Latest Updates - Ray Charles

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Comment by mleg56:

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Comment by mleg56:

credits:

Ray Charles - piano, vocals
Joshua Willis - trumpet (track 1)
Joe Bridgewater - trumpet (tracks 1, 6, 7, 9, 12)
John Hunt - trumpet (tracks 2, 3, 5, 8, 14)
Marcus Belgrave - trumpet (tracks 4, 11)
Lee Harper - trumpet (tracks 4, 11)
Ricky Harper - trumpet (tracks 6, 7, 12)
Charles Whitley - trumpet (track 9)
Jesse Drakes - trumpet (track 13)
Don Wilkerson - tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 9)
David Newman - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone (tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 14)
Sam Taylor - tenor saxophone (track 13)
Cecil Payne - baritone saxophone (track 1)
Emmet Dennis - baritone saxophone (tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 14)
David Newman - baritone saxophone (track 9)
Dave McRae - baritone saxophone (track 13)
Wesley Jackson - guitar (track 9)
Mickey Baker - guitar (track 13)
Paul West - bass (track 1)
Roosevelt Sheffield - bass (tracks 2, 3, 5, 8, 14)
Edgar Willis - bass (tracks 4, 6, 7, 11, 12)
Jimmy Bell - bass (track 9)
Lloyd Trotman - bass (track 13)
Panoma Francis - drums (track 1)
William Peeples - drums (tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 14)
Richie Goldberg - drums (tracks 4, 11)
Glenn Brooks - drums (track 9)
Connie Kay - drums (track 13)
The Cookies - vocals (tracks 3, 8, 14)
The Raelettes - vocals (tracks 6, 7, 12)
Mary Ann Fisher - vocals (tracks 6, 7, 12)[2]


Released October, 1958
Recorded September 11, 1952 - February 20, 1958 in New York City and Atlanta

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Comment by mleg56:

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Comment by mleg56:

Genius + Soul = Jazz is a 1961 album by American musician Ray Charles,
featuring big band arrangements by Quincy Jones and Ralph Burns.
Charles is accompanied by two groups drawn from members of The
Count Basie Band and from the ranks of top New York session players.
It was recorded at Van Gelder Studio in two sessions on December 26 and 27, 1960
and originally released on the Impulse! label as Impulse! A–2.
Charles plays the Hammond B3 organ on all tracks.

Personnel:

Ray Charles Hammond B-3 organ and vocals
December 26, 1960 session: Tracks 1, 2, 3, 6, 8 & 9
Clark Terry, Phillip Guilbeau, Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Snooky Young (trumpet)
Urbie Green, Henry Coker, Al Grey, Benny Powell (trombone)
Marshall Royal, Frank Wess (alto saxophone) Frank Foster, Billy Mitchell (tenor saxophone)
Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophone) Freddie Green (guitar)
Eddie Jones (bass) Sonny Payne (drums)

recorded:

December 27, 1960 session: Tracks 4, 5, 6 & 10

Clark Terry, Phillip Guilbeau, Jimmy Nottingham, Joe Wilder, John Frosk (trumpet)
Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green, Keg Johnson, George Matthews (trombone)
George Dorsey, Earl Warren (alto saxophone) Budd Johnson, Seldon Powell (tenor saxophone)
Haywood Henry (baritone saxophone) Sam Herman (guitar) Joe Benjamin (bass) Roy Haynes (drums)

It was recorded at the Rudy Van Gelder Studio in two sessions
on December 26 and 27, 1960 and originally released on
the Impulse! label as Impulse! A–2.

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Comment by edlongus SUBS:

Earlier label variant scans added.
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Comment by melle51:

BB Apr 24, 1971 page 40

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Comment by mleg56:

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The Genius Sings the Blues is an album by Ray Charles,
released in October 1961 on Atlantic Records.
The album was his last release for Atlantic, compiling
twelve blues songs from various sessions during
his tenure for the label. The album showcases Charles's stylistic
development with a combination of piano blues, jazz, and southern R&B
Written-By – Ray Charles (tracks : A2, A6, B2 to B6)

Side 1, Track 1 - Marcus Belgrave, John Hunt (trumpet) David Newman (tenor saxophone)
Bennie Crawford (baritone saxophone) Ray Charles (piano, organ, vocals)
Edgar Willis (bass) Teagle Fleming (drums). Recorded NYC, October 28, 1958

Side 1, Track 2 - Joe Bridgewater, Riley Webb (trumpet) David Newman (alto, baritone saxophone)
Don Wilkerson (tenor saxophone) Ray Charles (piano, vocals) Roosevelt Sheffield (bass)
William Peeples (drums). Recorded Miami, FL, April 23, 1955

Side 1, Track 4 - Marcus Belgrave, John Hunt (trumpet) David Newman (tenor saxophone)
Bennie Crawford (baritone saxophone) Ray Charles (piano, organ, vocals)
Edgar Willis (bass) Teagle Fleming (drums). Recorded NYC, October 28, 1958