Album · 1957
The Great Ray Charles
Tracklist
1
The Ray
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4:02
2
My Melancholy Baby
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4:26
3
Black Coffee
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5:47
4
There's No You
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4:51
5
Doodlin'
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5:58
6
Sweet Sixteen Bars
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4:09
7
I Surrender Dear
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5:11
8
Undecided
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3:41
In print
First pressed 1957, still pressed 2021 — 54 pressings across 12 countries.
Credits
Ernie Wilkins
Arranger
Quincy Jones
Arranger
Greg Allen
Art Direction
Marvin Israel
Design
Earle Brown
Engineer
Tom Dowd
Engineer
David “Fathead” Newman
Instrument · alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
Emmet Dennis
Instrument · baritone saxophone
Joe Bridgewater
Instrument · trumpet
Joe Harris
Instrument · drums
John Hunt
Instrument · trumpet
Oscar Pettiford
Instrument · bass
Ray Charles
Instrument · piano
Roosevelt Sheffield
Instrument · bass
William Peeples
Instrument · drums
Claude Margaut
Liner Notes
David Ritz
Liner Notes
Gary Kramer
Liner Notes
Leonard Feather
Liner Notes
David Donnelly
Mastering · remastered by
Doug Sax
Mastering · lacquer cut by
Elliott Federman
Mastering · remastered by
Jean‐Pierre Leloir
Photography
Lee Friedlander
Photography
Ahmet Ertegun
Producer
Jerry Wexler
Producer
Nesuhi Ertegun
Producer