Release Date: 01 March 2017
Label: Jazz Images
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 8437016248485
Description
"The Genius Sings the Blues" (Atlantic LP 8052) is a conceptual album dedicated to the singer/pianist's interpretations of the blues. Instead of being a carefully thoughtout project produced during a single session (or a couple of consecutive sessions) The Genius Sings the Blues was the result of compiling several blues selections Bthat Charles had recorded for Atlantic between 1952 and 1959. In fact, it was initially thought of as an easy cash-in LP after Charles' split with Atlantic. However, the final album doesn't lack unity or coherence and ended up as one of Ray Charles' Bmost popular sets. The album "Dedicated to You" (ABC Paramount ABC-355), another conceptual LP, this time consisting of songs with a woman's name in each title, has been added here in its entirety as a bonus.
Tracklisting
John Coltrane
Miles Davis
Chet Baker
Jackie Mclean
Sonny Rollins
John Coltrane & Johnny Griffin
Art Blakey
Paul Chambers Quintet
Ray Charles
Ray Charles
Ray Charles
Ray Charles
Ray Charles
Ray Charles
Ray Charles
Ray Charles
