The Ray Charles Story, Volume Four

~ Release by Ray Charles (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
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1Blackjack
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1954-11-18)
baritone saxophone:
David Newman (on 1954-11-18)
bass:
Jimmy Bell (on 1954-11-18)
drums (drum set):
Glenn Brooks (on 1954-11-18)
guitar:
Wesley Jackson (on 1954-11-18)
piano:
Ray Charles (on 1954-11-18)
tenor saxophone:
Don Wilkerson (on 1954-11-18)
trumpet:
Joe Bridgewater (on 1954-11-18) and Charles Whitley (on 1954-11-18)
vocals:
Ray Charles (on 1954-11-18)
recording of:
Blackjack (on 1954-11-18)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles
publisher:
Progressive Music
2:23
2Alexander’s Ragtime Band
cover recording of:
Alexander’s Ragtime Band
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1911)
publisher:
Williamson Music, Inc.
2:54
3I Believe to My Soul
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1959-06-26)
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun and Jerry Wexler
bass:
Edgar Willis (on 1959-06-26)
drums (drum set):
Teagle Fleming (on 1959-06-26)
piano:
Ray Charles (on 1959-06-26)
saxophone [alto, baritone sax]:
Bennie Crawford (on 1959-06-26)
tenor saxophone:
David Newman (on 1959-06-26)
trumpet:
Marcus Belgrave (on 1959-06-26) and John Hunt (on 1959-06-26)
vocals:
Ray Charles (on 1959-06-26)
recording of:
I Believe to My Soul (on 1959-06-26)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Hill and Range Songs, Inc. and Unichappell Music, Inc.
3:02
4A Bit of Soul
recording of:
A Bit of Soul
writer:
Ray Charles
2:21
5Greenbacks
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1954-11-18)
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun and Jerry Wexler
bass:
Jimmy Bell (on 1954-11-18)
drums (drum set):
Glenn Brooks (on 1954-11-18)
guitar:
Wesley Jackson (on 1954-11-18)
piano:
Ray Charles (on 1954-11-18)
solo baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
David “Fathead” Newman (on 1954-11-18)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Donald Wilkerson (on 1954-11-18)
trumpet:
Joe Bridgewater (on 1954-11-18) and Charles "Clanky" Whitley (on 1954-11-18)
vocals:
Ray Charles (on 1954-11-18)
arranger:
Ray Charles
recording of:
Greenbacks (on 1954-11-18)
writer:
Renald Richard
2:54
6Undecided
cover recording of:
Undecided
lyricist:
Sid Robin (in 1938)
composer:
Charlie Shavers (in 1938)
3:40
7When Your Lover Has Gone
cover recording of:
When Your Lover Has Gone
lyricist and composer:
Einar Aaron Swan
publisher:
Remick Music Corp. and Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division)
2:50
8It Had to Be You
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun and Jerry Wexler
alto saxophone:
Marshall Royal (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
flute and saxophone:
Frank Wess (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
piano:
Ray Charles (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23), Billy Mitchell (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23) and David “Fathead” Newman (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23) and Melba Liston (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
trumpet:
Marcus Belgrave (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23), Joe Newman (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23), Ernie Royal (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23), Clark Terry (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23) and Snookie Young (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
vocals:
Ray Charles (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
arranger:
Quincy Jones
recorded at:
6 West Recording in New York, New York, United States (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
cover recording of:
It Had to Be You (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn (in 1924)
composer:
Isham Jones (in 1924)
publisher:
Bantam Music Publishing Co., EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Gilbert Keyes Music Company, The Songwriters Guild, Warner Bros., Inc. and Jerome H. Remick & Co. (on 1924-05-09)
2:45
9Early in the Mornin’
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1958-10-28)
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun and Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone:
Bennie Crawford (on 1958-10-28)
bass:
Edgar Willis (on 1958-10-28)
drums (drum set):
Teagle Fleming (on 1958-10-28)
organ and piano:
Ray Charles (on 1958-10-28)
tenor saxophone:
David Newman (on 1958-10-28)
trumpet:
Marcus Belgrave (on 1958-10-28) and John Hunt (on 1958-10-28)
vocals:
Ray Charles (on 1958-10-28)
cover recording of:
Early in the Morning (on 1958-10-28)
writer:
Dallas Bartley, Leo Hickman and Louis Jordan
publisher:
Cherio Corp.
2:49
10Heartbreaker
recording of:
Heartbreaker
lyricist and composer:
Ahmet Ertegun
2:50
11Music, Music, Music
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun and Jerry Wexler
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford
drums (drum set):
Joe Harris
piano:
Ray Charles
instrumental cover recording of:
Music! Music! Music!
writer:
Bernie Baum and Stephan Weiss
2:59
12Tell Me How Do You Feel
recording of:
Tell Me How Do You Feel
writer:
Ray Charles and Percy Mayfield
publisher:
Percy Mayfield Pub Company and Unichappell Music, Inc.
2:43
13In a Little Spanish Town (live at Newport Jazz)
recording engineer:
Harold Chapman and Tom Dowd
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun
alto saxophone and piano:
Ray Charles (on 1958-07-05)
baritone saxophone:
Bennie Crawford (on 1958-07-05)
double bass:
Edgar Willis (on 1958-07-05)
drums (drum set):
Richie Goldberg (on 1958-07-05)
tenor saxophone:
David “Fathead” Newman (on 1958-07-05)
trumpet:
Marcus Belgrave (on 1958-07-05) and Lee Harper (on 1958-07-05)
vocals:
Ray Charles (on 1958-07-05)
recorded at:
Newport Jazz Festival in Newport, Rhode Island, United States (on 1958-07-05)
live cover recording of:
In a Little Spanish Town (’Twas on a Night Like This) (on 1958-07-05)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis and Joe Young
composer:
Mabel Wayne
3:36
14You Won’t Let Me Go
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun and Jerry Wexler
bass:
Wendell Marshall (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
piano:
Ray Charles (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
valve trombone:
Bob Brookmeyer (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
vocals:
Ray Charles (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
arranger:
Ralph Burns
recorded at:
6 West Recording in New York, New York, United States (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
recording of:
You Won’t Let Me Go
writer:
Bud Allen and Buddy Johnson
3:18