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Ray Charles - The Genius Hits The Road

Label:
Catalog#:
R2 72813
Format:
CD
Country:
US
Released:
10 Jun 1997
Genre:
Funk / Soul, Jazz
Style:
Rhythm & Blues

Tracklist

1   Alabamy Bound 1:55
2   Georgia On My Mind 3:35
3   Basin Street Blues 2:46
4   Mississippi Mud 3:24
5   Moonlight In Vermont 3:02
6   New York's My Home 3:05
7   California, Here I Come 2:10
8   Moon Over Miami 3:20
9   Deep In The Heart Of Texas 2:28
10   Carry Me Back To Old Virginny 2:02
11   Blue Hawaii 2:58
12   Chattanooga Choo-Choo 3:05
13   Sentimental Journey 2:58
14   Hit The Road Jack 2:00
    Percussion - Bruno Carr
  Trombone - Frank Rosolino , Harry Betts , Kenny Shroyer , Richard Nash (2)
15   Blue Moon Of Kentucky (Swingova) 2:12
16   Rainy Night In Georgia 6:16
17   I'm Movin' On 2:29
18   Swanee River Rock (Talkin' 'Bout That River) 2:20
19   Lonely Avenue 2:34

Credits

Arranged By, Conductor - Ralph Burns (tracks: 1 to 12)
Bass - Edgar Willis (tracks: 1 to 12, 14, 17, 18) , Roosevelt Sheffield (tracks: 19)
Drums - Mel Lewis (tracks: 14) , Milt Turner (tracks: 1 to 12) , Teagle Fleming (tracks: 17) , William Peeples (tracks: 18, 19)
Mastered By [Remastering] - Bill Inglot , Dan Hersch
Piano - Ray Charles
Producer - Ahmet Ertegun (tracks: 17 to 19) , Jerry Wexler (tracks: 17 to 19) , Ray Charles (tracks: 16) , Sid Feller (tracks: 1 to 12, 15)
Saxophone [Alto] - David Newman* (tracks: 18, 19) , Hank Crawford (tracks: 1 to 12, 14, 17)
Saxophone [Baritone] - Emmet Dennis (tracks: 18, 19) , Hank Crawford (tracks: 1 to 12, 17) , Leroy Cooper (tracks: 1 to 12, 14)
Saxophone [Tenor] - David Newman* (tracks: 1 to 12, 14, 17 to 19)
Trumpet - Joe Bridgewater (tracks: 18, 19) , John Hunt (tracks: 1 to 12, 14, 17, 19) , Marcus Belgrave (tracks: 1 to 12, 17)
Vocals - Cookies, The (tracks: 19) , Jack Halloran Singers, The (tracks: 15) , Raeletts, The* (tracks: 15, 17, 18) , Ray Charles

Notes

'Ray Charles 50th Anniversary Collectors Series'
This reissue/compilation (P) & (C) 1997 Rhino Entertainment Company.

Album The Genius Hits The Road (Tracks 1-12) originally released as ABC-Paramount #335 (Sep. 1960)

Sources of Tracks 13-19 ('Bonus Tracks'):
Track 13: album Ray's Moods, ABC-Paramount #550 (Sep. 1966)
Track 14: ABC-Paramount single #10244 (Sep. 1961)
Track 15: album Country And Western Meets Rhythm And Blues, ABC-Paramount #520 (Sep. 1965)
Track 16: album Through The Eyes Of Love, ABC/TRC #765 (Nov. 1972)
Track 17: Atlantic single #2043 (Nov. 1959)
Track 18: Atlantic single #1154 (Aug. 1957)
Track 19: Atlantic single #1108 (Aug. 1956)