Album 1959 Genius

  • November 20, 2014

    Alexander’s Ragtime Band

    Album: The Genius Of Ray Charles, Atlantic 1312, October 1959. Recorded in New York on 23 June 1959 with Clark Terry, Ernie Royal, Joe Newman, Snookie Young, Marcus Belgrave, John Hunt – trumpets; Melba Liston, Quentin Jackson, Thomas Mitchell, Al Gray – trombones; Frank Wess – flute, alto and tenor sax; Marshall Royal – alto sax; Paul […]

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  • November 19, 2014

    Am I Blue (1, 2)

    Am I Blue (1) Album: The Genius Of Ray Charles, Atlantic 1312, October 1959. Single (A): May 1961, Atlantic 2106 b/w It Should Have Been Me. Recorded on May 6, 1959 in New York with Bob Brookmeyer – tb; Ted Sommer – d; Allen Hanlon – g; Wendell Marshall – b; unidentified woodwinds, strings and singers. Ralph […]

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  • November 15, 2014

    Come Rain Or Come Shine

    Album: The Genius Of Ray Charles, Atlantic 1312, October 1959.Single (B) [edited version]: Atlantic 2084, November 1960 b/w Tell Me You’ll Wait For Me.Single (A) [edited version]: Atlantic 2470, December 1967 b/w  Tell Me You’ll Wait For Me. Recorded on 6 May 1959 in New York with Bob Brookmeyer – tb; Ted Sommer – ds; Allen Hanlon […]

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  • November 14, 2014

    ‘Deed I Do

    Album: The Genius Of Ray Charles, Atlantic 1312, October 1959. Recorded in New York City on 23 June 1959. With Clark Terry, Ernie Royal, Joe Newman, Snookie Young, Marcus Belgrave, John Hunt – trumpets; Melba Liston, Quentin Jackson, Thomas Mitchell, Al Gray – trombones; Frank Wess – flute, alto saxophone and tenor saxophone; Marshall Royal – […]

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  • November 13, 2014

    Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Cryin’

    Album: The Genius of Ray Charles, Atlantic 1312, October 1959. Single (B): Atlantic 2047, December 1959, b/w Let The Good Times Roll.EP: Alexander’s Ragtime Band/Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Cryin’/Atlantic 80.014, 1959, b/w Let The Good Times Roll/Come Rain Or Come Shine. Recorded in New York City, on May 6, 1959. Ray Charles – piano and vocals; Allen […]

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  • November 3, 2014

    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 […]

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  • November 2, 2014

    Just For A Thrill

    Album: The Genius Of Ray Charles, Atlantic 1312, October 1959.Single (A): Atlantic 2055, April 1960 b/w Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Crying. Recorded on 6 May 1959 in New York. Ray Charles – piano and vocals; Allen Hanlon – guitar; Wendell Marshall – bass; Ted Sommer – drums; Bob Brookmeyer – valve trombone; Harry Lookofsky – […]

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  • October 31, 2014

    Let The Good Times Roll

    Album: The Genius Of Ray Charles, Atlantic 1312, October 1959.Single: Atlantic 2047, December 1959, b/w Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Cryin’. It’s fun to see how the  writer, Louis Jordan, performed his song: Quincy brilliantly adapted Louis Jordan’s song to a magnificent big band chart for the Genius album. Ray Charles – piano and vocals; Clark […]

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  • October 14, 2014

    Tell Me You’ll Wait For Me

    Atlantic 2084. Album: The Genius Of Ray Charles, Atlantic 1312 (matrix # 3470), October 1959. Single (A) [edited version]: Atlantic 2084 (matrix # 5097), November 1960 b/w Come Rain Or Come Shine. Single (B) [edited version]: Atlantic 2470 (matrix # 5097), December 1967* b/w Come Rain Or Come Shine. Recorded on 6 May 1959 in New York with Bob Brookmeyer – […]

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  • October 10, 2014

    Two Years Of Torture

    Album: The Genius Of Ray Charles, Atlantic 1312, 1959-10. Percy Mayfield tune, recorded in New York on 23 June 1959. Arranged by Johnny Parks. Tenor solo by Paul Gonsalves.

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  • October 8, 2014

    When Your Lover Has Gone

    Album: The Genius Of Ray Charles, Atlantic 1312, October 1959. The Quincy tracks on this album were recorded in New York on 23 and 26 June 1959 with Clark Terry, Ernie Royal, Joe Newman, Snookie Young, Marcus Belgrave, John Hunt – trumpets; Melba Liston, Quentin Jackson, Thomas Mitchell, Al Gray – trombones; Frank Wess – flute, […]

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  • October 6, 2014

    You Won’t Let Me Go

    Album: The Genius Of Ray Charles, Atlantic 1312, 1959-10. Recorded on 6 May 1959 in New York with Bob Brookmeyer – tb; Ted Sommer – d; Allen Hanlon – g; Wendell Marshall – b; unidentified woodwinds and strings. Ralph Burns – arranger, director.

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