Title: The Grand Master - His Inspiration, His Influence, 1944-1962
Artist: Charles, Ray
Label: Fremeaux Heritage
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 3561302587325
Genre: Soul/R & B

He remains one of the greatest musical icons of the 20th century, and Ray Charles is considered a rock 'n' roll pioneer, the Genius of Soul and modern R&B, and also the inventor of Pop. This analysis by Joel Dufour is a focus on Ray's universe almost from birth, and it highlights the excitement that Ray created in the decades fifties and sixties. Here the spotlight on his music ("His Inspiration") covers jazz, gospel, country and blues before moving on ("His Influence") to emphasise how his music spread out to reach such artists as The Everly Brothers, Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder, Booker T & the MGs, Harry Belafonte, and Elvis Presley. This is the Ray Charles "revolution" explained by it's greatest specialist.

Tracks:
1.1 *** Charles, Ray - The Grand Master 1944-1962 - His Inspiration - His Influence (7-CD) CD 1
1.2 I Realize Now The King Cole Trio
1.3 I Wonder Who’s Kissing Her Now Ray Charles
1.4 Travelin’ Blues Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers
1.5 Lonely Boy Ray Charles
1.6 This Love of Mine Tommy Dorsey
1.7 This Love of Mine Ray Charles
1.8 How Long, How Long Blues Leroy Carr
1.9 How Long Blues Ray Charles [as “Maxim Trio”]
1.10 Going Down Slow St Louis Jimmy
1.11 “I’ve Had My Fun” [Going Down Slow] Ray Charles
1.12 Sinner’s Prayer Lowell Fulson
1.13 Sinner’s Prayer Ray Charles
1.14 Feelin’ Sad Guitar Slim
1.15 Feelin’ Sad Ray Charles
1.16 That’s How I Feel Buddy Johnson
1.17 Don’t You Know Ray Charles
1.18 Lord If I Go The Dixie Hummingbirds
1.19 It Must Be Jesus Southern Tones
1.20 I’ve Got a Woman (live version) Ray Charles
1.21 Come Back Baby Walter Davis
1.22 Come Back Baby Ray Charles
1.23 That’s the Blues Clyde Hart’s All Stars
1.24 A Fool for You Ray Charles
1.25 What Kind Of Man Is This The Caravans
1.26 This Little Light of Mine The Famous Ward Singers
2.1 *** Charles, Ray - The Grand Master 1944-1962 - His Inspiration - His Influence (7-CD) CD 2
2.2 Blues Hangover Lloyd Glenn
2.3 “A Bit of Soul” [Blues Hangover] Ray Charles
2.4 Hard Way T- Bone Walker
2.5 Mary Ann Ray Charles
2.6 I’ll Drown in My Tears Sonny Thompson
2.7 Drown in My Own Tears Ray Charles
2.8 That’s Why I Love Him So Gospel All Stars
2.9 Hallelujah I Love Her So (live version) Ray Charles
2.10 What could I do Gospel All Stars
2.11 What Would I Do Without You Ray Charles
2.12 Travelers How Jesus Died The Pilgrim
2.13 Lonely Avenue Ray Charles
2.14 I Want to Know Cecil Shaw with the Alpha-Omega Singers
2.15 I Want to Know Ray Charles
2.16 Jubilee Quartet Let That Liar Alone Golden Gate
2.17 I’m Gonna Wait Swan’s Silvertone Singers
2.18 Leave My Woman Alone Ray Charles
2.19 Doodlin’ Horace Silver ; the Jazz Messengers
2.20 Doodlin’ Ray Charles
2.21 That’s Enough The Original Gospel Harmonettes
2.22 That’s Enough Ray Charles
2.23 I Want a Little Girl T- Bone Walker
2.24 I Want a Little Girl Ray Charles
2.25 Yes Indeed Tommy Dorsey
2.26 I Never Heard A Man The Original Five Blind Boys
2.27 Yes Indeed Ray Charles
3.1 *** Charles, Ray - The Grand Master 1944-1962 - His Inspiration - His Influence (7-CD) CD 3
3.2 Warming Up A Riff Charlie Parker’s All Stars
3.3 The Spirit-Feel Ray Charles
3.4 Now`s The Time Charley Parker’s Ree Boppers
3.5 X-Ray Blues Ray Charles ; Milt Jackson
3.6 Early in the Mornin’ Louis Jordan ; his Tympany Five
3.7 Early in the Mornin’ Ray Charles
3.8 Come Rain or Come Shine Dinah Shore
3.9 Come Rain or Come Shine (1st version / Live) Ray Charles
3.10 Let the Good Times Roll Louis Jordan ; his Tympany Five
3.11 Let the Good Times Roll (live version) Ray Charles
3.12 Two Years of Torture Percy Mayfield, with Monroe Tucker and his orchestra
3.13 Two Years of Torture Ray Charles
3.14 Alexander’s Ragtime Band Louis Armstrong
3.15 Alexander’s Ragtime Band (live version) Ray Charles
3.16 I’m Moving On Hank Snow and his Rainbow Ranch Boys
3.17 I’m Movin’ On Ray Charles
3.18 Georgia on My Mind Billie Holiday
3.19 Georgia on My Mind (live version) Ray Charles
3.20 I Wonder Cecil Gant
