At the time he first started to sing this no one but no one ever heard this type of rendition . To me it changed music for ever in that old standards could be sung with such soul. Ii love ray cone rain or come shine
That's Ricky Kirkland on bass so that puts this show at or around 1984, and this is confirmed by the banner hanging behind the band. He's playing here in Nancy, France. Check out Ray's performance during that calendar year at the Jazz Jamboree in Warsaw, one of his finest showings.
