Ray Charles - The Complete Early Recordings 1949-1952 *

Artist:

Charles, Ray

UPC:

788065423124

See Also:

Jordan, Louis Ray Charles/Milt Jackson - Soul Brothers/Soul Meeting

Description:

Liner Note Author: Neil Slaven.
Ray Charles was really closer to Nat King Cole than he was to being an innovative R&B and soul singer (and pianist) when he first began recording with his trio in 1949, although the spark of something unique and special was already visible and audible. This two-disc, 51-track set collects the early sides Charles recorded between 1949 and 1952, and rounds things out with ten tracks cut by Bill Samuels, an artist who was also working in the same Nat King Cole template at the time. ~ Steve Leggett

Track Listing:

DISC 1:

1. I Love You, I Love You
2. Confession Blues
3. Alone in the City
4. Can Anyone Ask for More
5. Rockin` Chair Blues
6. Here I Am
7. If I Give You My Love
8. Can`t You See Darling
9. This Love of Mine
10. Blues Before Sunrise
11. How Long Blues
12. Sentimental Blues, A
13. You`ll Always Miss the Water
14. Ain`t That Fine
15. Don`t Put All Your Dreams in One Basket
16. Sittin` On 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. Th` Ego Song
23. Late in the Evening Blues
24. Someday
25. I`ll Do Anything but Work

DISC 2:

1. I Wonder Who`s Kissing Her Now
2. All to Myself
3. Lonely Boy
4. Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand
5. I`m Glad for Your Sake
6. Baby Won`t you Please Come Home
7. Hey Now
8. Kissa Me Baby
9. Snow Is Falling, The
10. Misery in My Heart
11. Baby Let Me Hear You Call My Name
12. Walkin` and Talkin`
13. I`m Wonderin` and Wonderin`
14. I Can`t Do No More (Why Did You Go)
15. Guitar Blues
16. I Cover the Waterfront
17. Jockey Blues
18. I`m Coming Home to Stay
19. My Bicycle Tillie
20. One Hundred Years from Today
21. Candy Store Jump
22. That Chick`s Too Young To Fry
23. I Cover the Waterfront
24. Jockey Blues
25. Port Wine

Album Information

Release Date:

10/03/2011

Type:

Boxed Set

Genre:

Blues

Subgenre:

Piano

Label:

JSP (UK)

Catalog Number:

JSP4231

Original Release Year:

2011

# of Discs:

2

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

137 : 28

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