Donny Hathaway - Everything Is Everything - Analogue Productions Atlantic 75 Series 45 rpm 180g Vinyl
Analogue Productions (Atlantic 75 Series)
Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of Atlantic Records!
Instrumental album showcases Ray Charles’ piano versatility
180-gram 45 RPM double LP
Pressed at Quality Record Pressings
Gatefold old-style “tip-on” jacket by Stoughton Printing
The Great Ray Charles is the second studio album by American musician Ray Charles, released in 1957 by Atlantic Records. An instrumental jazz album, it afforded Charles a rare opportunity to be a jazz-oriented pianist.
Two selections are with a trio (bassist Oscar Pettiford joins Charles on “Black Coffee”), while the other six are with a septet taken from his big band of the period. Key among the sidemen are David Newman (soloing on both tenor and alto) and trumpeter Joseph Bridgewater; highlights include Quincy Jones’ “The Ray,” “My Melancholy Baby,” “Doodlin’, and “Undecided.” “Doodlin'” (written by Horace Silver and arranged by Quincy Jones) and “Sweet Sixteen Bars” generated much spontaneous radio airplay.
A great album and a point of distinction in Ray Charles’ Hall of Fame career, The Great Ray Charles 180-gram 45 RPM 2LP reissue from Analogue Productions is a stellar release and one Ray Charles fans will play often.
Track Listing
Side A
- 1. The Ray
- 2. My Melancholy Baby
Side B
- 1. Black Coffee
- 2. There’s No You
Side C
- 1. Doodlin’
- 2. Sweet Sixteen Bars
Side D
- 1. I Surrender Dear
- 2. Undecided
