The Genius Of Ray Charles / The Genius' Classic Atlantic Studio Albums In Mono / 180-gram vinyl / Atlantic LP / 1312

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The Genius Of Ray Charles / The Genius' Classic Atlantic Studio Albums In Mono / 180-gram vinyl / Atlantic LP / 1312

UPC 081227944490

The Genius of Ray Charles is a 1959 Ray Charles album, released in October by Atlantic Records, the seventh album since the debut Ray Charles in 1957. The album consists of swinging pop with big band arrangements. It comprises a first half of big band songs and a second half of string-backed ballads. The Genius of Ray Charles sold fewer than 500,000 copies and charted at number 17 on the Billboard 200. "Let the Good Times Roll" and "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin'" were released as singles in 1959.

Label:	Atlantic – 1312
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, 180 gram
Country:	USA
Released:
Genre:	Jazz, Pop
Style:	Soul-Jazz, Big Band, Soul

Tracklist:

Let The Good Times Roll

Arranged By – Quincy Jones

Written-By – Fleecie Moore, Sam Theard

2:49
A2		It Had To Be You Arranged By – Ernie Wilkins Written-By – Gus Kahn, Isham Jones

2:41
A3		Alexander's Ragtime Band Arranged By – Ralph Burns Written-By – Irving Berlin

2:50
A4		Two Years Of Torture Arranged By – Johnny Acea Written-By – Charles Joseph Morris, Percy Mayfield

3:22
A5		When Your Lover Has Gone Arranged By – Al Cohn Written-By – E. A. Swan*

2:47
A6		Deed I Do Arranged By – Quincy Jones Written-By – Fred Rose, Walter Hirsch

2:23
B1		Just For A Thrill Arranged By – Ralph Burns Written-By – Don Raye, Lil Armstrong

3:21
B2		You Won't Let Me Go Arranged By – Ralph Burns Written-By – Bud Allen, Buddy Johnson

3:16
B3		Tell Me You'll Wait For Me Arranged By – Ralph Burns Written-By – Charles Brown, Oscar Moore

3:21
B4		Don't Let The Sun Catch You Cryin' Arranged By – Ralph Burns Written-By – Joe Greene (2)

3:42
B5		Am I Blue Arranged By – Ralph Burns Written-By – Grant Clarke, Harry Akst

3:35
B6		Come Rain Or Come Shine Arranged By – Ralph Burns Written-By – Johnny Mercer & Harold Arlen

3:40

Alto Saxophone – Marshall Royal (tracks: A1 to A6)
Baritone Saxophone – Bennie Crawford (tracks: A1 to A6), Charlie Fowlkes (tracks: A1 to A6)
Bass – Eddie Jones (tracks: A1 to A6), Edgar Willis (tracks: A1 to A6), Wendell Marshall (tracks: B1 to B6)
Bongos – Jose Mangual (tracks: A3)
Concertmaster – Harry Lookofsky (tracks: B1 to B6)
Design [Cover] – Marvin Israel
Drums – Charlie Persip (tracks: A1 to A6), Teagle Fleming (tracks: A1 to A6), Ted Sommer* (tracks: B1 to B6)
Engineer [Recording] – Bill Schwartau, Tom Doud*
Flute, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Frank Wess (tracks: A1 to A6)
Guitar – Allen Hanlon (tracks: B1 to B6), Freddie Greene* (tracks: A1 to A6)
Liner Notes – Nat Hentoff
Photography By [Cover] – Lee Friedlander
Piano, Vocals – Ray Charles
Soloist [Tenor Saxophone] – David "Fathead" Newman (tracks: A1, A2, A5, A6), Paul Gonsalves (tracks: A4)
Soloist [Trumpet] – Marcus Belgrave (tracks: A3)
Supervised By – Jerry Wexler, Nesuhi Ertegun
Tenor Saxophone – Billy Mitchell (tracks: A2, A4, A5), David Newman* (tracks: A1 to A6), Paul Gonsalves (tracks: A1 to A6), Zoot Sims (tracks: A1, A3, A6)
Trombone – Al Gray* (tracks: A1 to A6), Bob Brookmeyer (tracks: B1 to B6), Melba Liston (tracks: A1 to A6), Quentin Jackson (tracks: A1 to A6), Thomas Mitchell (tracks: A1 to A6)
Trumpet – Clark Terry (tracks: A1 to A6), Ernie Royal (tracks: A1 to A6), Joe Newman (tracks: A1 to A6), John Hunt (tracks: A1 to A6), Marcus Belgrave (tracks: A1 to A6), Snookie Young (tracks: A1 to A6)