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post #1 of 19
1/19/11 at 10:34pm
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Obviously I've heard Ray Charles before, but I never listened to his music until recently. I feel like an idiot as it is consistently some of the best blues/R&B to ever grace my divine ears. "The Best of the Atlantic Years" has been playing on my computer nonstop all day. Just too good. This sounds corny/blatantly obvious, but the extent to which you can hear the music of TODAY in Ray's songs is amazing. I have placed him in my "sublime" category with the likes of Muddy Waters, Oscar Peterson and Art Pepper. Please list your favorite RC albums...would love some live cuts.
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post #2 of 19
1/19/11 at 10:40pm
yeah, he's pretty much one of the top 5 musicians of the 20th century. An album I like is Genius + Soul = Jazz. It's a big band thing with arrangements by Quincy Jones
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post #3 of 19
1/19/11 at 10:43pm
The 2 listed already are classics......Get a best of to hear a nice cross section!
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post #4 of 19
1/20/11 at 12:11am
The Atlantic recordings box set called "Birth of Soul" is really great. It's 3cd's. There are other Atlantic collections, but this one is my favorite. No fat on this one.
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post #5 of 19
1/20/11 at 1:18am
Give "Modern Sounds In Country and Western Music" a try.
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post #6 of 19
1/20/11 at 1:34am
Live is my favorite. It's taken from the '58 Newport Jazz Festival and an Atlanta concert in '59.

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post #7 of 19
1/20/11 at 12:25pm
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yeah, he's pretty much one of the top 5 musicians of the 20th century. An album I like is Genius + Soul = Jazz. It's a big band thing with arrangements by Quincy Jones

Oh yeah...One Mint Julep!
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post #8 of 19
1/20/11 at 12:29pm
Conne listening to Ray Charles = the blind leading the blind.
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post #9 of 19
1/20/11 at 12:29pm
I saw him perform a few years before he died. An outstanding performance.
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post #10 of 19
1/20/11 at 12:53pm
I like Gold Digger.
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post #11 of 19
1/20/11 at 12:56pm
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I like Gold Digger.

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post #12 of 19
1/20/11 at 6:51pm
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I like Gold Digger.
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post #13 of 19
1/20/11 at 6:55pm
"hallelujah i love her so" is one of my favorite songs ever.
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post #14 of 19
1/20/11 at 7:01pm
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"hallelujah i love her so" is one of my favorite songs ever.
Love that song! "Drown in My Own Tears" is epic as well.
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post #15 of 19
1/20/11 at 8:34pm
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Give "Modern Sounds In Country and Western Music" a try.

"I can't stop loving you" ... (no homo)
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