Music is a multi-faceted universe and Ray Charles made a major contribution to changing its boundaries, bringing different kinds of material into play in order to express their full emotional impact. It takes a rare kind of energy and sensitivity to succeed in combining elements of jazz, blues and country music, trustingly and with no false pretenses, simply using your sense of soul. Tainted at first by tragedy and drama, the path Ray Charles took through life demonstrated his unwavering energy and determination. In spite of his success, he never forgot where he came from nor who he was. This shy and discreet man enthusiastically let himself go on stage, revealing a rare ability to really get something across to the audience, which made him one of the most impressive showmen of his time.
This boxed set presents the first chapter in the long story of Ray Charles' career as an artist, from the 1948 Down Beat 78s through to the 1959 album The Genius of Ray Charles, his last for Atlantic before signing to ABC. The 13x13cm box contains the seven CDs in individual slipcases plus a 60 page booklet (Eng/Fr) with authoritative notes. (amazon.com)
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Ray Charles - The Complete Swing Time & Atlantic Recordings 1948-1959
(7CD Le Chant du Monde 2012)
1. I love you, I love you
2. Confession blues
3. Alone in this city
4. Can anyone ask for more?
5. Let's have a ball
6. Rockin' chair blues
7. If I give you my love
8. Can't you see darling?
9. This love of mine
10. How long blues
11. Blues before sunrise
12. A sentimental blues
13. You'll never miss the water
14. Ain't that fine
15. Don't pull all your dreams in one basket
16. Sitting on the top of the world
17. I've had my fun
18. See see rider
19. What have I done?
20. Honey, honey
21. She's on the ball
22. Walking & talking
23. Wondering & wondering
24. Why did you go?
25. Let me hear you call my name
26. Guitar blues
27. Roly poly
28. Th' ego song
29. Late in the evening blues
30. Someday
31. I'll do anything for you but work
32. I wonder who's kissing her now?
33. All to myself
34. Lonely boy
35. Baby let me hold your hand
36. Ray's blues
37. I'm glad for your sake
38. Baby won't you please come home
39. Kissa me baby
40. Hey now
41. The snow is falling
42. Misery in my heart
43. The sun's gonna shine again
44. Roll with me baby
45. The midnight hour
46. Jumpin' in the mornin'
47. Someday baby
48. Low society
49. It should have been me
50. Losing hand
51. Heartbreaker
52. Sinner's prayer
53. Mess around
54. Funny
55. Feelin' sad
56. Wonder who
57. The things that I used to do
58. Well, I done got over it
59. Don't you know
60. Nobody cares
61. Ray's blues
62. Mr Charles blues
63. Blackjack
64. I got a woman
65. Greenbacks
66. Come back baby
67. A fool for you
68. This little girl of mine
69. Hard times
70. A bit of soul
71. Mary Ann
72. Drown in my own tears
73. Hallelujah I love her so
74. What would I do without you
75. Dawn Ray
76. The man I love
77. Music, music, music
78. Black coffee
79. Lonely Avenue
80. I want to know
81. Leave my woman alone
82. The ray
83. I surrender dear
84. Hornful soul
85. Ain't misbehavin'
86. Joy ride
87. Sweet sixteen bars
88. Doodlin'
89. There's no you
90. Undecided
91. My melancholy baby
92. It's all right
93. Ain't that love
94. Rockhouse parts 1 & 2
95. Get on the right track baby
96. That's enough
97. I want a little girl
98. Swanee river rock
99. Talkin' 'bout you
100. What kind of man are you
101. How long blues
102. Cosmic Ray
103. Deed I do
104. Blue funk
105. Soul brothers
106. Bag's guitar blues
107. Bags of blues
108. Charlesville
109. The genius after hours
110. Yes indeed!
111. I had a dream
112. You be my baby
113. Tell all the world about you
114. My Bonnie
115. Soul meeting
116. Hallelujah I love her so
117. Blue genius
118. Love on my mind
119. X-ray blues
120. Early in the mornin'
121. The right time
122. Carrying that load
123. Tell me how do you feel
124. Fathead
125. Tin tin deo
126. Bill for Bennie
127. Hard times
128. Mean to me
129. Sweet eyes
130. Weird beard
131. Willow weep for me
132. What'd I say parts 1 & 2
133. What'd I say parts 1 & 2
134. Tell the truth
135. Tell me you'll wait for me
136. Come rain or come shine
137. Don't let the sun catch you cryin'
138. Just for a thrill
139. You won't let me go
140. Am I blue
141. Let the good times roll
142. Alexander's Ragtime Band
143. Deed I do
144. When your lover has gone
145. Two years of torture
146. It had to be you
147. I'm movin' on
148. I believe to my soul
149. The story of my life
150. Letter to my girl friend
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