The Great Ray Charles
| The Great Ray Charles | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 1957 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 37:37 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Ahmet Ertegun, Jerry Wexler | |||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
CD re-issue with six extra tracks from The Genius After Hours | ||||
The Great Ray Charles is the second studio album by the American musician Ray Charles, released in 1957 by Atlantic Records. An instrumental jazz album, it features cover art designed by Marvin Israel. Later CD re-issues of The Great Ray Charles often include six out of the eight songs from the 1961 album The Genius After Hours, as bonus tracks.