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Ray Charles
Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1952-1959)
2005
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CD 1 |
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Title |
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Time |
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Info |
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1 |
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The Sun's Gonna Shine Again |
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2:39 |
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2 |
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Roll With My Baby |
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2:38 |
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3 |
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The Midnight Hour |
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3:02 |
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4 |
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Jumpin' in the Mornin' |
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2:48 |
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5 |
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It Should've Been Me |
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2:44 |
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6 |
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Losing Hand |
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3:14 |
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7 |
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Heartbreaker |
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2:53 |
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8 |
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Sinner's Prayer |
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3:24 |
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9 |
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Mess Around |
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2:41 |
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10 |
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Funny (But I Still Love You) |
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3:15 |
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11 |
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Feelin' Sad |
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2:51 |
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12 |
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I Wonder Who |
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2:50 |
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13 |
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Don't You Know |
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2:58 |
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14 |
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Nobody Cares |
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2:40 |
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15 |
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Ray's Blues |
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2:55 |
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16 |
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I Got a Break Baby |
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2:48 |
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17 |
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Blackjack |
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2:21 |
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18 |
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I've Got a Woman |
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2:54 |
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19 |
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Greenbacks |
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2:52 |
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20 |
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Come Back Baby |
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3:07 |
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21 |
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A Fool for You |
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3:04 |
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22 |
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This Little Girl of Mine |
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2:33 |
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23 |
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Hard Times (No One Knows Better Than I) |
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2:55 |
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24 |
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Blues Hangover |
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2:20 |
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25 |
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Mary Ann |
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2:48 |
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26 |
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Drown in My Own Tears |
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3:22 |
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27 |
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Hallelujah I Love Her So |
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2:36 |
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28 |
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What Would I Do Without You |
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2:35 |
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Total time |
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79:46 |
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CD 2 |
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Title |
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Time |
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Info |
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1 |
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Dawn Ray |
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5:04 |
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2 |
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The Man I Love |
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4:28 |
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3 |
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Music, Music, Music |
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2:56 |
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4 |
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Black Coffee |
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5:33 |
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5 |
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Lonely Avenue |
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2:35 |
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6 |
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I Want to Know |
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2:11 |
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7 |
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Leave My Woman Alone |
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2:41 |
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8 |
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The Ray |
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3:60 |
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9 |
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I Surrender Dear |
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5:07 |
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10 |
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Hornful Soul |
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5:30 |
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11 |
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Ain't Misbehavin' |
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5:42 |
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12 |
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Joy Ride |
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4:40 |
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13 |
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Sweet Sixteen Bars |
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4:09 |
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14 |
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Doodlin' |
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5:53 |
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15 |
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There's No You |
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4:47 |
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16 |
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Undecided |
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3:42 |
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17 |
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My Melancholy Baby |
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4:23 |
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18 |
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It's All Right |
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2:18 |
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19 |
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Ain't That Love |
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2:51 |
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Total time |
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78:31 |
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CD 3 |
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Title |
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Time |
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Info |
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1 |
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Rockhouse, Parts 1 & 2 |
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3:53 |
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2 |
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Get on the Right Track Baby |
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2:20 |
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3 |
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Swanee River Rock (Talkin' 'Bout That River) |
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2:20 |
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4 |
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That's Enough |
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2:47 |
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5 |
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Talkin' 'Bout You |
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2:50 |
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6 |
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What Kind of Man Are You |
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2:51 |
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7 |
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I Want a Little Girl |
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2:56 |
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8 |
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How Long Blues |
