Soul Brothers

1958 studio album by Ray Charles & Milt Jackson

Soul Brothers

Studio album by

Ray Charles & Milt Jackson

Released| June 1958
Recorded| September 12, 1957 (tracks 1–2), and April 10, 1958 (tracks 3–7), in New York City
Genre| R&B, jazz
Length| 38:42
Label| Atlantic, Studio One
Producer| Nesuhi Ertegun
Ray Charles chronology
| The Great Ray Charles
(1957)  | Soul Brothers
(1958)  | Yes Indeed!
(1958)

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alternate release cover

compilation CD / re-issue

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
DownBeat
(Original Lp release)| [2]

Soul Brothers is the third album recorded by Ray Charles and the eleventh album by Milt Jackson and released by Atlantic Records in 1958. The album was later re-issued in a two-CD compilation together with the other Charles–Jackson album Soul Meeting and included additional tracks from the same recording sessions not present on the original LP releases.

## Track listing

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All songs composed by Ray Charles except where noted.

### Original LP release

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Side A

1. "Soul Brothers" (Quincy Jones) – 9:34
2. "How Long, How Long Blues" (Leroy Carr) – 9:15

Side B

1.   2. "Cosmic Ray" – 5:21
3. "Blue Funk" – 8:09
4. "Bag's Guitar Blues" (Milt Jackson) – 6:23 [mono LP release][3]
5. "'Deed I Do" (Walter Hirsch, Fred Rose) – 5:50 [stereo LP release]

### CD re-issue/compilation

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Disc one

1. "How Long, How Long Blues" Leroy Carr – 9:16
2. "Cosmic Ray" – 5:23
3. "The Genius After Hours" – 5:24
4. "Charlesville" – 4:55
5. "Bags of Blues" (Jackson) – 8:50
6. "'Deed I Do" (Hirsch, Rose) – 5:50
7. "Blue Funk" – 8:05

Disc two

1. "Soul Brothers" (Jones) – 9:34
2. "Bag's Guitar Blues" (Jackson) – 6:27
3. "Soul Meeting" (Jackson) – 6:04
4. "Hallelujah, I Love Her" So – 5:29
5. "Blue Genius" – 6:40
6. "X-Ray Blues" – 8:10
7. "Love on My Mind" – 3:45

## Personnel

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* Ray Charles – piano, alto saxophone
* Milt Jackson – vibraphone, piano, guitar
* Billy Mitchell – tenor saxophone
* Skeeter Best – guitar
* Oscar Pettiford – bass
* Connie Kay – drums

## Production

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* Tom Dowd – recording engineer
* Marvin Israel – cover design
* Lee Friedlander – photography

## References

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1. ^ AllMusic review.
2. ^ Down Beat: September 18, 1958, Vol. 25, No. 19.
3. ^ Soul Brothers / Soul Meeting compilation re-issue cover notes.

## External links

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* Soul Brothers at discogs.com
* Soul Brothers at AllMusic.com

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Ray Charles

Studio albums|

| Atlantic|

* Ray Charles (Hallelujah, I Love Her So)
* The Great Ray Charles
* Yes Indeed!
* Soul Brothers
* What'd I Say
* The Genius of Ray Charles
* The Genius Sings the Blues
* Soul Meeting
* The Genius After Hours
* True to Life
* Love & Peace

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ABC|

* The Genius Hits the Road
* Dedicated to You
* Ray Charles and Betty Carter
* Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
* Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, Vol. 2
* Ingredients in a Recipe for Soul
* Sweet & Sour Tears
* Have a Smile with Me
* Together Again / Country and Western Meets Rhythm and Blues
* Crying Time
* Ray's Moods
* Ray Charles Invites You to Listen
* A Portrait of Ray
* I'm All Yours Baby!
* Doing His Thing
* My Kind of Jazz
* Love Country Style
* Volcanic Action of My Soul
* Jazz Number II
* A Message from the People
* Through the Eyes of Love

