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The Genius of Ray Charles

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  • Artist: Ray Charles
  • Format: LP
  • Year: 2009
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • UPC: 081227986636
  • Item Number: WEA798663
  • Release date: 07/21/2009
  • 1. Let the Good Times Roll
  • 2. It Had to Be You
  • 3. Alexander's Ragtime Band
  • 4. Two Years of Torture
  • 5. When Your Lover Has Gone
  • 6. Deed I Do
  • 7. Just for a Thrill
  • 8. You Won't Let Me Go
  • 9. Tell Me You'll Wait for Me
  • 10. Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin'
  • 11. Am I Blue
  • 12. Come Rain or Come Shine
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Some players from Ray Charles' big band are joined by many ringers from the Count Basie and Duke Ellington bands for the first half of this program, featuring Charles belting out six songs arranged by Quincy Jones. "Let the Good Times Roll" and "Deed I Do" are highlights, and there are solos by tenorman David "Fathead" Newman, trumpeter Marcus Belgrave, and (on "Two Years of Torture") tenor Paul Gonsalves. The remaining six numbers are ballads, with Charles backed by a string orchestra arranged by Ralph Burns (including "Come Rain or Come Shine" and "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin'"). Charles' voice is heard throughout in peak form, giving soul to even the veteran standards. ~ Scott Yanow, Rovi
  • Artist: Ray Charles
  • Format: LP
  • Year: 2009
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • UPC: 081227986636
  • Item Number: WEA798663
  • Release date: 07/21/2009
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Genre: Blues, Jazz, R&B
  • Style: Soul, Early R&B, Urban Blues, Soul Jazz
  • Album Time: 37:58

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  • The Genius of Ray Charles Ray Charles LP
The Genius of Ray Charles Ray Charles LP