Charles, Ray – The Great Ray Charles – Vinyl LP 180gr
Ray Charles – The Great Ray Charles – Vinyl LP 180gr – HQ
Ray Charles’s second long-player was released on the legendary Atlantic Records in 1957.
An instrumental jazz album, it was released two years before Charles became an international superstar with the hit recording “What’d I Say”. Though Charles was already nearly a decade deep into his recording career he’d yet to have a massive hit and was a difficult artist to pin down as his tastes ranged from jazz to pop to R&B.
Featuring longtime band member David “Fathead” Newman and with help from the arranging and songwriting genius Quincy Jones, this is a beautiful, swinging, and laid-back jazz album necessary for any fans of Ray.
Tracklist:
Side A
A1. The Ray 3:56
A2. My Melancholy Baby 4:19
A3. Black Coffee 5:28
A4. There’s No You 4:44
Side B
B1. Doodlin’ 5:49
B2. Sweet Sixteen Bars 4:04
B3. I Surrender Dear 5:04
B4. Undecided 3:36
Musicians:
Ray Charles: Piano
David Newman: Alto sax, tenor sax
Emmott Dennis: Baritone sax
Joseph Bridgewater: Trumpet
John Hunt: Trumpet
Roosevelt Sheffield: Bass
William Peeples: Drums
Oscar Pettiford: Bass on “Black Coffee”
Joe Harris: Drums on “Black Coffee”