Adorable? Ray would have liked?

As a longtime supporter of the music of Ray Charles I accompanied him in Alen phases and own plates of all stages, including the original LPs RAY CHARLES and Genius Sings the Blues, etc., to the trio recordings from the Olympia, Paris.Gehört I live it a few times, first in Berlin in the early 60s in Germany Hall. And then this:

The compilation of a Basie Revival Band is by no means to the heroics of the must have`s.

The Basie band swings rarely on this disc, because they just do not Basie band with the immortal single-rounders is. On deulichsten which is probably due to the rhythm group that brought the Basie band to distinctive swing. These were people who swingten a Jimmy Rushing and Joe Williams to its eventual successor great vocal art.

I believe that the coupling of the Count with Ray for a gag, the nor the other deserves.

Ray has already been best with each of its well-established formation (selection), bands who knew Ray and his moods and it eingingen.Die Ray Charles Enterprises should thus not deal with the legacy of Ray.
By the way: there are Schludrigkeiten in the booklet, which are significant. So both the trumpeter as well as the trombone have been simply "embezzled" in the list of members of the Count Basie Orchestra.
Whatever the Count is not even recognized as a founder of the band with a photo. When the Count could hear this record in heaven, he would have agreed to the non-compliance with all my heart.

The choice of title is actually only partially Ray like.Da does not help the wonderful effect of "Long Winding Road".
"There is no doubt did Ray loved Basie" Hank Crawfor is quoted. He has most certainly. But: This type of
musical coupling he would not have approved.

Sorry, the record is stored at 2 stars for Ray only miscellannous.