''Ray Sings, Basie Swings'' is an album that mixes previously unreleased

Ray Charles Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. He is regarded as one of the most iconic and influential musicians in history, and was often referred to by contemporaries as "The Gen ...

vocal performances from 1973 with newly recorded instrumental tracks by the contemporary

Count Basie Orchestra The Count Basie Orchestra is a 16- to 18-piece big band, one of the most prominent jazz performing groups of the swing era, founded by Count Basie in 1935 and recording regularly from 1936. Despite a brief disbandment at the beginning of the 19 ...

Track listing

# " Oh, What a Beautiful Morning" ( Oscar Hammerstein,

Richard Rodgers Richard Charles Rodgers (June 28, 1902 – December 30, 1979) was an American Musical composition, composer who worked primarily in musical theater. With 43 Broadway theatre, Broadway musicals and over 900 songs to his credit, Rodgers wa ...

) – 4:35 #" Let the Good Times Roll" ( Sam Theard, Fleecie Moore) – 2:57 # " How Long Has This Been Going On?" (

George Gershwin George Gershwin (; born Jacob Gershwine; September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937) was an American composer and pianist whose compositions spanned jazz, popular music, popular and classical music. Among his best-known works are the songs "Swan ...

Ira Gershwin Ira Gershwin (born Israel Gershovitz; December 6, 1896 – August 17, 1983) was an American lyricist who collaborated with his younger brother, composer George Gershwin, to create some of the most memorable songs in the English language of the ...

) – 6:19 # "Every Saturday Night" (

Jerry West Jerry Alan West (May 28, 1938 – June 12, 2024) was an American basketball player and executive. He played professionally for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and is widely regarded as one of the greatest ...

, Silas Hogan) – 4:05 # " Busted" ( Harlan Howard) – 2:35 # " Crying Time" (

Buck Owens Alvis Edgar "Buck" Owens Jr. (August 12, 1929 – March 25, 2006) was an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He was the frontman for The Buckaroos, which had 21 No. 1 hits on the ''Billboard'' country music chart. He pioneered what came ...

) – 3:53 # " I Can't Stop Loving You" (

Don Gibson Donald Eugene Gibson (April 3, 1928 – November 17, 2003) was an American songwriter and country musician. A Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, Gibson wrote such country standards as " Sweet Dreams" and " I Can't Stop Loving You", and enjo ...

) – 4:02 # "Come Live with Me" ( Felice Bryant, Boudleaux Bryant) – 4:10 # "Feel So Bad" (James Johnson, Leslie Temple) – 4:10 # " The Long and Winding Road" (

John Lennon John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer-songwriter, musician and activist. He gained global fame as the founder, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Beatles. Lennon's ...

Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained global fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and the piano, and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John ...

) – 4:04 # " Look What They've Done to My Song (

Melanie Safka Melanie Anne Safka Schekeryk (February 3, 1947 – January 23, 2024), professionally known as Melanie or Melanie Safka, was an American singer-songwriter. Melanie is widely known for the 1971–72 global hit " Brand New Key", her 1970 version o ...

) – 2:51 # "

Georgia on My Mind "Georgia on My Mind" is a 1930 song written by Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell, and first recorded that same year by Carmichael at the RCA Studios New York#24th St, RCA Victor Studios at 155 East 24th Street in New York City. The song has ...

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Hoagy Carmichael Hoagland Howard "Hoagy" Carmichael (November 22, 1899 – December 27, 1981) was an American musician, composer, songwriter, actor, author and lawyer. Carmichael was one of the most successful Tin Pan Alley songwriters of the 1930s and 1940s, a ...

Stuart Gorrell Stuart Graham Steven Gorrell (September 17, 1901 – August 10, 1963) was best known for writing the lyrics for the song "Georgia on My Mind". Born in Knox, Indiana, Gorrell attended Indiana University Bloomington; there he became friends with f ...

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Personnel

* Ray Charles – vocals, piano *Directed by Bill Hughes * Marshall McDonald – Lead alto saxophone, flute * Grant Langford – 2nd alto saxophone * Doug Lawrence – 1st tenor saxophone * Doug Miller – 2nd tenor saxophone * John Williams – baritone saxophone * Dave Keim – Lead trombone * Clarence Banks – 2nd trombone *Alvin Walker - 3rd trombone * Barry Cooper – bass trombone *Mike Williams - Lead trumpet * Scotty Barnhart – 2nd trumpet * Shawn Edmonds – 3rd trumpet * Endré Rice – 4th trumpet * Joey DeFrancesco – organ * Tony Suggs – piano * James Leary – double bass * Will Matthews – guitar * Butch Miles – drums Backing vocals * Patti Austin * Maxi Anderson * Lynne Fiddmont * Lorraine Perry * Sharon Perry * Darlene Perry * Valerie Pinkston * Sandy Simmons Additional musicians * Wayne Bergeron * Chuck Berghofer * Jim Cox * John Chiodini * Andy Martin Technical *

Quincy Jones Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was an American record producer, composer, arranger, conductor, trumpeter, and bandleader. Over the course of his seven-decade career, he received List of awards and nominations re ...

– arranger * John Clayton – arranger * Roger Neumann – arranger * Larry Muhoberac – arranger * Shelly Berg – arranger, conductor, musician * Tom Scott – arranger, conductor * Bill Hughes – orchestra director * Aaron Woodward – executive producer * Bill Airey Smith – engineer * Bill McKinney – assistant engineer * Charles Paakkari – engineer *

Doug Sax Doug Sax (April 26, 1936 – April 2, 2015) was an American mastering engineer from Los Angeles, California. He mastered three The Doors' albums, including their 1967 debut; six Pink Floyd's albums, including '' The Wall''; Ray Charles' multiple ...

– mastering * Don Murray – engineer, mixing * Eric Weaver – assistant engineer * Gregg Field – conductor, engineer, producer, vocal arrangement * Joe Adams – executive producer, producer * Joe Brown – assistant engineer * John Burk – executive producer, producer * Paul "Scooby" Smith – assistant engineer * Paul Hamann – assistant engineer * Sanwook Nam – mastering * Seth Presant – engineer * Steve Genewick – engineer Source:

References

{{Authority control Ray Charles compilation albums Jazz albums by American artists Ray Charles live albums 2006 compilation albums 2006 live albums Albums arranged by Quincy Jones Albums arranged by Larry Muhoberac Count Basie Orchestra live albums Hear Music compilation albums Hear Music live albums