Blues + Jazz/ Ray Charles Atlantic/Rhino 71607 | ||
(CD1 )1 Someday 2 The Sun's Gonna Shine again 3 The Midnight Hour 4 Worries Life Blues 5 Low Society 6 Losing Hand 7 Sinner's Prayer 8 Fynny 9 Feelin' Sad 10 I Wonder Who 11 Nobody Cares 12 Ray's Blues 13 Mr. Charles Blues 14 Blackjack 15 Come back 16 A Fool for You 17 Hard Times 18 Brown in My Own Tears 19 What would I Do without You 20 I Want a Little Girl 21 Early in the Morning 22 The Right Time 23 Two Years of Torture 24 I Believe to My Soul (CD2)1 The Man I Love 2 Music, Music, Music 3 I Surrender Dear 4 Hornful Soul 5 Ain't Misbehavin' 6 Doodlin' 7 Sweet Sixteen Bars 8 Undecided 9 Rockhouse, Pt 1 and 2 10 X- Ray Blues 11 Love on My Mind 12 Fathead 13 Bill for Bennie 14 Hard Times 15 Willow Weep for Me 16 The Spirit Feel Ray Charles p org v Marcus Belgrave, Joe Newman, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Snooky Young tp Al Grey, Quentine Jackson, Melba Liston tb Sam 'The Man' Taylor, Don Wilkerson, Paul Gonzalves, Billy Mitchell ts David Fathead Newman as bs Marshall Royal, Frank Wess as Cecil Payne, Hank Crawford bs Oscar Pettiford b Connie Kay, Charlie Pership ds Candido Camero, Mongo Santamaria perc The Raeletts chorus Recorded in 1950- 1964 | ||
Ray CharlesがAtlanticに残したシングルも含めた多くの演奏から選りすぐったベスト盤の一枚です。自前のバックバンドに、Joe Newman、Don Wilkerson、David Fathead Newman、Hank Crawford等のおなじみの名前がありますし、途中からはThe Raelettsも参加しています。ジャズの辺境に近いとは思いますが、この辺が根っ子にあるとの見方もできますし、何度か聴いて置けば、ジャズの周りが見えてくるので、ジャズ自体もなお良く見通せます。 |