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Genius + Soul = Jazz is a 1961 album by American musician Ray Charles, featuring big band arrangements by Quincy Jones and Ralph Burns. Charles is accompanied by two groups drawn from members of the Count Basie Band and from the ranks of top New York session players. It was recorded at Van Gelder Studio in two sessions on December 26 and 27, 1960 and originally released on the Impulse! label as Impulse! A–2. Charles plays the Hammond B3 organ on all tracks.

Track listing:
“From the Heart” (Ray Charles) arr. Quincy Jones – 3:30
“I’ve Got News for You” (Roy Alfred) arr. Ralph Burns – 4:28
“Moanin'” (Bobby Timmons) arr. Quincy Jones – 3:14
“Let’s Go” (Ray Charles) arr. Ralph Burns – 2:39
“One Mint Julep” (Rudy Toombs) arr. Quincy Jones – 3:02
“I’m Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town” (Andy Razaf, Casey Bill Weldon) arr. Quincy Jones – 3:38
“Stompin’ Room Only” (Howard Marks) arr. Ralph Burns – 3:35
“Mister C” (Ray Charles) arr. Ralph Burns – 4:28
“Strike Up the Band” (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) arr. Quincy Jones – 2:35
“Birth of the Blues” (Ray Henderson, Buddy G. DeSylva, Lew Brown) arr. Ralph Burns – 5:05

Personnel:
On all tracks
Ray Charles – vocals, piano, Hammond B3 organ
December 26, 1960, session: Tracks 1, 2, 3, 7, 8 & 9
Clark Terry, Phillip Guilbeau, Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Snooky Young – trumpet
Urbie Green, Henry Coker, Al Grey, Benny Powell – trombone
Marshal Royal, Frank Wess – alto saxophone
Frank Foster, Billy Mitchell – tenor saxophone
Charlie Fowlkes – baritone saxophone
Freddie Green – guitar
Eddie Jones – bass
Sonny Payne – drums
December 27, 1960, session: Tracks 4, 5, 6 & 10
Clark Terry, Phillip Guilbeau, Jimmy Nottingham, Joe Wilder, John Frosk – trumpet
Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green, Keg Johnson, George Matthews – trombone
George Dorsey, Earle Warren – alto saxophone
Budd Johnson, Seldon Powell – tenor saxophone
Haywood Henry – baritone saxophone
Sam Herman – guitar
Joe Benjamin – double bass
Roy Haynes – drums

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Released: February 1961
Recorded: December 26–27, 1960
Studio: Van Gelder, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Length: 34:54
Label: Impulse!
A–2
Producer: Creed Taylor