Soul Brothers

Soul Brothers
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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
Producer	Nesuhi Ertegun
Ray Charles chronology
Yes Indeed! (1958)Yes Indeed!1958 Soul Brothers (1958) What'd I Say (1959)What'd I Say1959
alternate release cover
compilation CD / re-issue compilation CD / re-issue

Professional ratings
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Source	Rating
Down Beat (Original Lp release)
Allmusic

Soul Brothers is the fourth studio album recorded by Ray Charles and the eleventh studio album by Milt Jackson and released by Atlantic Records in 1958. The album was later re-issued in a 2 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

All songs composed by Ray Charles except as indicated

Original LP release

LP side A

1. "Soul Brothers" (Quincy Jones) – 9:34

2. "How Long Blues" (Leroy Carr) – 9:15

LP side B

1. "Cosmic Ray" – 5:21

2. "Blue Funk" – 8:09

3. "Bag's Guitar Blues" (Milt Jackson) – 6:23 [mono LP release]

4. "'Deed I Do" (Hirsch, Rose) – 5:50 [stereo LP release]

Later CD re-issue / compilation

CD disk 1

1. "How Long Blues" (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

CD disk 2

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

• Ray Charles – piano, electric piano, alto saxophone
• Milt Jackson – piano, vibraphone
• Billy Mitchell – tenor saxophone
• Connie Kay – drums
• Oscar Pettiford – bass
• Skeeter Best – guitar
• Kenny Burrell – guitar
• Tom Dowd – engineer

References

• Atlantic Records 1279
• Soul Brothers at discogs.com
• Soul Brothers at Allmusic.com