3.21 I Wonder Ray Charles
4.1 *** Charles, Ray - The Grand Master 1944-1962 - His Inspiration - His Influence (7-CD) CD 4
4.2 Worried Life Blues Big Maceo
4.3 “Some Day Baby” [Worried Life Blues] Ray Charles
4.4 Worried Life Blues Ray Charles
4.5 Margie Johnny Mercer
4.6 Margie (live version) Ray Charles
4.7 I’ve Got News for You Woody Herman
4.8 I’ve Got News for You Ray Charles
4.9 One Mint Julep The Clovers
4.10 One Mint Julep (live version) Ray Charles
4.11 Hit the Road Jack Percy Mayfield
4.12 Hit the Road Jack (live version) Ray Charles
4.13 Careless Love Blues Bessie Smith
4.14 Careless Love (live version) Ray Charles
4.15 Bye Bye Love The Everly Brothers
4.16 Bye Bye Love (live version) Ray Charles
4.17 I Can’t Stop Loving You Don Gibson
4.18 I Can’t Stop Loving You (live version) Ray Charles
4.19 You Are My Sunshine Jimmie Davis with Charles Mitchell’s orchestra
4.20 You Are My Sunshine Ray Charles
4.21 Come Rain or Come Shine* (2nd version / Live) Ray Charles
4.22 I Believe to My Soul Ray Charles
5.1 *** Charles, Ray - The Grand Master 1944-1962 - His Inspiration - His Influence (7-CD) CD 5
5.2 The Sun’s Gonna Shine Again Ray Charles
5.3 I’m So Tired Eddie Bo
5.4 Mess Around Ray Charles
5.5 Jr Mess Around Sammy Davis
5.6 Losing Hand Ray Charles
5.7 Losing Hand Harry Belafonte
5.8 Don’t You Know Ray Charles
5.9 Don’t You Know Stevie Wonder
5.10 I’ve Got a Woman Ray Charles
5.11 You Said You Had a Woman (I Got a Woman) Geneva Vallier
5.12 I Got a Sweetie Jo Stafford
5.13 I Got a Woman Elvis Presley
5.14 I’ve Got a Woman King Curtis
5.15 I’ve Got a Woman Jimmy McGriff
5.16 A Fool for You Ray Charles
5.17 By the Water Ford Eaglin
5.18 What Wrong Did I Do Bob Gaddy
5.19 One Day Bobby Peterson Quintet
5.20 A Fool for You Isley Brothers
5.21 This Little Girl of Mine Ray Charles
5.22 This Little Boy of Mine Gloria Lynne
5.23 This Little Girl of Mine Everly Brothers
5.24 Drown in My Own Tears Ray Charles
5.25 I’ll Drown in My Own Tears Jackie DeShannon
6.1 *** Charles, Ray - The Grand Master 1944-1962 - His Inspiration - His Influence (7-CD) CD 6
6.2 Mary Ann Ray Charles
6.3 Mary Anne Lloyd Price
6.4 Mary Ann Paul Moer
6.5 Hallelujah I Love Her So Ray Charles
6.6 Hallelujah I Love Her So Count Basie ; his Orchestra
6.7 Hallelujah, I Love Her So Timi Yuro
6.8 Hallelujah I Love Her So Eddie Cochran
6.9 Hallelujah I Love Her So Ella Fitzgerald
6.10 Lonely Avenue Ray Charles
6.11 Lonely Avenue Booker T and the MG’s
6.12 Leave My Woman Alone Ray Charles
6.13 Leave My Woman Alone Herbie Cox
6.14 Sweet Sixteen Bars Ray Charles
6.15 Sweet Sixteen Bars Earl Grant
6.16 It’s All Right Ray Charles
6.17 It’s All Right Pete Fountain
6.18 Ain’t That Love Ray Charles
6.19 Ain’t That Love Brenda Lee
6.20 Ain’t That Love Bill Henderson with the Jimmy Smith trio
6.21 Happy Times Allen Toussaint
6.22 Rockhouse (Parts 1 ; 2) Ray Charles
6.23 Blackwell Rockhouse Perry Lee
6.24 Rockhouse Sandy Nelson
6.25 Swanee River Rock (Talkin’ ‘Bout That River) Ray Charles
6.26 Swanee River Rock Jim Breedlove
6.27 Talkin’ ‘Bout You Ray Charles
6.28 Talkin’ ‘Bout You Brenda Lee
7.1 *** Charles, Ray - The Grand Master 1944-1962 - His Inspiration - His Influence (7-CD) CD 7
7.2 Tell All the World About You Ray Charles
7.3 Tell All the World About You Paula Watson
7.4 Tell All the World About You Peggy Lee
7.5 Tell Me How Do You Feel Ray Charles
7.6 Tell Me How Do You Feel Bobby Darin
7.7 What’d I Say (Parts 1 ; 2) Ray Charles
7.8 What’d I Say Clyde McPhatter
7.9 What’d I Say Jerry Lee Lewis
7.10 What’d I Say Sandy Nelson
7.11 High Gear The Drivers
7.12 I Believe to My Soul Ray Charles
7.13 Steal Your Heart Away Bobby Parker
7.14 Them That Got Ray Charles
7.15 Them That’s Got Richard “Groove” Holmes
7.16 Sticks and Stones Ray Charles
7.17 Sticks and Stones Wanda Jackson
7.18 Sticks and Stones The Mar-Keys
7.19 One Mint Julep Ray Charles
7.20 One Mint Julep Willie Mitchell
7.21 Hit the Road Jack Ray Charles
7.22 Come on Back, Jack Nina Simone
7.23 Well, I Told You The Chantels
7.24 Hit the road Jack Lou Bennett
7.25 Georgia on my mind Lou Bennett
7.26 One Mint Julep Lou Bennett
7.27 What’d I Say Lou Bennett
7.28 Georgia on my mind Ray Charles