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9:18 |
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9 |
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Cosmic Ray |
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5:25 |
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10 |
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The Genius After Hours |
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5:25 |
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11 |
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Charlesville |
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4:57 |
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12 |
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Bags of Blues |
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8:53 |
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13 |
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Deed I Do |
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5:52 |
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14 |
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Blue Funk |
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8:13 |
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15 |
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Soul Brothers |
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9:33 |
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Total time |
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77:31 |
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CD 4 |
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Title |
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Time |
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Info |
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1 |
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Bag's Guitar Blues |
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6:28 |
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2 |
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Yes Indeed! |
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2:17 |
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3 |
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I Had a Dream |
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2:55 |
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4 |
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You Be My Baby |
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2:30 |
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5 |
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Tell All the World About You |
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2:03 |
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6 |
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My Bonnie |
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2:50 |
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7 |
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Soul Meeting |
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6:06 |
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8 |
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Hallelujah I Love Her So |
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5:32 |
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9 |
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Blue Genius |
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6:42 |
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10 |
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X-Ray Blues |
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7:07 |
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11 |
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Love on My Mind |
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3:49 |
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12 |
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The Spirit-Feel (live) |
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3:46 |
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13 |
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Blues Waltz (live) |
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6:24 |
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14 |
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In a Little Spanish Town (live) |
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3:49 |
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15 |
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Sherry (live) |
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4:27 |
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16 |
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(Night Time Is) The Right Time (live) |
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4:04 |
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17 |
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A Fool for You (live) |
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7:12 |
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Total time |
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78:03 |
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CD 5 |
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Title |
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Time |
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Info |
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1 |
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I've Got a Woman (live) |
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6:20 |
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2 |
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Talkin' 'Bout You (live) |
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4:22 |
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3 |
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Swanee River Rock (Talkin' 'Bout That River) (live) |
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2:09 |
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4 |
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Yes Indeed! (live) |
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2:40 |
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5 |
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Early in the Mornin' |
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2:48 |
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6 |
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(Night Time Is) The Right Time |
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3:24 |
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7 |
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Carrying That Load (single version) |
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2:17 |
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8 |
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Carrying That Load (LP version) |
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2:24 |
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9 |
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Tell Me How Do You Feel |
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2:45 |
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10 |
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Fathead |
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5:23 |
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11 |
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Tin Tin Deo |
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5:22 |
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12 |
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Bill for Bennie |
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4:17 |
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13 |
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Hard Times |
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4:43 |
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14 |
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Mean to Me |
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4:17 |
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15 |
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Sweet Eyes |
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3:45 |
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16 |
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Weird Beard |
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4:50 |
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17 |
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Willow Weep for Me |
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4:60 |
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18 |
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Tell the Truth |
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3:06 |
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19 |
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What'd I Say, Parts I & II (mono LP version) |
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5:04 |
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Total time |
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74:57 |
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CD 6 |
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Title |
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Time |
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Info |
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What'd I Say, Parts I & II (stereo LP version) |
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6:31 |
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2 |
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Tell Me You'll Wait for Me |
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3:25 |
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3 |
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Come Rain or Come Shine |
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3:43 |
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4 |
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Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin' |
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3:47 |
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5 |
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Just for a Thrill |
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3:26 |
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6 |
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You Won't Let Me Go |
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3:22 |
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7 |
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Am I Blue |
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3:41 |
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8 |
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The Spirit-Feel (live) |
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4:23 |
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9 |
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Frenesi (live) |
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5:05 |
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10 |
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Tell the Truth (live) |
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3:35 |
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11 |
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Drown in My Own Tears (live) |