Crossover|

* My Kind of Jazz Part 3

Columbia|

* Wish You Were Here Tonight
* Friendship
* From the Pages of My Mind
* Just Between Us

Warner Bros.|

* Would You Believe?
* My World
* Strong Love Affair

Other labels|

* Genius + Soul = Jazz
* Porgy and Bess
* Genius Loves Company

Posthumous
studio creations|

* Genius & Friends
* Ray Sings, Basie Swings
* Rare Genius

Live albums|

* Ray Charles at Newport
* Ray Charles in Person
* Live in Concert
* Ray Charles Live

Notable
compilations|

* Do the Twist! with Ray Charles
* Ray Charles Greatest Hits
* A Man and His Soul
* The Best of Ray Charles
* Anthology
* The Birth of Soul
* Ray Charles in Concert
* True Genius

Billboard Hot 100
top 10 singles|

* "What'd I Say"
* "Georgia on My Mind"
* "Hit the Road Jack"
* "One Mint Julep"
* "Unchain My Heart"
* "I Can't Stop Loving You "
* "You Don't Know Me"
* "You Are My Sunshine"
* "Busted"
* "Take These Chains from My Heart"
* "Crying Time"

Other Billboard Charts
#1 singles|

* "I Got a Woman"
* "A Fool for You"
* "Mary Ann"
* "Drown in My Own Tears"
* "Together Again"
* "Let's Go Get Stoned"
* "Seven Spanish Angels"
* "I'll Be Good to You"

Grammy Awarded Works
(not included above)|

* "Let The Good Times Roll"
* "Living for the City"
* "A Song for You"
* "Heaven Help Us All"
* "Here We Go Again"

See also|

* Discography
* Tangerine Records
* David "Fathead" Newman
* Fathead / Ray Charles Sextet
* Hank Crawford
* The Raelettes
* Ray
* soundtrack
* Here We Go Again: Celebrating the Genius of Ray Charles
* Tribute to Uncle Ray
* "Confession Blues"

* Category

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Milt Jackson

Studio albums|

* Howard McGhee and Milt Jackson (1948)
* Roll 'Em Bags (1949)
* Meet Milt Jackson (1949)
* Wizard of the Vibes (1952)
* Milt Jackson Quartet (1955)
* Opus de Jazz (1956)
* Ballads & Blues (1957)
* The Jazz Skyline (1956)
* Plenty, Plenty Soul (1957)
* Bags & Flutes (1957)
* Soul Brothers (1958)
* Bean Bags (1959)
* Bags' Opus (1959)
* Bags & Trane (1960)
* The Ballad Artistry of Milt Jackson (1960)
* Soul Meeting (1961)
* Vibrations (1961)
* Very Tall (1961)
* Statements (1961)
* Bags Meets Wes! (1961)
* Big Bags (1962)
* Invitation (1962)
* For Someone I Love (1962)
* Much in Common (1964)
* Jazz 'n' Samba (1964)
* In a New Setting (1964)
* Ray Brown / Milt Jackson (1965)
* Born Free (1966)
* Milt Jackson and the Hip String Quartet (1968)
* Memphis Jackson (1969)
* Reunion Blues (1971)
* Sunflower (1972)
* Goodbye (1973)
* Olinga (1974)
* The Big 3 (1975)
* Quadrant (1977)
* Ain't But a Few of Us Left (1981)
* Two of the Few (1983)
* Soul Route (1983)

Live albums|

* Milt Jackson Quintet Live at the Village Gate (1963)
* Milt Jackson at the Museum of Modern Art (1965)
* That's the Way It Is (1969)
* Just the Way It Had to Be (1969)
* The Milt Jackson Big 4 (1975)

With others|

* Quintet/Sextet (1956)
* Bags' Groove (1957)
* Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants (1959)
* Bags & Trane (1961)

Related articles|

Modern Jazz Quartet

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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