It Had To Be You

Album: The Genius Of Ray Charles, Atlantic 1312, October 1959.

The elpee was recorded in New York on 23 June 1959 with Clark Terry – trumpet; Ernie Royal – trumpet; Joe Newman – trumpet; Snookie Young – trumpet; Marcus Belgrave – trumpet; John Hunt – trumpet; Melba Liston – trombone; Quentin Jackson – trombone; Thomas Mitchell – trombone; Al Gray – trombone; Frank Wess – flute, alto saxophone and tenor saxophone; Marshall Royal – alto sax; Paul Gonsalves – tenor sax; Zoot Sims – tenor sax; Billy Mitchell – tenor sax; David Fathead Newman – tenor sax. Arranged by Ernie Wilkins.

Tenor solo by David Fathead Newman.

Don’t miss the excellent live duet performance with Diane Schuur (below).

Live:
’98 TV BCTV
’98 TV Polar
’99 LC Miami – With Diane Schuur
’99 LC Marciac
’00 LC Paris
’03 LC Melbourne
’03 LC Whitehouse