On Ray Sings Basie Swings, two musical giants who never played together come together after their death. The wonders of modern engineering made it possible to link Ray Charles's vocals recorded at a concert in the 1970s with new arrangements performed by the current Count Basie Orchestra, which was performed more than two decades after Basie's death in 1984. is still active. The project's creator
… was John Burk, who was Charles' manager for most of his career; the producer was Gregg Field, who has worked as a drummer with both Ray Charles and Count Basie in the past. Although the reactions were skeptical beforehand, there is a good chance that Ray Charles himself would have nodded approvingly upon hearing the result. Not only was he an ardent lover of the most modern studio technology, with Ray Sings Basie Swings a great wish to play together with the Count Basie Orchestra is being fulfilled posthumously. To hear is to believe. (MS)more
