In October 1959, “Atlantic” label released “The Genius of Ray Charles”, the seventh Ray Charles album. It was recorded May – June 1959, at “6 West Recording” in New York City, and was produced by Nesuhi Ertegün and Jerry Wexler.

Personnel:

• Ray Charles – vocals, piano
• Allen Hanlon – guitar
• Wendell Marshall – bass guitar
• Ted Sommer – drums
• Clark Terry – trumpet
• Ernie Royal – trumpet
• Joe Newman – trumpet
• Snooky Young – trumpet
• Marcus Belgrave – trumpet
• John Hunt – trumpet
• Melba Liston – trombone
• Quentin Jackson – trombone
• Thomas Mitchell – trombone
• Al Grey – trombone
• Frank Wess – flute
• Clark Terry – trumpet
• Ernie Royal – trumpet
• Joe Newman – trumpet
• Snooky Young – trumpet
• Marcus Belgrave – trumpet
• John Hunt – trumpet
• Melba Liston – trombone
• Quentin Jackson – trombone
• Thomas Mitchell – trombone
• Al Grey – trombone
• Bob Brookmeyer – valve trombone
• Frank Wess – flute, alto and tenor saxophone
• Marshal Royal – alto saxophone
• Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone
• Zoot Sims – tenor saxophone
• Billy Mitchell – tenor saxophone
• David “Fathead” Newman – tenor saxophone
• Quincy Jones – arranger, conductor
• Ernie Wilkins – arrangements
• Ralph Burns – arrangements
• Ralph Burns – arrangements
• Johnny Acea – arrangements
• Al Cohn – arrangements
• Harry Lookofsky – concertmaster
• Bill Schwartau, Tom Dowd – recording
• Marvin Israel – cover design
• Lee Friedlander – cover photography
• Nat Hentoff – sleeve notes

Track listing:

1. Let the Good Times Roll – Sam Theard, Fleecie Moore
2. It Had to Be You – Gus Kahn, Isham Jones
3. Alexander’s Ragtime Band – Irving Berlin
4. Two Years of Torture – Percy Mayfield, Charles Joseph Morris
5. When Your Lover Has Gone – Einar Aaron Swan
6. Deed I Do – Walter Hirsch, Fred Rose
7. Just for a Thrill – Lil Hardin Armstrong, Don Raye
8. You Won’t Let Me Go – Bud Allen, Buddy Johnson
9. Tell Me You’ll Wait for Me – Charles Brown, Oscar Moore
10. Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Cryin’ – Joe Greene
11. Am I Blue? – Grant Clarke, Harry Akst
12. Come Rain or Come Shine – Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen