ray version of the DVD has 3 instrumental bonus tracks featuring the Ray Charles Orchestra:


 1. Just Friends (solos by Steve Elliott, Ken Scharf) 2. Beatrice (solos by Wayne Coniglio [arr.], David Hoffman) 3. Passeone Blues (solos by Rudy Johnson, David Hoffman, Ken Scharf).

The Concert Database of the Montreux Jazz Festival gives the whole setlist with the original duration of all  (obviously un-edited) songs, and specifies the line-up.
Joël Dufour and Steve Sigmund helped me to correct some omissions and misspellings.

Personnel: Musicians: Ted Murdock, Roger Ingram, David Hoffman, Ken Scharf - trumpet; Mike Guerrier, Steve Sigmund, Clay Lawrey, Wayne Coniglio - trombone; Al Waters, Al Jackson, Steve Elliott, Rudy Johnson, James Farnsworth - saxophone; Kenny Carr - guitar; Tom Fowler - bass; Ernest Vantrease - keyboards; Peter Turre - drums. The Raelettes (f.l.t.r.): Estella Yarbrough, Katrina Harper Cooke, Kathy Mackey, Karen Evans, Tonette McKinney.

 Read this for the identification of the tune Forty Pound Limit.

2004-11 DVD/CD, Geneon [Pioneer] B000667GDM.
2006-06 DVD, SHE B0000648YH. 2007-10 DVD, Eagle Rock B000VZBCVU.
2008-12 Blu Ray, Eagle Rock B001JL2V2E.

And below is the basic concert as it was issued on DVD. The connectivity of this website isn't too good. If the stream loads too slow, it sometimes helps to go directly to the source.  

Interview Comments On Montreux 1997:                
[Currently not available on the web, BS].