Ray Charles – Ray Sings Basie Swings (CD) Grassroots California UPC: 602448865175

UPC: 602448865175

leaning instead into orchestral arrangements

LIVE consists of live concert recordings from the Newport Jazz Festival in 1958 and from an Atlanta show at Herndon Stadium in 1959

best known for his work with edgy rockers and hip-hop acts

Ray Charles – Ray Sings Basie Swings (CD) Grassroots California UPC: 602448865175The pairing makes complete sense in retrospect: Ray Charles and Count Basie shared a deep roots in blues, swing, and the Black American musical tradition that ran straight through Kansas City and into the soul era. These 1973 vocal sessions sat in the vault for over three decades before finally finding their instrumental counterpart, a reminder that Charles was still operating at the peak of his powers well into that decade. CD reissue of this 2006