Ray Charles - Ray's Blues [Past Perfect]

Title: Ray's Blues [Past Perfect] Artist: Ray Charles Release Date: 12/5/2002 Label: Past Perfect (UK) Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPC: 4011222203793 Genre: Rhythm & Blues Styles: Early R&B, Piano Blues, Urban Blues Moods: Confident, Earthy, Energetic, Gritty, Party/Celebratory, Rambunctious, Rousing, Bittersweet, Bravado, Dramatic, Exuberant, Freewheeling, Organic, Passionate, Plaintive, Playful, Poignant, Swaggering, Amiable/Good-Natured, Earnest, Elegant, Intimate, Joyous, Laid-Back/Mellow, Melancholy, Raucous, Reflective, Romantic, Sad, Sentimental, Smooth, Spiritual, Stylish, Sweet, Cheerful, Rollicking, Sensual, Sexual Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Roll with Me Baby
2. The Sun's Gonna Shine Again
3. Jumpin' in the Mornin'
4. The Midnight Hour
5. It Should've Been Me
6. Heartbreaker
7. Sinner's Prayer
8. Mess Around
9. Losing Hand
10. Funny (But I Still Love You)
11. Feelin' Sad
12. I Wonder Who
13. Don't You Know
14. Ray's Blues
15. Noboby Cares
16. Mr. Charles' Blues
17. Blackjack
18. I Got a Woman
19. Come Back Baby
20. Greenbacks

Year Type Label Catalog # 2002 CD Past Perfect (UK) 220379

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The Past Perfect imprint is sometimes a haphazard outfit when it comes to selection on its compilations and reissues. It's not that the material they issue is substandard -- far from it -- it's simply that the scholarship applied to creating a decent compilation is missing. That said, they usually provide top-notch sound and offer their recordings for a very fair price, so if you know what you're getting, you will no doubt enjoy the product. This Ray Charles collection is a case in point. Mainly it features very early Charles material styled after Nat King Cole and even Joe Turner, and finally gives way to more of Charles' signature R&B shouters, but never quite gets to the tough, soulful gospel-infused soul that made him a household name. There is little to nothing here collectors haven't heard before, and also very little to attract new listeners who are more than likely interested in the hits. Therefore, this 20-cut set appeals to those in the middle ground who have the hits compilations but are interested in going just a bit deeper. For them, this will be a solid listen and provide endless enjoyment. ~ Thom Jurek, All Music Guide

Name Credits Alonzo Stewart Drums Auguste Dimes DuPont Sax (Alto) Candido Camero Conga Charles Whitley Trumpet Connie Kay Drums Dave McRae Sax (Baritone) David "Fathead" Newman Sax (Baritone) Don Wilkerson Sax (Tenor) Edgar Blanchard Guitar Frank Fields Bass Freddie Mitchell Saxophone Glenn Brooks Drums Jesse Drakes Trumpet Jimmy Bell Bass Joe Bridgewater Trumpet Joe Tillman Sax (Tenor) Lloyd Lambert Bass Lloyd Trotman Bass Mickey Baker Guitar Oscar Moore Drums Pinky Williams Saxophone Ray Charles Piano, Vocals Sam "The Man" Taylor Sax (Tenor) Wallace Davenport Trumpet Warren Bell Sax (Baritone) Warren Hebrew Sax (Tenor) Wesley Jackson Guitar