"Between May 17 and 25, 1962, Ray Charles, 'The Genius,' returned to Paris for a series of memorable concerts. And he was at his peak, fronting his big band and accompanied by his Raelets led by a dazzling Margie Hendrix. This 3CD set prepared by Joël Dufour with the help of Michel Brillié and Gilles Pétard contains previously unreleased material and bonus tracks that include recordings made in Ray’s own studio, where he plays piano alongside his favorite artists, Percy Mayfield and Louis Jordan. And this set has a must: 'Blue Stone' is a great instrumental with Ray playing alto, but he never recorded it in a studio. And you can listen to it here!" -Patrick Frémaux

CD 1 : MOANIN’ • ONE MINT JULEP • LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL • GEORGIA ON MY MIND • HIDE NOR HAIR • CARELESS LOVE • HALLELUJAH I LOVE HER SO • THE DANGER ZONE • MARIE • ALEXANDER’S RAGTIME BAND • I BELIEVE TO MY SOUL • HIT THE ROAD JACK • MY BONNIE • UNCHAIN MY HEART • BYE BYE LOVE • DROWN IN MY OWN TEARS • YES INDEED • WHAT’D I SAY. RAY CHARLES BONUS TRACKS: (NIGHT TIME IS) THE RIGHT TIME [ALTERNATE STUDIO TAKE] • CARELESS LOVE [ALTERNATE STUDIO TAKE]. BONUS TRACK WITH RAY CHARLES ON PIANO: PERCY MAYFIELD: COOKIN’ IN STYLE [MASTER TAKE]

CD 2 : BLUE STONE • FROM THE HEART • ONE MINT JULEP • LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL • GEORGIA ON MY MIND • MARGIE • I’VE GOT A WOMAN • THE DANGER ZONE • HALLELUJAH I LOVE HER SO • CARELESS LOVE • JUST A LITTLE LOVIN’ • YOU DON’T KNOW ME • HIDE NOR HAIR • COME RAIN OR COME SHINE • TELL THE TRUTH • WHAT’D I SAY. BONUS TRACKS WITH RAY CHARLES ON PIANO: LOUIS JORDAN: HARDHEAD • LOUIS JORDAN: WORKIN’ MAN • LOUIS JORDAN: TEXARKANA TWIST • LOUIS JORDAN: YOU’RE MY MULE

CD 3 : DOODLIN’ • ONE MINT JULEP • LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL • GEORGIA ON MY MIND • MARGIE • CARELESS LOVE • HALLELUJAH I LOVE HER SO • UNTITLED BLUES • ALEXANDER’S RAGTIME BAND • I CAN’T STOP LOVING YOU • (NIGHT TIME IS) THE RIGHT TIME • HIT THE ROAD JACK • I BELIEVE TO MY SOUL • MY BONNIE • UNCHAIN MY HEART • BYE BYE LOVE • YES INDEED • WHAT’D I SAY. RAY CHARLES BONUS TRACK: SWINGIN’ ALONG