Ray Charles- Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1952-1959)
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Ray Charles- Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1952-1959)
Darkside Records
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Ray Charles is an American legend beyond compare. This deluxe eight-disc box set proves it by encompassing Ray's entire Atlantic Records repertoire on the first six CDs. Additionally, the set includes an entire disc (27 tracks, all but three previously unreleased) of outtakes, live recordings, and alternate versions. Plus, there's a bonus DVD that features Ray live at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1960 and an exclusive interview with Ahmet Ertegun, conducted by Ray Director Taylor Hackford. Special packaging features a record player-style box and a linen-bound hardback book. 2005.
Track List:
Disc: 1
1 The Suns Gonna Shine Again
2 Roll With My Baby
3 The Midnight Hour
4 Jumpin In The Mornin
5 It Shouldve Been Me
6 Losing Hand
7 Heartbreaker
8 Sinners Prayer
9 Mess Around
10 Funny (But I Still Love You)
11 Feelin Sad
12 I Wonder Who
13 Dont You Know
14 Nobody Cares
15 Rays Blues
16 I Got A Break Baby
17 Blackjack
18 Ive Got A Woman
19 Greenbacks
20 Come Back Baby
21 A Fool For You
22 This Little Girl Of Mine
23 Hard Times (No One
24 Knows Better Than I)
25 Blues Hangover
26 Mary Ann
27 Drown In My Own Tears
28 Hallelujah I Love Her So
29 What Would I Do
30 Without You
Disc: 2
1 Dawn Ray
2 The Man I Love
3 Music, Music, Music
4 Black Coffee
5 Lonely Avenue
6 I Want To Know
7 Leave My Woman Alone
8 The Ray
9 I Surrender Dear
10 Hornful Soul
11 Aint Misbehavin
12 Joy Ride
13 Sweet Sixteen Bars
14 Doodlin
15 Theres No You
16 Undecided
17 My Melancholy Baby
18 Its All Right
19 Aint That Love
Disc: 3
1 Rockhouse Parts 1 & 2
2 Get On The Right Track Baby
3 Swanee River Rock (Talkin Bout That River)
4 Thats Enough
5 Talkin Bout You
6 What Kind Of Man Are You
7 I Want A Little Girl
8 How Long Blues - Milt Jackson & Ray Charles
9 Cosmic Ray - Milt Jackson & Ray Charles
10 The Genius After Hours
11 Charlesville
12 Bags Of Blues - Ray Charles & Milt Jackson
13 Deed I Do - Milt Jackson & Ray Charles
14 Blue Funk - Milt Jackson & Ray Charles
15 Soul Brothers - Milt Jackson & Ray Charles
Disc: 4
1 Bags Guitar Blues - Milt Jackson & Ray Charles
2 Yes Indeed!
3 I Had A Dream
4 You Be My Baby
5 Tell All The World About You
6 My Bonnie
7 Soul Meeting - Ray Charles & Milt Jackson
8 Hallelujah I Love Her So - Ray Charles & Milt Jackson
9 Blue Genius - Ray Charles & Milt Jackson
10 X-Ray Blues - Ray Charles & Milt Jackson
11 Love On My Mind - Ray Charles & Milt Jackson
12 The Spirit-Feel (Live, 1958)
13 Blues Waltz (Live, 1958)
14 In A Little Spanish Town (Live, 1958)
15 Sherry (Live, 1958)
16 (Night Time Is) The Right Time (Live, 1958)
17 A Fool For You (Live, 1958)
Disc: 5
1 Ive Got A Woman (Live, 1958)
2 Talkin bout You (Live, 1958)
3 Swanee River Rock (Talkin Bout That River)(Live, 1958)
4 Yes Indeed! (Live, 1958)
5 Early In The Mornin
6 (Night Time Is) The Right Time
7 Carrying That Load (Single Version)
8 Carrying That Load (LP Version)
9 Tell Me How Do You Feel
10 Fathead - David Newman
11 Tin Tin Deo - David Newman
12 Bill For Bennie - David Newman
13 Hard Times - David Newman
14 Mean To Me - David Newman
15 Sweet Eyes - David Newman
16 Weird Beard - David Newman
17 Willow Weep For Me - David Newman
18 Tell The Truth
19 Whatd I Say Parts I & II (Mono LP Version)
Disc: 6
1 Whatd I Say Parts I & II (Stereo LP Version)
2 Tell Me Youll Wait For Me
3 Come Rain Or Come Shine
4 Dont Let The Sun Catch You Cryin
5 Just For A Thrill
6 You Wont Let Me Go
7 Am I Blue
8 The Spirit-Feel (Live, 1959)
9 Frenesi (Live, 1959)
10 Tell The Truth (Live, 1959)
11 Drown In My Own Tears (Live, 1959)
12 (Night Time Is) The Right Time (Live, 1959)
13 Whatd I Say (Live, 1959)
14 Let The Good Times Roll
15 Alexanders Ragtime Band
16 Deed I Do
17 When Your Lover Has Gone
18 Two Years Of Torture
19 It Had To Be You
20 Im Movin On
21 I Believe To My Soul
Disc: 7
1 Rehearsal Session With
2 Ahmet Ertegun (1953)
3 Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand
4 Unknown Title
5 Piano Improvisation & Dialog #1
6 Losing Hand & Dialog #1
7 Little Rock Getaway & Dialog
8 Kentucky Waltz
9 Heartbreaker (Instrumental Version)
10 Heartbreaker & Dialog
11 Piano Improvisation & Dialog #2
12 Heartbreaker (False Starts 12)
13 Losing Hand & Dialog #2
14 Losing Hand & Dialog #3 (W/ Reverb)
15 Losing Hand & Dialog #4 (W/ Reverb)
16 Heartbreaker
17 It Shouldve Been Me & Dialog
18 Nobody Cares
19 Piano Improvisation & Dialog #3
20 Mess Around
21 Funny (But I Still Love You)
22 Sinners Prayer
23 Piano Improvisation & Dialog #4
24 Low Society & Dialog #1
25 Boogie Woogie
26 Low Society & Dialog #2
27 Worried Life Blues
28 Come Back Baby (Walter Davis Version)& Dialog
29 Low Society
30 (Night Time Is) The Right Time (Takes 17)& Dialog
31 Tell Me How Do You Feel (Take 1)
32 Rays Arrangement Suggestions For
33 The Genius Of Ray Charles Album (1959)Dialog
34 It Had To Be You & Dialog
35 My Buddy & Dialog Dialog
36 When Your Lover Has Gone & Dialog
37 Im Beginning To See The Light.
38 Let The Good Times Roll & Dialog
Disc: 8
1 Ray Charles On Voice Of America, 1960(Live At The Newport Jazz Festival)
2 Lil Darlin
3 Blues Waltz
4 Let The Good Times Roll
5 Dont Let The Sun Catch You Cryin
6 Sticks And Stones
7 My Baby! (I Love Her, Yes I Do)
8 Drown In My Own Tears
9 Whatd I Say
10 I Believe To My Soul
11 Interview With Ahmet Ertegun
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