The Other Ray Charles, "Memories of a Middle Aged Movie Fan", Atco #SD33 263 (1968).[LP]
Bobby Rosengarden plays drums on this album.
Tracklist:
Side 1
1 Did I Remember
2 Easy To Love
3 I Can’t Escape From You
4 If I Should Lose You
5 It’s Been So Long
6 Pennies From Heaven
Side 2
1 Summer Night
2 Twilight on the Trail
3 The Way You Look Tonight
4 When I’m With You
5 You Turned The Tables On Me
6 Goodnight My Love
Notes:
While Ray Charles has always sung, he has only recorded one solo album,
“Memories of a Middle-Aged Movie Fan” on Atlantic Records. It composed
of songs from movies released in 1936. He gathered a group of his
musician friends together: Nick Perito on accordion, Tony Mottola on
guitar, Bob Haggart on bass, Dick Hyman on keyboards, Toots Theilemans,
Doc Severinsen, Phil Bodner and his brother-in-law Bobby Rosengarden on
drums. A labor of love for all, Charles' tenor voice does justice to
"You’d Be So Easy To Love", "Did I Remember", "Pennies From Heaven" and
the other classics from that year.
Bobby Rosengarden - ATCO 