Jim Rotondi / Blues For Brother Ray

Jim Rotondi strikes again with "Blues for Brother Ray," a swinging tribute to the music of his mentor Ray Charles. Jim fondly recalls his time playing with "Mr. C" as the formative experience of his early career. Rotondi clearly shows his love for the eternal genius of Ray's music on this soulful session that also features the inspired playing of Eric Alexander on tenor saxophone, Peter Bernstein on guitar, Mike Le Donne on organ, and Joe Farnsworth on drums. Listen in and surely you will find that "Blues for Brother Ray" is a groovy good time that everyone can dig!

Featured Artists

Savina Yannatou - Voice
Lamia Bedioui - Voice
Primavera en Salonico -
Kostas Vomvolos - Qanun, Accordion
Harris Lambrakis - Nay
Kyriakos Gouventas - Violin
Yannis Alexandris - Oud
Michalis Siganidis - Double Bass
Dine Doneff - Percussion

Recording

recorded June 17, 2024 at Acoustic Recording, Brooklyn, NY mixed &
mastered at Woodland Studio, Lake Oswego, OR
Marc Free - producer
Nick O’Toole - engineer
photography by Anna Yatskevich

Release Date

May 12, 2009

Jim Rotondi strikes again with "Blues for Brother Ray," a swinging tribute to the music of his mentor Ray Charles. Jim fondly recalls his time playing with "Mr. C" as the formative experience of his early career. Rotondi clearly shows his love for the eternal genius of Ray's music on this soulful session that also features the inspired playing of Eric Alexander on tenor saxophone, Peter Bernstein on guitar, Mike Le Donne on organ, and Joe Farnsworth on drums. Listen in and surely you will find that "Blues for Brother Ray" is a groovy good time that everyone can dig!