The Great Aretha Franklin: The First 12 Sides (Numbered Edition)

Before Aretha hit big with her stomping southern soul sound in the late '60s, she'd already had quite a career. Beginning as a gospel singer Franklin spent the early '60s recording in a variety of styles to varying success. While her other releases were overproduced and poppy, these very early recordings with the Ray Bryant group are beautiful jazz vocal stylings in the manner of Sarah Vaughan or Ella Fitzgerald. Beautifully recorded with no overdubs this is fantastic early '60s jazz and her voice is as perfect a fit for this material as it is for the soul she's famous for.

1: Won't Be Long
2: Over the Rainbow
3: Love Is the Only Thing
4: Sweet Lover
5: All Night Long
6: Who Needs You?
7: Right Now
8: Are You Sure
9: Maybe I'm a Fool
10: It Ain't Necessarily So
11: (Blue) By Myself
12: Today I Sing the Blues

Number of Discs: 1

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