Soul Brothers Explained

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

All songs composed by Ray Charles except where noted.

Original LP release

Side A

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

Side B

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

CD re-issue/compilation

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

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

Production

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

External links

• Soul Brothers at discogs.com
• [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r3679|pure_url=yes}} ''Soul Brothers''] at AllMusic.com

Notes and References

1. Soul Brothers / Soul Meeting compilation re-issue cover notes.