Ray Charles

INCLUDES FREE MP3 ALBUM DOWNLOAD Plus 2 BONUS TRACKS

This quintessential LP edition includes Ray Charles’ sensational fifth studio album, What’d I Say, originally released by Atlantic in October 1959, and long unavailable on vinyl. The album includes singles dating back as far as 1952, during Charles’ most inspired years (all of the material was produced by the legendary team of Ahmet Ertegün and Jerry Wexler). These recordings – several of them written by Charles himself – feature a virtual who’s who of fabulous musicians from the New York City scene, such as David “Fathead” Newman (tenor and alto saxophone), Bennie “Hank” Crawford (baritone saxophone), Joe Bridgewater or Marcus Belgrave (trumpet), Edgar Willis (bass), as well as The Raelettes on backing vocals.

In addition to the original masterpiece, this WaxTime collector’s item contains 2 bonus tracks from the same period: “Swanee River Rock,” and the passionate “Yes, Indeed!”

RAY CHARLES: vocals and piano, plus:

SIDE A (1):
David “Fathead” Newman (tenor and alto sax), Bennie “Hank” Crawford (baritone sax),
Edgar Willis (bass), Milt Turner (drums).
Recorded in New York, February 18, 1959.

SIDE A (2) & SIDE B (2):
Unidentified personnel.
Recorded in New York, September 11, 1952.

SIDE A (3) & SIDE B (3, 4 and 6):
David “Fathead” Newman (alto and tenor sax), Lee Harper, Marcus Belgrave (trumpet),
Emmett Dennis (baritone sax), Edgar Willis (bass), Richie Goldberg (drums). Recorded in New York, February 17-20, 1958.

SIDE A (4):
David “Fathead” Newman (tenor sax, Bennie “Hank” Crawford (baritone sax),
Edgar Willis (bass), Teagle Fleming (drums).
Recorded in New York, October 28, 1958.

SIDE A (5 & 6):
Unidentified rhythm section.
Recorded in New York, May 28, 1957.

SIDE B (1):
Richard Payne (bass), The Raelettes (backing vocals).
Recorded in New York, November 27, 1956.

SIDE B (5):
David “Fathead” Newman (tenor and alto sax), Emmett Dennis (baritone sax),
Joe Bridgewater, Ricky Harper (trumpet), Edgar Willis (bass),
William Peebles (drums), Mary Ann Fisher (vocals), The Raelettes (backing vocals). Recorded in New York, May 26, 1957.

All tracks arranged by Ray Charles.

SIDE 1

01 WHAT’D I SAY (Parts 1 & 2)
02 JUMPIN’ IN THE MORNIN’
03 YOU BE MY BABY
04 TELL ME HOW DO YOU FEEL
05 WHAT KIND OF A MAN ARE YOU
06 SWANEE RIVER ROCK (*)

SIDE 2

01 ROCKHOUSE (Parts 1 & 2)
02 ROLL WITH MY BABY
03 TELL ALL THE WORLD ABOUT YOU
04 MY BONNIE
05 THAT’S ENOUGH
06 YES, INDEED! (*)

(*) BONUS TRACKS