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6:25 |
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12 |
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(Night Time Is) The Right Time (live) |
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4:06 |
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13 |
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What'd I Say (live) |
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4:26 |
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14 |
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Let the Good Times Roll |
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2:53 |
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15 |
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Alexander's Ragtime Band |
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2:53 |
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16 |
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Deed I Do |
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2:28 |
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17 |
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When Your Lover Has Gone |
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2:52 |
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18 |
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Two Years of Torture |
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3:25 |
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19 |
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It Had to Be You |
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2:45 |
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20 |
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I'm Movin' On |
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2:22 |
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21 |
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I Believe to My Soul |
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2:59 |
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Total time |
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78:33 |
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CD 7 |
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Title |
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Time |
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Info |
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1 |
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Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand (rehearsal session with Ahmet Ertëgun, 1953) |
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0:21 |
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2 |
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Unknown Title (rehearsal session with Ahmet Ertëgun, 1953) |
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1:17 |
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3 |
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Piano Improvisation - Dialog #1 (rehearsal session with Ahmet Ertëgun, 1953) |
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0:32 |
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4 |
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Losing Hand - Dialog #1 (rehearsal session with Ahmet Ertëgun, 1953) |
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1:47 |
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5 |
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Little Rock Getaway - Dialog (rehearsal session with Ahmet Ertëgun, 1953) |
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1:16 |
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6 |
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Kentucky Waltz (rehearsal session with Ahmet Ertëgun, 1953) |
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1:23 |
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7 |
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Heartbreaker (instrumental) (rehearsal session with Ahmet Ertëgun, 1953) |
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2:14 |
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8 |
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Heartbreaker - Dialog (rehearsal session with Ahmet Ertëgun, 1953) |
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1:14 |
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9 |
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Piano Improvisation - Dialog #2 (rehearsal session with Ahmet Ertëgun, 1953) |
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0:42 |
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10 |
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Heartbreaker (False Starts 1 & 2) (rehearsal session with Ahmet Ertëgun, 1953) |
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1:13 |
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11 |
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Losing Hand - Dialog #2 (rehearsal session with Ahmet Ertëgun, 1953) |
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1:21 |
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12 |
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Losing Hand - Dialog #3 (with reverb) (rehearsal session with Ahmet Ertëgun, 1953) |
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1:27 |
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13 |
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Losing Hand - Dialog #4 (with reverb) (rehearsal session with Ahmet Ertëgun, 1953) |
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4:55 |
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14 |
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Heartbreaker (rehearsal session with Ahmet Ertëgun, 1953) |
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2:53 |
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15 |
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It Should've Been Me - Dialog (rehearsal session with Ahmet Ertëgun, 1953) |
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2:56 |
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16 |
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Nobody Cares (rehearsal session with Ahmet Ertëgun, 1953) |
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3:58 |
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17 |
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Piano Improvisation - Dialog #3 (rehearsal session with Ahmet Ertëgun, 1953) |
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0:34 |
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18 |
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Mess Around (rehearsal session with Ahmet Ertëgun, 1953) |
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2:39 |
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19 |
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Funny (But I Still Love You) (rehearsal session with Ahmet Ertëgun, 1953) |
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3:17 |
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20 |
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Sinner's Prayer (rehearsal session with Ahmet Ertëgun, 1953) |
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3:45 |
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21 |
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Piano Improvisation - Dialog #4 (rehearsal session with Ahmet Ertëgun, 1953) |
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1:01 |
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22 |
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Low Society - Dialog #1 (rehearsal session with Ahmet Ertëgun, 1953) |
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3:08 |
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23 |
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Boogie Woogie (rehearsal session with Ahmet Ertëgun, 1953) |
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1:57 |
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24 |
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Low Society - Dialog #2 (rehearsal session with Ahmet Ertëgun, 1953) |
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3:29 |
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25 |
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Worried Life Blues (rehearsal session with Ahmet Ertëgun, 1953) |
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3:01 |
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26 |
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Come Back Baby (Walter Davis version) - Dialog (rehearsal session with Ahmet Ertëgun, 1953) |
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1:59 |
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27 |
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Low Society (rehearsal session with Ahmet Ertëgun, 1953) |
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2:57 |
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28 |
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(Night Time Is) The Right Time (Takes 1-7) - Dialog (recording session outtake, 1958) |
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8:17 |
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29 |
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Tell Me How Do You Feel (take 1) (recording session outtake, 1958) |
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3:22 |
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30 |
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Dialog (Ray's Arrangement Suggestions for "The Genius of Ray Charles" album, 1959) |
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1:01 |
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31 |
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It Had to Be You - Dialog (Ray's Arrangement Suggestions for "The Genius of Ray Charles" album, 1959) |
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1:40 |
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32 |
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My Buddy - Dialog (Ray's Arrangement Suggestions for "The Genius of Ray Charles" album, 1959) |
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1:46 |
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33 |
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Dialog (Ray's Arrangement Suggestions for "The Genius of Ray Charles" album, 1959) |
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0:18 |
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34 |
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When Your Lover Has Gone - Dialog (Ray's Arrangement Suggestions for "The Genius of Ray Charles" album, 1959) |
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1:51 |
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35 |
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I'm Beginning to See the Light (Ray's Arrangement Suggestions for "The Genius of Ray Charles" album, 1959) |
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1:27 |
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36 |
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Let the Good Times Roll - Dialog (Ray's Arrangement Suggestions for "The Genius of Ray Charles" album, 1959) |
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2:46 |
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Total time |
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79:45 |
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