You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore,Vol. 4 is a two-CD set of live recordings by Frank Zappa,recorded between 1969 and 1988,and released in 1991.
Ray Charles Live is a double LP compilation album by Ray Charles,released by Atlantic Records in 1973. It consists of live concert recordings previously released on Ray Charles at Newport and Ray Charles in Person. Later CD re-issues of this compilation include an additional,previously unreleased,track from the 1958 Newport concert,"Swanee River Rock".
Songs from The Capeman is the ninth solo studio album by Paul Simon,released in 1997. His first new studio album of original materials in seven years,it contains Simon's own performances of songs from the Broadway musical he wrote and produced called The Capeman augmented by members of the original cast. The songs retell the story of Salvador Agron,who was known as the "Capeman". A departure musically from his earlier work,the album features doo-wop,rock 'n' roll and Puerto Rican rhythms and a number of songs contain explicit lyrics,a first for Simon. The stage show was a commercial flop,losing $11 million,and the album did not sell well. It peaked at number 42 on the Billboard 200,the lowest chart position in Simon's career.
Trance-Fusion is an album by Frank Zappa. Released posthumously in 2006,13 years after the musician's death,the album forms the third in a trilogy of instrumental albums which focus on Zappa's improvised guitar solos,after Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar (1981) and Guitar (1988). Trance-Fusion was among the last albums completed by Zappa before his death,along with The Rage &The Fury:The Music Of Edgard Varèse,Dance Me This and Civilization Phaze III. It was also among the first releases by Zappa to be made available digitally via iTunes through Gail Zappa's distribution deal with Universal Music Enterprises.
Ray Charles at Newport is a 1958 live album of Ray Charles' July 5,1958 performance at the Newport Jazz Festival. The detailed liner notes on the album were written by Kenneth Lee Karpe. All tracks from this Newport album,along with all tracks from his 1959 Herndon Stadium performance in Atlanta,were also released on the Atlantic compilation LP Ray Charles Live. A later CD reissue of that compilation album included a previously unissued song from the 1958 Newport concert,"Swanee River Rock".
The Genius Hits the Road is a 1960 album by Ray Charles. The concept album focuses on songs written about various parts of the United States. It peaked at number nine on the pop album charts and produced a US #1 single,"Georgia on My Mind".
Vocalese is the ninth studio album by Jazz band The Manhattan Transfer,released in 1985 on the Atlantic Records. Recording sessions took place during 1985. Production came from Tim Hauser and Martin Fischer. This album is considered to be The Manhattan Transfer's most critically acclaimed album. It received 12 Grammy nominations,making it second only to Michael Jackson's Thriller as the most nominated individual album. It also received extremely high ratings from music critics,including a 4.5 out of 5 stars rating from Allmusic. The album peaked at number 2 on the Top Jazz Albums and number 74 on the Billboard 200. The album's title Vocalese refers to a style of music that sets lyrics to previously recorded jazz instrumental pieces. The vocals then reproduce the sound and feel of the original instrumentation. Jon Hendricks,proficient in this art,composed all of the lyrics for this album.
Glorious Results of a Misspent Youth is the fourth studio album by Joan Jett and the third to feature her backing band The Blackhearts. The album was released in 1984 and reissued in 1998 with seven bonus tracks. The title of the album was taken from a line of dialogue in an episode of The Honeymooners.
In Person is a live album recorded by Ray Charles on May 28,1959 on a rainy night in Atlanta,Georgia at Morris Brown College's Herndon Stadium. All tracks from this album together with those from Ray Charles at Newport were also released on the 1987 Atlantic compilation CD,Ray Charles Live.
Come On Home is the thirteenth studio album by American musician Boz Scaggs released in 1997.
The Genius Sings the Blues is an album by Ray Charles,released in October 1961 on Atlantic Records. The album was his last release for Atlantic,compiling twelve blues songs from various sessions during his tenure for the label. The album showcases Charles's stylistic development with a combination of piano blues,jazz,and southern R&B. The photo for the album cover was taken by renowned photographer Lee Friedlander. The Genius Sings the Blues was reissued in 2003 by Rhino Entertainment with liner notes by Billy Taylor.
The Best of Ray Charles is a compilation album released in 1970 on the Atlantic Jazz label,featuring previously released instrumental (non-vocal) tracks recorded by Ray Charles between November 1956 and November 1958.
Three Chord Opera is the twenty-fifth studio album by Neil Diamond,released in 2001. It marked the first album since 1974's Serenade to consist solely of original material written solely by Diamond,and the first album of any original songs since 1996's country-themed Tennessee Moon where he co-wrote all but one of the songs.
Live in Concert is a live album by Ray Charles released in 1965 by ABC-Paramount Records. The recording was made at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles,California in September,1964 following a tour of Japan.
Everybody's Talkin' 'Bout Miss Thing! is the second album by Lavay Smith &Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers.
Midnight in Paris is an album by American pianist,composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded in 1962 for the Columbia label. The album features performances of compositions inspired by or associated with Paris.
Quincy's Got a Brand New Bag is a studio album by record producer,arranger and musician,Quincy Jones,featuring instrumental arrangements of contemporary pop/R&B hits which was recorded in late 1965 at RPM International Studios and engineered in part by Ray Charles,who performed on many tracks.
Our Mann Flute is an album by American jazz flautist Herbie Mann released on the Atlantic label in 1966. The album features tracks from sessions that produced the albums The Common Ground (1960),My Kinda Groove (1964) along with more recent recordings.
I Believe to My Soul is an album by jazz pianist Junior Mance which was released on the Atlantic label in 1968.
I/We Had a Ball is an album consisting of jazz versions of songs from Jack Lawrence and Stan Freeman's musical I Had a Ball performed by Art Blakey,Milt Jackson,Oscar Peterson,Dizzy Gillespie,Quincy Jones and Chet Baker which was released by Limelight in 1965.
