The Genius of Ray Charles

by Ray Charles

Overview

Some players from Ray Charles' big band are joined by many ringers from the Count Basie and Duke Ellington bands for the first half of this program, featuring Charles belting out six songs arranged by Quincy Jones. "Let the Good Times Roll" and "Deed I Do" are highlights, and there are solos by tenorman David "Fathead" Newman, trumpeter Marcus Belgrave, and (on "Two Years of Torture") tenor Paul Gonsalves. The remaining six numbers are ballads, with Charles backed by a string orchestra arranged by Ralph Burns (including "Come Rain or Come Shine" and "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin'"). Charles' voice is heard throughout in peak form, giving soul to even the veteran standards. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	07/11/2025
Label:	Analogue Prod.
UPC:	0753088756672

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Ray Charles   Primary Artist,Piano,Vocals,Keyboards,Piano (Electric)
Charlie Fowlkes   Sax (Bass)
Joe Newman   Trumpet
Jose Mangual   Bongos
Wendell Marshall   String Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Marshall Royal   Sax (Alto)
Quentin Jackson   Trombone
Quincy Jones   Conductor
David "Fathead" Newman   Saxophone,Sax (Tenor)
Marcus Belgrave   Trumpet
Eugene 'Snooky' Young   Trumpet
Billy Mitchell   Sax (Tenor)
Edgar Willis   Guitar (Bass)
Charlie Persip   Drums
Melba Liston   Trombone
Ernie Royal   Trumpet
Harry Lookofsky   Conductor
Thomas Mitchell   Trombone,Trombone
Al Grey   Trombone
Allan Hanlon   Guitar
Teagle Fleming   Drums
Bennie Hank Crawford   Sax (Bass)
Allen Hanlon   Guitar
John Sims   Sax (Tenor)
Ted Sommers   Drums
Eddie Jones   Guitar (Bass)
Ted Sommer   Drums
Zoots Sims   Sax (Tenor)
Paul Gonsalves   Saxophone,Sax (Tenor)
Snooky Young   Trumpet
Bob Brookmeyer   Trombone,Trombone (Valve)
John Hunt   Trumpet
Clark Terry   Trumpet
Frank Wess   Flute,Sax (Alto),Sax (Tenor)
Freddie Green   Guitar

Technical Credits

Fleecie Moore   Composer
Fred Rose   Composer
Einar A. Swan   Composer
Don Raye   Composer
Ernie Wilkins   Arranger
Lil Hardin Armstrong   Composer
Walter Hirsch   Composer
Sam Theard   Composer
Johnny Mercer   Composer,Lyricist
Lil Armstrong   Composer
Percy Mayfield   Composer
Nesuhi Ertegun   Producer
Ralph Burns   Arranger
Jerry Wexler   Producer
Quincy Jones   Arranger
Buddy Johnson   Composer
Harry Akst   Composer
Ahmet Ertegun   Producer
Gus Kahn   Composer
Merrill Moore   Composer
Oscar Moore   Composer
Al Cohn   Arranger
Charles Brown   Composer
Charles Morris   Composer
Harry Lookofsky   Sound Director
Nat Hentoff   Liner Notes
Tom Dowd   Engineer
Lee Friedlander   Photography
Marvin Israel   Cover Design
Einar Aaron Swan   Composer,Lyricist
Grant Clarke   Composer
Bud Allen   Composer
Johnny Acea   Arranger
Fleecie Jordan   Composer
Harold Arlen   Composer
Bill Schwartau   Engineer
Isham Jones   Composer
Irving Berlin   Composer,Lyricist
Joe Greene   Composer