Ray Charles - The Genius After Hours (Hybrid SACD, Mono, Ultradisc UHR)
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Piano – Ray Charles [click here to see more vinyl featuring Ray Charles]
Alto Saxophone – Dave "Fathead" Newman (4)
Tenor Saxophone – Dave "Fathead" Newman (2, 5)
Baritone Saxophone – Emmott Dennis (2, 5)
Bass – Oscar Pettiford (3, 6, 8), Roosevelt Sheffield (1, 2, 4, 5, 7)
Drums – Joe Harris (3, 6, 8), William Peeples (1, 2, 4, 5, 7)
Trumpet – Joe Bridgewater (2, 5), John Hunt (2, 4, 5)
Written by Ray Charles (1, 3, 4, 5, 7), Andy Razaf (2), Fats Waller (2), Harry Brooks (2), George & Ira Gershwin (6), Stephan Weiss (8), Bernie Baum (8)
1 SACD, gatefold jacket with a 4-page leaflet
Limited numbered edition
Original analog Master tape : YES
Mono
Studio
Label : Mobile Fidelity
Original Label : Atlantic
Recorded April 30, 1956 - September 12, 1957 in New York City
Produced by Jerry Wexler, Nesuhi Ertegun
Mastered by Rob LoVerde at Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Sebastopol, CA on The Gain 2 System™
Design by Loring Eutemey and John A. Beck
Photography by Jay Maisel
Sleeve Notes by Leonard Feather
Manufactured by Rhino Entertainment Company
Glass master manufactured at Sony DADC
Originally released in 1961
Reissued in 2013
Tracks:
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The Genius After Hours
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Ain't Misbehavin'
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Dawn Ray
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Joy Ride
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Hornful Soul
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The Man I Love
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Charlesville
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Music, Music, Music
Reviews :
“Taken from the same three sessions as The Great Ray Charles but not duplicating any of the performances, this set casts Charles as a jazz-oriented pianist in an instrumental setting. Brother Charles has five numbers with a trio (three songs have Oscar Pettiford on bass) and jams on three other tunes ("Hornful Soul," "Ain't Misbehavin'," and "Joy Ride") with a septet arranged by Quincy Jones; solo space is given to David "Fathead" Newman on tenor and alto and trumpeter Joseph Bridgewater. Fine music -- definitely a change of pace for Ray Charles.” AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow
Ultra High-Resolution (UHR) is a dual-layer hybrid SACD recorded with Direct Stream Digital Technology at a sampling rate of 11.2 MHZ and a frequency response of DC to 100KHz. In addition, a high-precision down-conversion is utilized for the CD layer (16bit/44.1kHz) to preserve the sonic integrity of the original DSD capture. The result: State-of-the-art sound on any machine that can play either standard compact discs or SACDs.
Ratings :
AllMusic : 4.5 / 5 , Discogs : 4.53 / 5