Ray CharlesThe Genius Of Ray Charles

Label:

Atlantic – 1312

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album, Reissue, Mono , Black Fan Label

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Pop

Style:

Big Band

Tracklist

A1 Let The Good Times Roll
Arranged ByQuincy Jones
Written-BySam Theard
2:49
A2 It Had To Be You
Arranged ByErnie Wilkins
Written-ByIsham Jones
2:41
A3 Alexander's Ragtime Band
Arranged ByRalph Burns
Written-ByIrving Berlin
2:50
A4 Two Years Of Torture
Arranged ByJohnny Acea
Written-ByPercy Mayfield
3:22
A5 When Your Lover Has Gone
Arranged ByAl Cohn
Written-ByE. A. Swan*
2:47
A6 Deed I Do
Arranged ByQuincy Jones
Written-ByWalter Hirsch
2:23
B1 Just For A Thrill
Arranged ByRalph Burns
Written-ByLil Armstrong*
3:21
B2 You Won't Let Me Go
Arranged ByRalph Burns
Written-ByBuddy Johnson
3:16
B3 Tell Me You'll Wait For Me
Arranged ByRalph Burns
Written-ByOscar Moore
3:21
B4 Don't Let The Sun Catch You Cryin'
Arranged ByRalph Burns
Written-ByJoe Greene (2)
3:42
B5 Am I Blue
Arranged ByRalph Burns
Written-ByHarry Akst
3:35
B6 Come Rain Or Come Shine
Arranged ByRalph Burns
Written-ByJohnny Mercer
3:40

Companies, etc.

  • Pressed ByMGM Custom Pressing Division

Credits

  • Alto SaxophoneMarshall Royal (tracks: A1 to A6)
  • Baritone SaxophoneCharlie Fowlkes (tracks: A1 to A6)
  • BassWendell Marshall (tracks: B1 to B6)
  • BongosJose Mangual (tracks: A3)
  • ConcertmasterHarry Lookofsky (tracks: B1 to B6)
  • Design [Cover]Marvin Israel
  • DrumsTed Sommer* (tracks: B1 to B6)
  • Engineer [Recording]Tom Dowd
  • Flute, Alto Saxophone, Tenor SaxophoneFrank Wess (tracks: A1 to A6)
  • GuitarFreddie Greene* (tracks: A1 to A6)
  • Liner NotesNat Hentoff
  • Photography By [Cover]Lee Friedlander
  • Piano, VocalsRay Charles
  • Soloist [Tenor Saxophone]Paul Gonsalves (tracks: A4)
  • Soloist [Trumpet]Marcus Belgrave (tracks: A3)
  • Supervised ByNesuhi Ertegun
  • Tenor SaxophoneZoot Sims (tracks: A1, A3, A6)
  • TromboneThomas Mitchell (tracks: A1 to A6)
  • TrumpetSnookie Young* (tracks: A1 to A6)

Notes

1962 mono Atlantic black fan reissue

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): 11587
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): 11588
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A): 11587-B (MGM Custom Pressing Division) 7 (Ankh Symbol)
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B): A 11588-F AT W (MGM Custom Pressing Division)

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The Genius Of Ray Charles (LP, Album, Stereo) Atlantic SD 1312, SD-1312 US 1959
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The Genius Of Ray Charles (LP, Album, Mono) ATCO Records LPAT-5007 Brazil 1959
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The Genius Of Ray Charles (LP, Album, Mono) Atlantic 1312 Denmark 1959
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The Genius Of Ray Charles (LP, Album) Atlantic 1312, AT. 1312 Canada 1959
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The Genius Of Ray Charles (LP, Album, Mono) Atlantic 1312 US 1959

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