Soul Brothers

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)
Milt Jackson chronology
The Modern Jazz Quartet Plays No Sun in Venice (1958) Soul Brothers (1958) The Modern Jazz Quartet at Music Inn Volume 2 (1959)
alternate release cover
compilation CD / re-issue

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
DownBeat (Original Lp release)

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]
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
• Soul Brothers at AllMusic.com