Ray Charles - Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings 1952-1959 (7CD Box Set, 2005) [Re-Up]

Ray Charles is an American legend beyond compare. This deluxe eight-disc box set proves it by encompassing Ray's entire Atlantic Records repertoire on the first six CDs. Additionally, the set includes an entire disc (27 tracks, all but three previously unreleased) of outtakes, live recordings, and alternate versions. Plus, there's a bonus DVD that features Ray live at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1960 and an exclusive interview with Ahmet Ertegun, conducted by Ray Director Taylor Hackford. Special packaging features a record player-style box and a linen-bound hardback book.

Tracklist:

01. The Sun's Gonna Shine Again (2:39)
02. Roll With My Baby (2:38)
03. The Midnight Hour (3:02)
04. Jumpin' In The Mornin' (2:48)
05. It Should've Been Me (2:44)
06. Losing Hand (3:14)
07. Heartbreaker (2:53)
08. Sinner's Prayer (3:24)
09. Mess Around (2:42)
10. Funny (But I Still Love You) (3:15)
11. Feelin' Sad (2:51)
12. I Wonder Who (2:50)
13. Don't You Know (2:58)
14. Nobody Cares (2:40)
15. Ray's Blues (2:55)
16. I Got A Break Baby (2:48)
17. Blackjack (2:21)
18. I've Got A Woman (2:54)
19. Greenbacks (2:52)
20. Come Back Baby (3:07)
21. A Fool For You (3:04)
22. This Little Girl Of Mine (2:33)
23. Hard Times (No One Knows Better Than I) (2:55)
24. Blues Hangover (2:20)
25. Mary Ann (2:48)
26. Drown In My Own Tears (3:22)
27. Hallelujah I Love Her So (2:36)
28. What Would I Do Without You (2:35)




Tracklist:

01. Dawn Ray (5:04)
02. The Man I Love (4:28)
03. Music, Music, Music (2:56)
04. Black Coffee (5:32)
05. Lonely Avenue (2:35)
06. I Want To Know (2:11)
07. Leave My Woman Alone (2:41)
08. The Ray (4:00)
09. I Surrender Dear (5:07)
10. Bornful Soul (5:30)
11. Ain't Misbehavin' (5:42)
12. Joy Ride (4:40)
13. Sweet Sixteen Bars (4:09)
14. Doodlin' (5:53)
15. There's No You (4:47)
16. Undecided (3:42)
17. My Melancholy Baby (4:23)
18. It's All Right (2:18)
19. Ain't That Love (2:51)




Tracklist:

01. Rockhouse Parts 1 & 2 (3:53)
02. Get On The Right Track Baby (2:20)
03. Swanee River Rock (Talkin' 'Bout That River) (2:18)
04. That's Enough (2:47)
05. Talkin' 'Bout You (2:50)
06. What Kind Of Man Are You (2:51)
07. I Want A Little Girl (2:56)
08. How Long Blues (with Milt Jackson) (9:18)
09. Cosmic Ray (with Milt Jackson) (5:25)
10. The Genius After Hours (5:25)
11. Charlesville (4:57)
12. Bags Of Blues (with Milt Jackson) (8:53)
13. Deed I Do (with Milt Jackson) (5:52)
14. Blue Funk (with Milt Jackson) (8:13)
15. Soul Brothers (with Milt Jackson) (9:33)




Tracklist:

01. Bag's Guitar Blues (with Milt Jackson) (6:28)
02. Yes Indeed! (2:17)
03. I Had A Dream (2:55)
04. You Be My Baby (2:30)
05. Tell All The World About You (2:03)
06. My Bonnie (2:50)
07. Soul Meeting (with Milt Jackson) (6:06)
08. Hallelujah I Love Her So (with Milt Jackson) (5:32)
09. Blue Genius (with Milt Jackson) (6:42)
10. X-Ray Blues (with Milt Jackson) (7:07)
11. Love On My Mind (with Milt Jackson) (3:49)
12. The Spirit-Feel (Live, 1958) (3:46)
13. Blues Waltz (Live, 1958) (6:24)
14. In A Little Spanish Town (Live, 1958) (3:49)
15. Sherry (Live, 1958) (4:27)
16. (Night Time Is) The Right Time (Live, 1958) (4:04)
17. A Fool For You (Live, 1958) (7:12)




