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5.0 out of 5 stars
Sounds similar to the released versions, very sweet, April 3, 2007
This review is from: Ray Charles Unreleased (Audio CD)
There are at minimum, 27 different releases on 24 different labels of his Swing Time & Down Beat Recordings from 1949-1952 when he was 19 to 22 years old. Listening closely to these snippets from the Listen button, I hear subtle differences from the released versions. I'm a huge fan of those 41 or so songs from those years. It appears quite clear that these are mostly (all?) from the same recording sessions but versions not released. I look forward to hearing these full songs. I'm delighted this label released these. It's a favor to the big early years fans of Ray's music. No cheesy back up singers, just pure Ray doin' his wonderful singing and piano playing. The songs from this period appear on both The Complete Swing Time & Down Beat Recordings 1949-1952 and Ray Charles 45 Great Performances, both 2xCD sets. Yow.
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