Ray charles

What can possibly be said to describe the vibes of life so brilliantly played by this musical genius?As far as anthologies go,they dont get better than this.As far as other Ray Charles recordings,only his "Live in Nashville"can compare.

Editorial Review :: THE definitive Ray Charles collection featuring all original hit recordings and performances, and digitally remastered from the original tapes! Housed in a handsome embossed digipack and presented with a 24 page collectors' book of rare photos and extensive notes by celebrated music journalist Don Heckman, this collection brings together Ray Charles' most memorable music from his classic era. A must for music fans of all ages.

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I purchased this as a gift for a friend. It arrived soon after placing the order. It also came in the shrink wrap. I would highly recommend this seller.

Editorial Review :: DVD is NTSC format, region code 2

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This is a fine CD album with some of Ray Charles' best. Great for listening or enjoying with friends.

Editorial Review :: Expanded and remastered reissue of the 1962 classic album and its successful follow-up. Packaged together for the very first time, volume 2 has never-before been available on CD! For Ray Charles, this music represented the culmination of a lifelong love affair he shared for Country & Western music. It vastly expanded his pop demographic and made countless new country converts by giving these 24 songs a soul-steeped urban dimension.

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A prize in my collection, I will probably wear it out! Awesome from start to finish.

Editorial Review :: By the time Ray Charles left Atlantic Records in 1959, he'd evolved from an adept follower of Nat Cole and Charles Brown to a leader who'd transformed American music. Best of ... The Atlantic Years chronicles his leap from cocktail blues to the edgy, gospel-tinged music that became known as soul. Anyone who doesn't understand why he's called the Genius should hear this. --Rickey Wright

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This album puts all the gutsy Ray Charles big band work onto one disc,a lot of loud exciting jazz

Editorial Review :: A special 2-CD retrospective of the artist's jazz recordings of the `60s and `70s featuring 4 complete albums! In addition to Genius + Soul = Jazz, this collection also features - for the first time on CD - My Kind of Jazz, My Kind of Jazz II,, & My Kind of Jazz III. The package also Includes encyclopedic liner notes by Will Friedwald, jazz writer for The Wall Street Journal, along with original liner notes by Dick Katz and Quincy Jones.

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This record doesn't have all of Ray's greatest hits, but it does have most of them. If you're looking for the early songs he released on Atlantic, you won't find them. But most of the songs you heard on the radio in the 1950's and 1960's are here. There are even a few songs from live album releases which are refreshing changes from the standards. If you're looking for an encyclopedic collection of Ray's works, you have other choices. If you want a one-disk collection which will keep you humming and singing along, this is a good start.



Editorial Review :: Even for a relatively brief (20-song) overview of Ray Charles's '60s output during the peak of his recording stardom at ABC-Paramount, Anthology covers a hell of a lot of styles. It couldn't be any other way, not when examining the period in which he hit the charts with transformed versions of half-forgotten standards ("Georgia on My Mind"), hip jazz instrumental takes on Clovers tunes ("One Mint Julep"), rocking uptempo R&B ("Hit the Road Jack") and mournful proto-countrypolitan ("I Can't Stop Loving You"). If any of those four titles means a thing to you, this primer on America's greatest singer is probably a disc you should own. --Rickey Wright

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