The Great Ray Charles

~ Release by Ray Charles (see all versions of this release, 6 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Dawn Ray
bass:
Oscar Pettiford (in 1956)
drums (drum set):
Joe Harris (jazz drummer/percussionist) (in 1956)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (in 1956)
recording of:
Dawn Ray (in 1956)
composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
5:04
2The Man I Love
bass:
Oscar Pettiford (in 1956)
drums (drum set):
Joe Harris (jazz drummer/percussionist) (in 1956)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (in 1956)
cover recording of:
The Man I Love (in 1956)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
New World Company, New World Music Corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
part of:
New York, New York (soundtrack of the 1977 film)
4:28
3Music, Music, Music
bass:
Oscar Pettiford (in 1956)
drums (drum set):
Joe Harris (jazz drummer/percussionist) (in 1956)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (in 1956)
cover recording of:
Music! Music! Music! (in 1956)
writer:
Bernie Baum and Stephan Weiss
2:57
4Black Coffee
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-04-30)
recording engineer:
Earle Brown (American composer, engineer) and Tom Dowd
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun and Jerry Wexler
bass and double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1956-04-30)
drums (drum set):
Joe Harris (jazz drummer/percussionist) (on 1956-04-30)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1956-04-30)
instrumental cover recording of:
Black Coffee (1948 song) (on 1956-04-30)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster (in 1948)
composer:
Sonny Burke (producer, songwriter and Big Band leader) (in 1948)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing (NYC-based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it), Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Sondot Music Corp. and Webster Music Co.
5:33
5The Ray
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-11-20)
recording engineer:
Earle Brown (American composer, engineer) and Tom Dowd
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun and Jerry Wexler
alto saxophone and tenor saxophone:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1956-11-20)
baritone saxophone:
Emmott Dennis (on 1956-11-20)
double bass:
Roosevelt Sheffield (on 1956-11-20)
drums (drum set):
William Peeples (on 1956-11-20)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1956-11-20)
trumpet:
Joe Bridgewater (on 1956-11-20) and John Hunt (trumpeter) (on 1956-11-20)
arranger:
Quincy Jones
recording of:
The Ray (on 1956-11-20)
composer:
Quincy Jones
4:00
6I Surrender Dear
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-11-20)
recording engineer:
Earle Brown (American composer, engineer) and Tom Dowd
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun and Jerry Wexler
alto saxophone and tenor saxophone:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1956-11-20)
baritone saxophone:
Emmott Dennis (on 1956-11-20)
celesta and piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1956-11-20)
double bass:
Roosevelt Sheffield (on 1956-11-20)
drums (drum set):
William Peeples (on 1956-11-20)
trumpet:
Joe Bridgewater (on 1956-11-20) and John Hunt (trumpeter) (on 1956-11-20)
instrumental cover recording of:
I Surrender Dear (on 1956-11-20)
lyricist:
Gordon Clifford (in 1931)
composer:
Harry Barris (in 1931)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
5:08
7Hornful Soul
alto saxophone and tenor saxophone:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist) (in 1956)
baritone saxophone:
Emmott Dennis (in 1956)
drums (drum set):
William Peeples (in 1956)
trumpet:
Joe Bridgewater (in 1956) and John Hunt (trumpeter) (in 1956)
recording of:
Hornful Soul (in 1956)
composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
5:30
8Ain’t Misbehavin’
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun and Jerry Wexler
alto saxophone and tenor saxophone:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist) (in 1956)
baritone saxophone:
Emmott Dennis (in 1956)
double bass:
Roosevelt Sheffield (in 1956)
drums (drum set):
William Peeples (in 1956)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (in 1956)
trumpet:
Joe Bridgewater (in 1956) and John Hunt (trumpeter) (in 1956)
instrumental cover recording of:
Ain’t Misbehavin’ (in 1956)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1929)
composer:
