Ray Charles – The Genius Of Ray Charles AUDIOPHILE

Ray Charles – The Genius Of Ray Charles (2LP, 45RPM)

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Piano, vocals - Ray Charles [click here to see more vinyl featuring Ray Charles]

Trumpet - Clark Terry [click here to see more vinyl featuring Clark Terry]

Tenor saxophone - Zoot Sims [click here to see more vinyl featuring Zoot Sims]

Tenor saxophone - Paul Gonsalves, David "Fathead"Newman, Billy Mitchell,

Trumpet - Ernie Royal, Joe Newman, Snooky Young, John Hunt, Marcus Belgrave

Trombone - Melba Liston, Quentin Jackson, Thomas Mitchell, Al Grey

Flute, alto saxophone and tenor saxophone - Frank Wess

Alto saxophone - Marshal Royal

Conducted by Quincy Jones

Arranged by Quincy Jones, Ernie Wilkins, Ralph Burns, Johnny Acea, Al Cohn

Written by Fleecie Moore (A1), Sam Theard (A1), Isham Jones (A2), Gus Kahn (A2), Irving Berlin (A3), Percy Mayfield (B1), Charles Morris (B1), Elina A. Swan (B2), Walter Hirsch (B3), Fred Rose (B3), Lil Armstrong (C1), Don Raye (C1), Bud Allen (C2), Buddy Johnson (C2), Charles Brown (C3), Oscar Moore (C3), Harry Akst (D2), Grant Clarke (D2), Harold Arlen (D3), Johnny Mercer (D3)


 

2LPs, gatefold jacket printed by Stoughton Printing

Limited numbered edition

Original analog Master tape : YES

Heavy Press : 180g

Record color : Black

Speed : 45 RPM

Size : 12'’

Stereo

Studio

Record Press : Quality Record Pressings

Label : Analogue Productions - Atlantic 75 series

Original Label : Atlantic

Recorded May 6 and June 23, 1959 at 6 West Recording in New York City on Ampex 3 track

Engineered by Bill Schwartau, Tom Dowd

Produced by Nesuhi Ertegün, Jerry Wexler

Design by Marvin Israel

Liner Notes by Nat Hentoff

Photography by Lee Friedlander

Originally released in October 1959

Reissued in 2024

 

Tracks:

Side A:

  1. Let The Good Times Roll
  2. It Had To Be You
  3. Alexander's Ragtime Band

Side B:

  1. Two Years Of Torture
  2. When Your Lover Has Gone
  3. Deed I Do

Side C:

  1. Just For A Thrill
  2. You Won't Let Me Go
  3. Tell Me You'll Wait For Me

Side D:

  1. Don't Let The Sun Catch You Cryin'
  2. Am I Blue
  3. Come Rain Or Come Shine

          

         

        Awards:

        Rolling Stone list of 500 Greatest Albums – Ranked 265 / 500

         

         

        Reviews:

        "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." AllMusic Review by Scot Yanow.

         

         

        Ratings:

        Discogs : 3.99 / 5 ; AllMusic : 4.5 / 5 ; The Encyclopedia of Popular Music : 5 / 5 ; The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings : 3 / 4 ; The Rolling Stone Album Guide : 4.5 / 5

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