The Great Ray Charles is the second
studio album by American musician
Ray Charles, released in 1957 by
Atlantic Records. An instrumental
jazz album,[1] it features cover art designed by
Marvin Israel. Later CD re-issues of The Great Ray Charles often include six out of the eight songs from the 1961 album The Genius After Hours, as bonus tracks.
The Great Ray Charles was released by
Atlantic Records in August 1957.[2] Due to frequent
airplay of two tracks off the album, "
Doodlin'" and "Sweet Sixteen Bars", Atlantic released those two tracks as an
EP later that same year.[3]
Track listing
Original LP release
All music is composed by Ray Charles, except where indicated