CHARLES,RAY - GENIUS OF RAY CHARLES Vinyl LP

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. The remaining six numbers are ballads, with Charles backed by a string orchestra arranged by Ralph Burns. Charles' voice is heard throughout in peak form, giving soul to even the veteran standards. 180-GRAM COLORED RED VINYL - THE COMPLETE ALBUM + 2 BONUS TRACKS - Contains new specially prepared liner notes by Penguin Guide to Jazz's writer BRIAN MORTON and by Paris' prestigious JAZZ MAGAZINE. LIMITED EDITION

Tracks:

1 Let the Good Times Roll 2:50
2 It Had to Be You 2:41
3 Alexander's Ragtime Band 2:51
4 Two Years of Torture 3:23
5 When Your Lover Has Gone 2:48
6 Deed I Do 2:24
7 Georgia on My Mind 3:37 *
8 Just for a Thrill 3:23
9 You Won't Let Me Go 3:19
10 Tell Me You'll Wait for Me 3:21
11 Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin' 3:43
12 Am I Blue 3:35
13 Come Rain or Come Shine 3:39
14 Hit the Road, Jack 2:02 *

Label: 20th Cent Jazz Mast.