Tracklist

1	Dawn Ray
2	The Man I Love
3	Music, Music, Music
4	Black Coffee
5	The Ray
6	I Surrender Dear
7	Hornful Soul
8	Ain't Misbehavin'
9	Joy Ride
10	Sweet Sixteen Bars
11	Doodlin'
12	There's No You
13	Undecided
14	My Melancholy Baby

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – David "Fathead" Newman (tracks: 5 to 9, 11 to 14)
• Baritone Saxophone – Emmott Dennis* (tracks: 5 to 8, 11 to 14)
• Bass – Oscar Pettiford (tracks: 1 to 4), Roosevelt Sheffield (tracks: 5 to 14)
• Celesta – Ray Charles
• Drums – Joe Harris (tracks: 1 to 4), William Peeples (tracks: 5 to 14)
• Piano – Ray Charles
• Tenor Saxophone – David "Fathead" Newman (tracks: 5 to 14)
• Trumpet – Joseph Bridgewater* (tracks: 5 to 8, 11 to 14), John Hunt (tracks: 5 to 9, 11 to 14)

Notes

His First 2 Jazz recording Sessions Complete In Chronological Order.
Recorded in 1956.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 075678173127

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
1259	Ray Charles	The Great Ray Charles ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Atlantic	1259	US	1957
SD 1259	Ray Charles	The Great Ray Charles ‎(LP, Album)	Atlantic	SD 1259	US	1957
1259	Ray Charles	The Great Ray Charles ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Atlantic	1259	Denmark	1957
DOL811H	Ray Charles	The Great Ray Charles ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	DOL	DOL811H	Europe	2015
1259	Ray Charles	The Great Ray Charles ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Atlantic	1259	Canada	Unknown

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