Título: Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
Seção: Recording
Background: Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music is a studio album by American R&B singer-songwriter and musician Ray Charles. It was recorded by Charles in February 1962 at Capitol Studios in New York City and at United Recording Studios in Hollywood, then released in April of that year by ABC-Paramount Records. The album departed stylistically from the singer's previous rhythm and blues music. It featured country, folk, and Western music standards reworked by Charles in popular song forms of the time, including R&B, pop, and jazz.

Conteúdo: Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music was the 18th overall LP Charles had recorded. According to him, the title of the album was conceived by producer Sid Feller and ABC-Paramount's executives and management people. The recording sessions for the album took place at three sessions in mid-February 1962. The first two sessions were set on February 5 and 7 at Capitol Studios in New York, New York, at which one half of the album was recorded and produced. The other half was recorded on February 15 of that same year at United Recording Studios in Hollywood, California. Instead of drawing what he should record from memory and his knowledge of country music, Charles asked Feller, his newly appointed A&R (Artists and Repertoire) man, to research top country standards through major country music publishers.  By canvassing premier country publishing companies, such as Acuff-Rose Publishing (which featured the Hank Williams catalog) and Hill & Range Songs (most of which were located in Nashville, Tennessee), Feller amassed around 250 songs on tape for Charles to consider recording for Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music. From New York City, Feller sent the recordings to Charles, who was living in California at the time, for him to choose. According to music essayist Daniel Cooper:  While his selections provided the album's country and western foundation, the musical arrangements represented its contemporary influence. Eager to display his big band ensemble in studio, Charles

user: What was recorded?

assistant: Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music was the 18th overall LP Charles had recorded.

user: Who was the producer?

assistant: conceived by producer Sid Feller and ABC-Paramount's executives and management people.

user: What year was it released?

assistant: The recording sessions for the album took place at three sessions in mid-February 1962.

user: WHat was a song from the album?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER

user: WHat type of music in on the album?

assistant: While his selections provided the album's country and western foundation, the musical arrangements represented its contemporary influence.

user: Did he have a lot of creative control?

assistant: Despite enlisting a roster of professional arrangers and musicians, Charles intended to control the artistic direction of the recordings.

user: WHat did he decide to put on the album?

assistant: Charles would put together voice-and-piano demos and pass them along to the arrangers, informing them of what he wanted to do with specific sounds.

user: What is a notable fact regarding the album?

assistant: Charles rewrote an entire botched arrangement and dictated the parts to each of the 18 backing musicians.