The Genius OfRay CharlesOriginal release : 1959Atlantic Tracks recorded at two sessions in 1956. The album was released in expanded format in 1990 with the addition of 6 tracks from the same recording sessions.
Tracks
Side A:
- Let The Good Times Roll
- It Had To Be You
- Alexander's Ragtime Band
- Two Years Of Torture
- When Your Lover Has Gone
- Deed I Do
Side B:
- Just For A Thrill
- You Won't Let Me Go
- Tell Me You'll Wait For Me
- Don't Let The Sun Catch You Cryin'
- Am I Blue
- Come Rain Or Come Shine
Musicians
Side A:
- Ray Charles - piano, vocals
- Clark Terry - trumpet
- Ernie Royal - trumpet
- Joe Newman - trumpet
- Snookie Young - trumpet
- Marcus Belgrave - trumpet
- John Hunt - trumpet
- Melba Liston - trombone
- Quentin Jackson - trombone
- Thomas Mitchell - trombone
- Al Gray - trombone
- Frank Wess - flute, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Marshall Royal - alto saxophone
- Paul Gonsalves - tenor saxophone
- Zoot Sims - tenor saxophone
- Billy Mitchell - tenor saxophone
- David "Fathead" Newman - tenor saxophone
- Bennie (Hank) Crawford - baritone saxophone
- Charlie Fowlkes - baritone saxophone
- Freddie Green - guitar
- Eddie Jones - bass
- Edgar Willis - bass
- Teagle Fleming - drums
- Charlie Persip - drums
Side B:
- Ray Charles - piano, vocals
- Bob Brookmeyer - valve trombone
- Allen Hanlon - guitar
- Wendell Marshall - bass
- Ted Sommer - drums
plus strings
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