Ray Charles showcased his orchestra on several LPs for his Tangerine label in the 1970s, beginning with the 1970 release My Kind of Jazz.
Well, it appears it was definitely HIS kind of jazz because none of the other musicians were credited on the original album release despite some excellent solos on jazz standards like trumpeter Lee Morgan's Sidewinder (which is on the flip side of this 45), I Remember Clifford and Bluesette.
Booty Butt, which garnered some airplay as a single and made it to No. 31 on the pop chart, is the odd track out on this album -- a Charles original with some multitracked vocal interjections by the man himself. Here's a link to listen to and/or download the track, which is taken from the original 45.
Booty Butt
None of the tracks included on the My Kind of Jazz LP appear to be available as legal downloads. However, the album's 10 tracks were tacked on to Rhino's 1997 reissue of Charles's earlier release on Impulse, Genius + Soul = Jazz. It's out of print but easily obtained through the Amazon Marketplace and other sources.
The combined albums were issued again on CD in 2009 by Concord. This version was a two-disc set that added volumes two and three of My Kind of Jazz. As a bonus, the musicians involved in the My Kind of Jazz sessions were identified.
The tenor sax work on Booty Butt is by Andy Ennis.
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