Through the Jazz On The Screen database I was aware of two concerts by Ray Charles at the Russia Concert Hall in Moscow on 13 and 14 July 1994, sponsored by Alfa-Bank, and of the fact that the second one, directed by Sergei Antipov, was recorded for TV. The Ray Charles concerts were part of the 2nd Annual Moscow Jazz Festival.
A Russian torrent website not only adds a few details to that description (i.e. that the TV show was aired by RTR, and that the concert was also - simultaneously, as it turns out - broadcast by “Prestige“ radio), it also offers a possibility to download the concert!
Sergei Antipov, sitting at an editing console, introduced the viewers to different sequences of the show. Ray’s presence in Moscow was clearly a big event. The footage starts with a reportage from a press conference at Hotel Metropol, where Ray - at his charming best - expresses his clearly genuine gratitude for being invited to Moscow for the first time in his career. Further on in the program, we see a number of street interviews with members of the audience.
The concert footage comes from the show on July 14th. Ray, the band and The Raelettes were in great shape that night. Tonette McKinney’s rendition of the Donny Hathaway tune Giving Up (#14) is a marvel (watch below).
The setlist* was:
Metamorphosis (Ray Charles Orchestra) (solos Ernest Vantrease - kb; Curt Weiss - tp, Al Jackson - as)
Intro RC
Then We’ll Be Home (Sadies Tune)
Busted
Georgia On My Mind
Mississippi Mud
How Long Has This Been Going On (solo David Hoffman - tp)
Teardrops From My Eyes (solo Al Waters - ts)
Yours
Blues For Big Scotia
A Song For You
Intro Raelettes (by RC)
Rock Steady (ft Estella Yarbrough)
Giving Up (ft Tonette McKinney)
Hit The Road Jack
I Can’t Stop Loving You
What’d I Say (intro: Gonna Keep On Singin’)
Outro
Personnel*:
Musicians: Larry Foyen, Kurt Weiss, David Hoffman, Kenny Scharf - trumpets; Steve Sigmund, Mike Guerrier, Marc Fields, Pete Beltran - trombones; Steve Elliott, Al Jackson - alto saxophones; Al Waters, Rudy Johnson - tenor saxophones; Jim Farnsworth - baritone saxophone; Peter Turre - drums; Steve Gregory - guitar; Tom Fowler - bass; Ernest Vantrease - piano, organ. The Raelettes: Elaine Woodard, Tonette McKinney, Estelle Yarbrough, Renee Collins Georges, Angela Workman.
* Many thanks to David Hoffman for attributing the solos and completing the line-up.
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