Ray Sings, Basie Swings

Ray Sings, Basie Swings
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Compilation album by Ray Charles, Count Basie Orchestra
Released	2006
Recorded	February - May 2006 at Los Angeles (except Charles' vocals)
Genre	Soul
Label	Concord/Hear Music
Producer	Gregg Field
Ray Charles chronology
Genius & Friends (2005) Ray Sings, Basie Swings (2006) Rare Genius: The Undiscovered Masters (2010)

Ray Sings, Basie Swings is a posthumously created album that mixes previously unreleased Ray Charles vocal performances, recorded at live concerts in the mid-1970s, together with newly recorded instrumental tracks by the contemporary Count Basie Orchestra.

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Track listing

1. "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" (Oscar Hammerstein, Richard Rodgers) – 4:35
2. "Let the Good Times Roll" (Moore, Theard) – 2:57
3. "How Long Has This Been Going On?" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 6:19
4. "Every Saturday Night" (Hogan, West) – 4:05
5. "Busted" (Harlan Howard) – 2:35
6. "Crying Time" (Buck Owens) – 3:53
7. "I Can't Stop Loving You" (Don Gibson) – 4:02
8. "Come Live with Me" (Bryant, Bryant) – 4:10
9. "Feel So Bad" (Johnson, Temple) – 4:10
10. "The Long and Winding Road" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 4:04
11. "Look What They've Done to My Song (Melanie Safka) – 2:51
12. "Georgia on My Mind" (Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell) – 4:40

Personnel

• Ray Charles – vocals, piano

The Count Basie Orchestra

• Marshall McDonald – alto saxophone, flute
• Grant Langford – alto saxophone
• Doug Lawrence – tenor saxophone
• Doug Miller – tenor saxophone
• John Williams – baritone saxophone
• Mike Williams – trumpet
• Scotty Barnhart – trumpet
• Shawn C. Edmonds – trumpet
• Endré Rice – trumpet
• Dave Keim – trombone
• Alvin S. Walker – trombone
• Clarence Banks – trombone
• Barry K. Cooper Jr. – bass trombone
• Tony Suggs – piano
• Will Matthews – guitar
• James Leary – bass
• Butch Miles – drums

Featuring:

• Joey DeFrancesco – organ

The Raelettes – vocals

• Patti Austin
• Valerie Pinkston
• Lynne Fiddmont
• Sandy Simmons
• Darlene Perry
• Sharon Perry
• Lorraine Perry
• Maxi Anderson

Additional musicians:

• Shelly Berg
• Jim Cox
• Wayne Bergeron
• Andy Martin
• John Chiodini
• Chuck Berghofer
• Gregg Field

References

• Concord Records / Hear Music CCD 30026-2
• Ray Sings, Basie Swings at Allmusic.com