Ray Charles: Genius + Soul = Jazz (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series) LP ETJS-3.4 “Ballads” is often seen as

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Ray Charles: Genius + Soul = Jazz (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series) LP ETJS-3.4 “Ballads” is often seen asImpulse!, 1961 Here, the irrepressible Ray Charles breathes life into a selection of blues, soul and jazz standards by himself and others, with barnstorming Big Band arrangements by Quincy Jones and Ralph Burns. The Big Band sound is as authentic as it gets, thanks to a band that includes most of Count Basies sidemen at the time, drawing on the talents of major horn players such as Thad Jones and Clark Terry. But its Ray Charles who provides the real