Yes Indeed!
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Yes Indeed!! is a R&B
/soul
album by Ray Charles
, released in 1958
by Atlantic
. It was the second of three Atlantic LPs that compiled Charles' hit singles for the label. (See discography)
Ray Charles, Yes Indeed!! is also the title of the book and DVD tribute published in memory of Charles by his manager Joe Adams, The Ray Charles Marketing Group and Genesis Publications
in 2009.
Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a...
/soul
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
album by Ray Charles
Ray Charles
Ray Charles Robinson , known by his shortened stage name Ray Charles, was an American musician. He was a pioneer in the genre of soul music during the 1950s by fusing rhythm and blues, gospel, and blues styles into his early recordings with Atlantic Records...
, released in 1958
1958 in music
-Events:*February - 45,000 peoplein one week watch performances of "rokabirī" music by Japanese singers at the first Nichigeki Western Carnival....
by Atlantic
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
. It was the second of three Atlantic LPs that compiled Charles' hit singles for the label. (See discography)
Ray Charles, Yes Indeed!! is also the title of the book and DVD tribute published in memory of Charles by his manager Joe Adams, The Ray Charles Marketing Group and Genesis Publications
Genesis Publications
Genesis Publications Limited is a British publishing company founded in 1974 by Brian Roylance, a former student of the London College of Printing. His aim was to create a company in the traditions of the private press, true to the arts of printing and book binding...
in 2009.
Track listing
All written songs by Ray Charles except as indicated.- What Would I Do Without You? – 2:32
- It's All Right – 2:14
- I Want to Know – 2:07
- Yes Indeed!! (Sy OliverSy OliverMelvin "Sy" Oliver was a jazz arranger, trumpeter, composer, singer and bandleader...
) – 2:12 - Get On the Right Track Baby (Titus TurnerTitus TurnerTitus Turner was an American R&B and East Coast blues singer and songwriter. His best remembered recordings were "We Told You Not To Marry" and "Sound-Off," plus he wrote "Leave My Kitten Alone," and "Tell Me Why."...
/Ray Charles) – 2:19 - Talkin' About You – 2:48
- Swanee River Rock (Talkin' 'Bout That River)Old Folks at Home"Old Folks at Home" is a minstrel song written by Stephen Foster in 1851. It was intended to be performed by the New York blackface troupe Christy's Minstrels. E. P. Christy, the troupe's leader, appears on early printings of the sheet music as the song's creator...
– 2:15 - Lonely AvenueLonely Avenue"Lonely Avenue" is a popular song written by Doc Pomus that became a rhythm and blues hit for Ray Charles in 1956. The song drew the attention of the music business to Doc Pomus, who had previously had little success as a songwriter.-Covers:...
(Doc PomusDoc PomusJerome Solon Felder, better known as Doc Pomus , was a twentieth-century American blues singer and songwriter. He is best known as the lyricist of many rock and roll hits. Pomus was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the category of non-performer in 1992. He was also inducted into...
) – 2:33 - Blackjack – 2:17
- The Sun's Gonna Shine Again (Sam Sweet) – 2:35
- I Had a Dream – 2:51
- I Want a Little Girl (Billy Moll/Murray Mencher) – 2:50
- Heartbreaker (A. Nugetre) – 2:49
- Leave My Woman Alone – 2:38
Personnel
- Ray Charles - pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, vocals - Joshua Willis - trumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
(track 1) - Joe BridgewaterJoe BridgewaterJoe Bridgewater was an American soul jazz/R&B trumpeter, probably better known for his recordings with Ray Charles.In Houston in 1973, he played in the Sonny Franklin Big Band with Tom Archia, Arnett Cobb, Cedric Haywood and his bandmate from the Ray Charles band, Don Wilkerson, with guest...
- trumpet (tracks 1, 6, 7, 9, 12) - John Hunt - trumpet (tracks 2, 3, 5, 8, 14)
- Marcus Belgrave - trumpet (tracks 4, 11)
- Lee Harper - trumpet (tracks 4, 11)
- Ricky Harper - trumpet (tracks 6, 7, 12)
- Charles Whitley - trumpet (track 9)
- Jesse Drakes - trumpet (track 13)
- Don WilkersonDon WilkersonDon Wilkerson was an American soul jazz / R&B tenor saxophonist born in Moreauville, Louisiana, probably better known for his Blue Note Records recordings in the 1960s as bandleader with guitarist Grant Green. Prior to signing with the label, he worked frequently with Cannonball Adderley...
- tenor saxophoneTenor saxophoneThe tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor, with the alto, are the two most common types of saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B, and written as a transposing instrument in the treble...
(tracks 1, 9) - David NewmanDavid Newman (jazz musician)David "Fathead" Newman was an American jazz saxophonist.-Biography:Born in Corsicana, Texas, Newman's professional career as a musician began in 1954 as a member of the Ray Charles Band....
- tenor saxophone, alto saxophoneAlto saxophoneThe alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in 1841. It is smaller than the tenor but larger than the soprano, and is the type most used in classical compositions...
(tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 14) - Sam Taylor - tenor saxophone (track 13)
- Cecil Payne - baritone saxophoneBaritone saxophoneThe baritone saxophone, often called "bari sax" , is one of the largest and lowest pitched members of the saxophone family. It was invented by Adolphe Sax. The baritone is distinguished from smaller sizes of saxophone by the extra loop near its mouthpiece...
(track 1) - Emmet Dennis - baritone saxophone (tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 14)
- David Newman - baritone saxophone (track 9)
- Dave McRae - baritone saxophone (track 13)
- Wesley Jackson - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
(track 9) - Mickey Baker - guitar (track 13)
- Paul West - bassDouble bassThe double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2...
(track 1) - Roosevelt Sheffield - bass (tracks 2, 3, 5, 8, 14)
- Edgar Willis - bass (tracks 4, 6, 7, 11, 12)
- Jimmy Bell - bass (track 9)
- Lloyd Trotman - bass (track 13)
- Panoma Francis - drums (track 1)
- William Peeples - drums (tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 14)
- Richie Goldberg - drums (tracks 4, 11)
- Glenn Brooks - drums (track 9)
- Connie KayConnie KayConnie Kay was an American jazz drummer.Kay was a member of the Modern Jazz Quartet from 1955 until the group's dissolution in 1974...
- drums (track 13) - The Cookies - vocals (tracks 3, 8, 14)
- The Raelettes - vocals (tracks 6, 7, 12)
- Mary Ann Fisher - vocals (tracks 6, 7, 12)