Ray Charles - The Great Ray Charles

The Poll Winners label is devoted to the reissue of albums that received the maximum 5-Star review ratings in the iconic jazz magazine DownBeat, this release features the complete original LP The Great Ray Charles (Atlantic 1259), which marks Charles' first jazz album, as well as his first purely instrumental release devoted entirely to his piano playing. To complete the set, they have included all other existing songs from the three sessions that produced the LP. As a further bonus, three more instrumental sides by Ray Charles have been added, this time soloing on organ with a big band conducted by Quincy Jones.

Includes a comprehensive 12-page booklet.