Soul Brothers is the third album recorded by Ray Charles and the eleventh album by Milt Jackson, 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 "Soul Brothers" (Quincy Jones) – 9:34 "How Long, How Long Blues" (Leroy Carr) – 9:15
Side B "Cosmic Ray" – 5:21 "Blue Funk" – 8:09 "Bag's Guitar Blues" (Milt Jackson) – 6:23 [mono LP release]Soul Brothers / Soul Meeting compilation re-issue cover notes. "'Deed I Do" (Walter Hirsch, Fred Rose) – 5:50 [stereo LP release]
CD re-issue/compilation Disc one "How Long, How Long Blues" Leroy Carr – 9:16 "Cosmic Ray" – 5:23 "The Genius After Hours" – 5:24 "Charlesville" – 4:55 "Bags of Blues" (Jackson) – 8:50 "'Deed I Do" (Hirsch, Rose) – 5:50 "Blue Funk" – 8:05
Disc two "Soul Brothers" (Jones) – 9:34 "Bag's Guitar Blues" (Jackson) – 6:27 "Soul Meeting" (Jackson) – 6:04 "Hallelujah, I Love Her" So – 5:29 "Blue Genius" – 6:40 "X-Ray Blues" – 8:10 "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
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