As a founding member of The Moody Blues, Ray Thomas (1941-2018) played the haunting flute solo on the band’s 1967 hit “Nights in White Satin.”  He also was responsible for writing many of the Moodies’ most beloved songs including “Twilight Time,” “And the Tide Rushes In,” and “Legend of a Mind.”  A multi-instrumentalist and singer, Thomas recorded two solo albums for the group’s Threshold Records label: 1975’s From Mighty Oaks and 1976’s Hopes, Wishes, and Dreams.  This fall, Cherry Red’s Esoteric Recordings imprint has compiled the best of Thomas’ solo recordings, with…