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Ray Charles and Count Basie Orchestra - Ray Sings Basie Swings (2006) [Reissue 2007] MCH PS3 ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

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Date: 10 Feb 2024 20:20:20

Ray Charles and Count Basie Orchestra - Ray Sings Basie Swings (2006) [Reissue 2007] MCH PS3 ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Ray Sings, Basie Swings is a posthumous album that mixes previously unreleased Ray Charles vocal performances, recorded at live concerts in the mid-1970s, with newly recorded instrumental tracks by the contemporary Count Basie Orchestra.

Ray Sings, Basie Swings, huh? Hmm, well, yes and no. You see, the story goes something like this. In 2005, Concord Records exec John Burk, who produced Ray Charles' superb late-career, Grammy-winning Genius Loves Company, found a reel of tape simply labeled "Ray/Basie." Upon further analysis, it was determined that the 1973 recording featured Ray Charles backed by his own band – Count Basie and his band had actually recorded earlier that day. Charles' vocal was exceptionally prominent in the mix and at first it was thought that this potentially momentous discovery would prove unable to bear fruit. But then Burk brainstormed and decided to bring the current Count Basie Orchestra – whose leader died in 1984 – into the studio to lay tracks behind Charles' vocals. So there's no Basie on Ray Sings, Basie Swings, but that's merely a technicality, because there is some great music. Charles was in fine form vocally on this mix of remakes of his early ABC-Paramount-era hits and then-recent material. The consecutive reworkings of "Busted," "Cryin' Time," and "I Can't Stop Loving You," three of his defining Top Ten hits of the early '60s, are given brassy, bluesy treatments here, and standards ranging from Oscar Hammerstein II's "Oh, What a Beautiful Morning" to the Beatles' "The Long and Winding Road" are transformed in Charles' hands. The set-closing "Georgia on My Mind," as close to a signature song as Charles had, is given a tender, minimalist reading, but the track preceding it, "Look What They've Done to My Song, Ma," picked up from the folk-pop singer Melanie, is quite possibly the album's highlight. It's appeared on other Ray Charles compilations before, but the gospelized, testifyin' version featured here has got to be the liveliest take on that song anyone's ever devised. So, yeah, there's no Count Basie to be found here, but his namesake orchestra does him proud. For one of those postmortem studio patch jobs that owes as much to technology as talent, it's a fine addition to the Ray Charles oeuvre, as long as one can get past the semi-false advertising of its title.

Tracklist:

01. Oh, What a Beautiful Morning
02. Let the Good Times Roll
03. How Long Has This Been Going On?
04. Every Saturday Night
05. Busted
06. Crying Time
07. I Can't Stop Loving You
08. Come Live With Me
09. Feel So Bad
10. The Long and Winding Road
11. Look What They've Done To My Song
12. Georgia on My Mind

Dynamic Range

foobar2000 2.1 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1

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Analyzed: Ray Charles/Count Basie Orchestra / Ray Sings Basie Swings
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -4.39 dB -24.19 dB 4:35 01-Oh, What a Beautiful Morning
DR12 -3.43 dB -21.08 dB 2:58 02-Let the Good Times Roll
DR15 -3.67 dB -24.16 dB 6:19 03-How Long Has This Been Going On?
DR13 -3.69 dB -21.07 dB 4:06 04-Every Saturday Night
DR13 -3.54 dB -20.11 dB 2:35 05-Busted
DR12 -9.27 dB -26.13 dB 3:53 06-Crying Time
DR14 -3.60 dB -23.11 dB 4:02 07-I Can't Stop Loving You
DR13 -5.58 dB -24.06 dB 4:10 08-Come Live With Me
DR14 -3.63 dB -22.64 dB 4:10 09-Feel So Bad
DR14 -3.25 dB -23.32 dB 4:04 10-The Long and Winding Road
DR13 -3.63 dB -22.33 dB 2:51 11-Look What They've Done To My Song
DR12 -10.62 dB -26.55 dB 4:41 12-Georgia on My Mind
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR13

Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 6
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 16934 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Analyzed: Ray Charles/Count Basie Orchestra / Ray Sings Basie Swings
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -5.20 dB -22.10 dB 4:35 01-Oh, What a Beautiful Morning
DR12 -5.04 dB -20.02 dB 2:58 02-Let the Good Times Roll
DR13 -5.73 dB -22.61 dB 6:19 03-How Long Has This Been Going On?
DR9 -6.05 dB -17.61 dB 4:06 04-Every Saturday Night
DR13 -6.18 dB -20.61 dB 2:35 05-Busted
DR12 -7.32 dB -23.33 dB 3:53 06-Crying Time
DR12 -6.04 dB -21.09 dB 4:02 07-I Can't Stop Loving You
DR13 -6.22 dB -23.13 dB 4:10 08-Come Live With Me
DR10 -7.63 dB -20.02 dB 4:10 09-Feel So Bad
DR12 -5.50 dB -20.96 dB 4:04 10-The Long and Winding Road
DR10 -7.07 dB -19.33 dB 2:51 11-Look What They've Done To My Song
DR13 -5.80 dB -23.18 dB 4:41 12-Georgia on My Mind
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR12

Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DST64

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