| The Great Ray Charles | ||||
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| Released | August 1957 | |||
| Recorded | April 30 – November 20, 26, 1956 in New York City | |||
| 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 American musician Ray Charles, released in 1957 by Atlantic Records. An instrumental jazz album,[1] 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.
- ^ Yanow, Scott. "The Great Ray Charles Review". AllMusic. Retrieved June 18, 2022.