20th CENTURY MASTERWORKS COLOURED VINYL SERIES RAY CHARLES: GENIUS + SOUL = JAZZ + 3 BONUS TRACKS (180gram ORANGE VINYL) Includes new specially prepared liner notes by Penguin Guide to Jazz's writer BRIAN MORTON and by Paris' prestigious JAZZ MAGAZINE. "This album finds Ray Charles working with the Basie orchestra and with Quincy Jones and Ralph Burns as arrangers, a partnership perfectly aligned to give the session both maximum creative integrity and maximum audience appeal." PENGUIN GUIDE TO JAZZ "Within this galvanizing orchestra of phenomenal energy and dazzling sound in every sense, The Genius' voice and organ find a greater force than ever." JAZZ MAGAZINE PARIS RAY CHARLES vocals and organ. Session 1: Clark Terry, Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Phil Guilbeau, Snooky Young (tp), Henry Coker, Urbie Green, Al Grey, Benny Powell (tb), Marshall 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. Session 2: 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 and RALPH BURNS