Original Album Series

~ Release by Ray Charles (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

(p)&(c) 1961 Atlantic Recording Corp. for the US and WEA International for the World outside the US.

Annotation last modified on 2009-09-08 07:04 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1: The Great Ray Charles
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1The 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
4:02
2My 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)
4:26
3Black 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 (Joseph Francis 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.
5:47
4There’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
writer:
G. Durgom
composer:
Hal Hopper
publisher:
Barton Music Corp.
4:51
5Doodlin’
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.
5:58
6Sweet 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)
4:09
7I 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.
5:11
8Undecided
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)
3:41
▶ CD 2: Ray Charles at Newport
▶ CD 3: The Genius of Ray Charles
▶ CD 4: The Genius Sings the Blues
▶ CD 5: The Genius After Hours