AN OUTSTANDING COLLABORATION BETWEEN RAY CHARLES AND TWO OF
THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS ARRANGERS EVER: QUINCY JONES & RALPH BURNS
INCLUDES 1 BONUS TRACK
PERSONNEL: RAY CHARLES, vocals, organ
A1-A3 & B2-B4:
Clark Terry, Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Phil Guilbeau, Snooky Young (tp),
Henry Coker, Urbie Green, Al Grey, Benny Powell (tb),
Marshal Royal, Frank Wess (as),
Frank Foster, Billy Mitchell (ts), Charlie Fowlkes (bar),
Freddie Green (g), Eddie Jones (b), Sonny Payne (d).
New York, December 26, 1960.
A4-A5, B1 & B5:
Clark Terry, Joe Wilder, John Frosk, Phil Guilbeau, Jimmy Nottingham (tp)
Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green, Keg Johnson, George Matthews (tb)
George Dorsey, Earl Warren (as), Budd Johnson, Seldon Powell (ts),
Haywood Henry (bar), Sam Herman (g), Joe Benjamin (b), Roy Haynes (d).
New York, December 27, 1960.
Arrangements by
QUINCY JONES (on A1, A3, A5, B1 & B4)
RALPH BURNS (on A2, A4, B2, B3 & B5)
Side A: 1. FROM THE HEART (Ray Charles) 3:36
2. I’VE GOT NEWS FOR YOU (Roy Alfred) 4:33
3. MOANIN’ (Bobby Timmons) 3:19
4. LET’S GO (Ray Charles) 2:43
5. ONE MINT JULEP (Rudy Toombs) 3:06
Side B: 1. I’M GONNA MOVE TO THE OUTSKIRTS OF TOWN
(Roy Jacobs-Andy Razaf-William Weldon) 3:43
2. STOMPIN’ ROOM ONLY (Howard Marks) 3:47
3. MISTER C (Ray Charles) 4:32
4. STRIKE UP THE BAND (George & Ira Gershwin) 2:37
5. BIRTH OF THE BLUES (Lew Brown-B. G. DeSylva-
Ray Henderson) 5:12
6. LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL (Theard-Moore) 2:51*