Harry Brooks (jazz pianist & songwriter) (in 1929) and Fats Waller (in 1929)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use!), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Redwood Music and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
5:42
9Joyride
alto saxophone and tenor saxophone:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist) (in 1956)
drums (drum set):
William Peeples (in 1956)
trumpet:
John Hunt (trumpeter) (in 1956)
recording of:
Joyride (in 1956)
composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
4:40
10Sweet Sixteen Bars
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-11-20)
recording engineer:
Earle Brown (American composer, engineer) and Tom Dowd
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun and Jerry Wexler
double bass:
Roosevelt Sheffield (on 1956-11-20)
drums (drum set):
William Peeples (on 1956-11-20)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1956-11-20)
tenor saxophone:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1956-11-20)
recording of:
Sweet Sixteen Bars (on 1956-11-20)
composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
4:07
11Doodlin’
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-11-26)
recording engineer:
Earle Brown (American composer, engineer) and Tom Dowd
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun and Jerry Wexler
alto saxophone and tenor saxophone:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1956-11-26)
baritone saxophone:
Emmott Dennis (on 1956-11-26)
double bass:
Roosevelt Sheffield (on 1956-11-26)
drums (drum set):
William Peeples (on 1956-11-26)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1956-11-26)
trumpet:
Joe Bridgewater (on 1956-11-26) and John Hunt (trumpeter) (on 1956-11-26)
arranger:
Quincy Jones
cover recording of:
Doodlin’ (original instrumental version) (on 1956-11-26)
composer:
Horace Silver
publisher:
Ecaroh Music, Inc.
5:55
12There’s No You
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-11-26)
recording engineer:
Earle Brown (American composer, engineer) and Tom Dowd
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun and Jerry Wexler
alto saxophone and tenor saxophone:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1956-11-26)
baritone saxophone:
Emmott Dennis (on 1956-11-26)
double bass:
Roosevelt Sheffield (on 1956-11-26)
drums (drum set):
William Peeples (on 1956-11-26)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1956-11-26)
trumpet:
Joe Bridgewater (on 1956-11-26) and John Hunt (trumpeter) (on 1956-11-26)
instrumental cover recording of:
There’s No You (on 1956-11-26)
lyricist:
Thomas Montgomery Adair
composer:
Hal Hopper
publisher:
Barton Music Corp.
4:48
13Undecided
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-11-26)
recording engineer:
Earle Brown (American composer, engineer) and Tom Dowd
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun and Jerry Wexler
alto saxophone and tenor saxophone:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1956-11-26)
baritone saxophone:
Emmott Dennis (on 1956-11-26)
double bass:
Roosevelt Sheffield (on 1956-11-26)
drums (drum set):
William Peeples (on 1956-11-26)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1956-11-26)
trumpet:
Joe Bridgewater (on 1956-11-26) and John Hunt (trumpeter) (on 1956-11-26)
arranger:
Quincy Jones and Ernie Wilkins
instrumental cover recording of:
Undecided (on 1956-11-26)
lyricist:
Sid Robin (US lyricist & composer) (in 1938)
composer:
Charlie Shavers (in 1938)
3:40
14My Melancholy Baby
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-11-26)
recording engineer:
Earle Brown (American composer, engineer) and Tom Dowd
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun and Jerry Wexler
alto saxophone and tenor saxophone:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1956-11-26)
baritone saxophone:
Emmott Dennis (on 1956-11-26)
double bass:
Roosevelt Sheffield (on 1956-11-26)
drums (drum set):
William Peeples (on 1956-11-26)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1956-11-26)
trumpet:
Joe Bridgewater (on 1956-11-26) and John Hunt (trumpeter) (on 1956-11-26)
arranger:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
instrumental cover recording of:
My Melancholy Baby (on 1956-11-26)
lyricist:
George A. Norton (in 1912)
composer:
Ernie Burnett (in 1911)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
version of:
Melancholy (original 1911 version of "My Melancholy Baby", lyrics by Maybelle E. Watson)
4:21