Tracklist:

01. I've Got A Woman (Live, 1958) (6:20)
02. Talkin' Bout You (Live, 1958) (4:22)
03. Swanee River Rock (Talkin' 'Bout That River) (Live, 1958) (2:09)
04. Yes Indeed! (Live, 1958) (2:40)
05. Early In The Mornin' (2:48)
06. (Night Time Is) The Right Time (3:26)
07. Carrying That Load (Single Version) (2:17)
08. Carrying That Load (LP Version) (2:24)
09. Tell Me How Do You Feel (2:45)
10. Fathead (David Newman) (5:23)
11. Tin Tin Deo (David Newman) (5:22)
12. Bill For Bennie (David Newman) (4:17)
13. Hard Times (David Newman) (4:43)
14. Mean To Me (David Newman) (4:17)
15. Sweet Eyes (David Newman) (3:45)
16. Weird Beard (David Newman) (4:50)
17. Willow Weep For Me (David Newman) (5:00)
18. Tell The Truth (3:06)
19. What'd I Say Parts I & II (Mono LP Version) (5:04)




Tracklist:

01. What'd I Say Parts I & II (Stereo LP Version) (6:31)
02. Tell Me You'll Wait For Me (3:25)
03. Come Rain Or Come Shine (3:43)
04. Don't Let The Sun Catch You Cryin' (3:47)
05. Just For A Thrill (3:26)
06. You Won't Let Me Go (3:22)
07. Am I Blue (3:41)
08. The Spirit-Feel (Live, 1959) (4:23)
09. Frenesi (Live, 1959) (5:05)
10. Tell The Truth (Live, 1959) (3:35)
11. Drown In My Own Tears (Live, 1959) (6:25)
12. (Night Time Is) The Right Time (Live, 1959) (4:06)
13. What'd I Say (Live, 1959) (4:26)
14. Let The Good Times Roll (2:53)
15. Alexander's Ragtime Band (2:53)
16. Deed I Do (2:28)
17. When Your Lover Has Gone (2:52)
18. Two Years Of Torture (3:25)
19. It Had To Be You (2:45)
20. I'm Movin' On (2:22)
21. I Believe To My Soul (2:59)




Tracklist:

01. Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand (0:21)
02. Unknown Title (1:17)
03. Piano Improvisation & Dialog #1 (0:32)
04. ''Losing Hand'' & Dialog #1 (1:47)
05. ''Little Rock Getaway'' & Dialog (1:16)
06. Kentucky Waltz (1:23)
07. Heartbreaker (Instrumental Version) (2:14)
08. ''Heartbreaker'' & Dialog (1:14)
09. Piano Improvisation & Dialog #2 (0:42)
10. Heartbreaker (False Starts 1 & 2) (1:13)
11. ''Losing Hand'' & Dialog #2 (1:21)
12. ''Losing Hand'' & Dialog #3 (W/ Reverb) (1:27)
13. ''Losing Hand'' & Dialog #4 (W/ Reverb) (4:55)
14. Heartbreaker (2:53)
15. ''It Should've Been Me'' & Dialog (2:56)
16. Nobody Cares (3:58)
17. Piano Improvisation & Dialog #3 (0:34)
18. Mess Around (2:39)
19. Funny (But I Still Love You) (3:17)
20. Sinner's Prayer (3:45)
21. Piano Improvisation & Dialog #4 (1:01)
22. ''Low Society'' & Dialog #1 (3:08)
23. Boogie Woogie (1:57)
24. ''Low Society'' & Dialog #2 (3:29)
25. Worried Life Blues (3:01)
26. ''Come Back Baby'' (Walter Davis Version) & Dialog (1:59)
27. Low Society (2:57)
28. (Night Time Is) The Right Time (Takes 1-7) & Dialog (8:17)
29. Tell Me How Do You Feel (Take 1) (3:22)
30. Dialog (1:01)
31. ''It Had To Be You'' & Dialog (1:40)
32. ''My Buddy'' & Dialog (1:46)
33. Dialog (0:18)
34. ''When Your Love Has Gone'' & Dialog (1:51)