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The Genius of Ray Charles | 
| Artist: Ray Charles
Label: Warner
Category: Music
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 22904
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 081227658328
EAN: 0081227658328
ASIN: B0002W14B0
Release Date: March 21, 2005
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| Tracks:
| • | Let The Good Times Roll | | • | It Had To Be You | | • | Alexander's Ragtime Band | | • | Two Years Of Torture | | • | When Your Lover Has Gone | | • | Deed I Do | | • | Just For A Thrill | | • | You Won't Let Me Go | | • | Tell Me You'll Wait For Me | | • | Don't Let The Sun Catch You Cryin' | | • | Am I Blue | | • | Come Rain Or Come Shine |
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| Customer Reviews:
genius in-deed! September 28, 2006
William J. Bale (South Wales)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This album is classic Ray with lucsious strings and brass arrangements. Featuring that 'big band' sound that is synonymous with Basie and Ellington. In his very productive career Charles gradually progressed from playing in his own trio to adding brass and wind instruments and a backing vocal group dubbed 'the raelettes'. I would describe the love songs on this album as smooth and visceral (from the heart), the stand-out track for me being 'come rain or come shine'. A very special album from a very special artist.
A great CD not only for Ray Charles fans ! February 23, 2005
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
If you are trying to work out what genius is, you should be listening to this record. Because this is indeed a great CD not only for Ray Charles fans but for all people who love beautiful, versatile and intelligent music. This 19-track CD includes one of the best songs by the late Ray Charles. "Blues Is My Middle Name" sings Ray Charles but so is RB and Soul, Jazz and Rock'n'Roll because he literally influenced American music like no other artist did and all these genres wouldn't be the same if it wasn't for Ray Charles. If you haven't got anything by America's greatest singer, then this album is strongly recommended!!!
this album is a classic its perfection!! January 21, 2009
Mr. S. L. Smith (england carlisle cumbria)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
when people talk about ray charles i get a lovely feeling inside because the joy he give me when i was a kid lives forever he touched my soul but what ennoys me is the radio only ever plays 1or2 songs of his hit the road jack and goergia on my mind fab songs but theres so much more to ray charles!! and this album shows just what a talent he is he was a genius a way head of his time and very creatve just like jimi hendrix lennon/mccartney goffin/king joe meek phil spector etc i love dont let the sun catch you crying let the good times roll and loads more buy it classic!! i also reccommend modern sounds in country and western music and ingredients in a recipe for soul classics i must stress this album isant a best of its an actual album
"...High As A Mountain...Deep As A River..." May 26, 2009
Mark Barry at Revival Records, West End (London, UK)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
At the age of 27, Ray Charles had already put out six albums of superlative Fifties R 'n' B, but it was time for him and Atlantic to make a change and the February 1960 release of "...Genius..." was the result.
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br /An LP full of covers, the 6 tracks on Side 1 made up the blasters and dancers, while the 6 on Side 2 were the romantic ballads and standards. TOM DOWD engineered, RALPH BURNS arranged the beautiful strings and QUINCY JONES did most of the pumping brass parts.
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br /Personally I find some of the brass on Side 1 a bit too harsh to listen to now - but the lush music of Side 2 is a whole different ballgame. Side 2 contains three genuine masterpieces "Just For A Thrill", "Don't Let The Sun Catch You Cryin'" and the stunning album finisher "Come Rain Or Come Shine" (lyrics above). The remaster brings out all the instruments involved and is just `so' sweet - a really great job done.
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br /The CD comes in a card digipak with a foldout 10-page inlay, which contains an essay by noted soul writer CHARLES WARING followed by the album's original liner notes by NAT HENTOFF. Detailed production credits are on the rear of the digipak and this 2005 remaster is part of the massively extensive "Atlantic Masters" series (see comprehensive list below).
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br /"The Genius Of Ray Charles" was recognized as a gem then and still is now - recommended.
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br /Other "Atlantic Masters" CD titles are:
br /1. Your Mind Is On Vacation - MOSE ALLISON (1976)
br /2. Daddy Bug ( Friends) - ROY AYERS (1967)
br /3. Stoned Soul Picnic - ROY AYERS (1968)
br /4. Virgo Vibes - ROY AYERS (1967)
br /5. Experience And Judgment - ANDY BEY (1970)
