Impulse! records 1961 A- 2
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.
tracklist:
A1 From The Heart
Written-By – Ray Charles
3:30
A2 I've Got News For You
Written-By – Ray Alfred*
4:28
A3 Moanin'
Written-By – Bobby Timmons
3:14
A4 Let's Go
Written-By – Ray Charles
2:39
A5 One Mint Julep
Written-By – Randolph Toombs*
3:02
B1 I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town
Written By – William Weldon & Roy Jacobs
Written-By – Roy Jacobs, William Weldon
3:38
B2 Stompin' Room Only
Written-By – Howard Marks (4)
3:35
B3 Mister C
Written-By – Ray Charles
4:28
B4 Strike Up The Band
Written-By – George & Ira Gershwin
2:35
B5 Birth Of The Blues
Written-By – DeSylva, Brown & Henderson*
5:05