Personnel: Ray Charles (vocals, piano, keyboards); Gosady McKee, Mitchell "Tiny" Webb, Oscar Moore (guitar); Earl Singers Brown, Marshall Royal (alto saxophone); Maurice Simon, Jack McVea, Stanley Turrentine (tenor saxophone); Charles Walle...
The light blues and jazz of Ray Charles' early recordings were heavily influenced by Nat King Cole, and Charles frequently recorded in a similar trio format. His sound changed dramatically soon after he signed to Atlantic in 1952: His singi...