br /6. Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk - ART BLAKEY and THELONIOUS MONK (1958)
br /7. Bad For Me - DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER (1979)
br /8. Just Family - DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER (1977)
br /9. Fresh - OSCAR BROWN, JR. (1975)
br /10. Movin' On - OSCAR BROWN, JR. (1972)
br /11. Thank You For F.U.M.L (Funking Up My Life) - DONALD BYRD (1978)
br /12. Fire On Ice - TERRY CALLIER (1978)
br /13. Turn You To Love - TERRY CALLIER (1979)
br /14. The Great American Songbook - CARMEN McRAE (1972 Live Set)
br /15. Hallelujah I Love Her So - RAY CHARLES (1962)
br /16. The Genius After Hours - RAY CHARLES (1961)
br /17. The Genius Of Ray Charles - RAY CHARLES (1960)
br /18. The Genius Sings The Blues - RAY CHARLES (1961)
br /19. Crosswinds - BILLY COBHAM (1974)
br /20. Spectrum - BILLY COBHAM (1973)
br /21. Total Eclipse - BILLY COBHAM (1974)
br /22. Change Of The Century - ORNETTE COLEMAN (1959)
br /23. The Shape Of Jazz To Come - ORNETTE COLEMAN (1959)
br /24. This Is Our Music - THE ORNETTE COLEMAN QUARTET (1960)
br /25. Twins - ORNETTE COLEMAN (1959)
br /26. Free Jazz - A Collective Improvisation - ORNETTE COLEMAN DOUBLE QUARTET (1960)
br /27. Eternity - ALICE COLTRANE (1975)
br /28. Radha Krsna Nama Sankirtana - ALICE COLTRANE (1976)
br /29. Transcendence - ALICE COLTRANE (1977)
br /30. Transfiguration - ALICE COLTRANE (1978 Live Set)
br /31. Giant Steps - JOHN COLTRANE (1959)
br /32. Olé Coltrane - JOHN COLTRANE (1961)
br /33. Chris Craft - CHRIS CONNOR (1958)
br /34. Amandla - MILES DAVIS (1989)
br /35. Doo Bop - MILES DAVIS (1991)
br /36. Live Around The World - MILES DAVIS (1988 Live Set)
br /37. Tutu - MILES DAVIS (1986)
br /38. The Sounds Of '66 - SAMMY DAVIS JR., and BUDDY RICH (1966)
br /39. Love Island - EUMIR DEODATO (1978)
br /40. New Orleans Suite - DUKE ELLINGTON (1970)
br /41. The Paris Concert, Edition 1 - BILL EVANS (1979 Live Set)
br /42. The Paris Concert, Edition 2 - BILL EVANS (1979 Live Set)
br /43. You Must Believe In Spring - BILL EVANS (1981)
br /44. People Get Ready - THE FREEDOM SOUNDS [featuring Wayne Henderson of The Crusaders] (1967)
br /45. Nightingale - GILBERTO GIL (1979)
br /46. Nomad - CHICO HAMILTON (1979)
br /47. Crossings - HERBIE HANCOCK (1972)
br /48. Fat Albert Rotunda - HERBIE HANCOCK (1970)
br /49. Mwandishi - HERBIE HANCOCK (1971)
br /50. Instant Death - EDDIE HARRIS (1971)
br /51. !Salud! Joao Gilberto - JON HENDRICKS (1963)
br /52. A Soul Experiment - FREDDIE HUBBARD (1969)
br /53. Backlash - FREDDIE HUBBARD (1966)
br /54. Sing Me A Song Of Songmy - FREDDIE HUBBARD (1971)
br /55. Bags Trane - MILT JACKSON and JOHN COLTRANE (1959)
br /56. Birth - KEITH JARRETT (1971)
br /57. A Certain Mr. Jobim - ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM (1967)
br /58. Love Strings Jobim - ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM (1966)
br /59. Terra Brasilis - ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM (1980)
br /60. The Wonderful World Of - ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM (1965)
br /61. Urubu - ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM (1976)
br /62. A Meeting Of The Times - RAHSAAN ROLAND KIRK/AL HIBBLER (1972)
br /63. The Case Of The 3-Sided Dream In Audio Colour - RAHSAAN ROLAND KIRK (1975)
br /64. The Inflated Tear - RAHSAAN ROLAND KIRK (1967)
br /65. Inside Hi-Fi - LEE KONITZ (1956)
br /66. The Blue Yusef Lateef - YUSEF LATEEF (1968)
br /67. The Diverse Yusef Lateef - YUSEF LATEEF (1970)
br /68. At The Village Gate - HERBIE MANN (1961 Live Set)
br /69. Memphis Underground - HERBIE MANN (1969)
br /70. The Common Ground - HERBIE MANN (1960)
br /71. Daktari - SHELLY MANNE (1967)
br /72. Hustle To Survive - LES McCANN (1975)
br /73. A Change Is Gonna Come - BROTHER JACK McDUFF (1966)
br /74. Tobacco Road - BROTHER JACK McDUFF (1966)
br /75. Double-Barrelled Soul - BROTHER JACK McDUFF /DAVID NEWMAN (1967)
br /76. Suddenly - MARCUS MILLER (1983)
br /77. Blues And Roots - CHARLES MINGUS (1959)
br /78. Me Myself An Eye - CHARLES MINGUS (1978)
br /79. Pithecanthropus Erectus - CHARLES MINGUS (1956)
br /80. Tonight At Noon - CHARLES MINGUS (1957)
br /81. Blues On Bach - THE MODERN JAZZ QUARTET (1973)
br /82. Fontessa - THE MODERN JAZZ QUARTET (1956)
br /83. Pyramid - THE MODERN JAZZ QUARTET (1959)
br /84. The Sheriff - THE MODERN JAZZ QUARTET (1963)
br /85. I'm Fine, How Are You? - AIRTO MOREIRA (1977)
br /86. Latin Bugalu - CHARLIE PALMIERI (1968)
br /87. Invitation - JACO PASTORIOUS (1983)
br /88. The Birthday Concert - JACO PASTORIOUS (1981)
br /89. Word Of Mouth - JACO PASTORIOUS (1981)
br /90. Jazz For The Jet Set - DAVE PIKE (1965)
br /91. Carry On - FLORA PURIM (1979)
br /92. Members, Don't Git Weary - MAX ROACH (1968)
br /93. Mongo '70 - MONGO SANTAMARIA (1970)
br /94. The Source - JIMMY SCOTT (1970)
br /95. Flight Path - SPHERE (1983)
br /96. Four In One - SPHERE (1982)
br /97. Come Morning - GROVER WASHINGTON, JR. (1981)
br /98. Paradise - GROVER WASHINGTON, JR. (1979)
br /99. Winelight - GROVER WASHINGTON, JR. (1980)
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