Home / Music / Quincy Jones pulled in players from Count Basie and Duke Ellington's bands for Ray CharlesMusic linernotes album music ray-charlesQuincy Jones pulled in players from Count Basie and Duke Ellington's bands for Ray CharlesThe A-side featured big band arrangements by Quincy Jones, with players from the Count Basie and Duke Ellington bands alongside Ray Charles’s own band. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesRay Charles's Genius was captured in two sessionsRay Charles' The Genius of Ray Charles dropped in October 1959Ralph Burns arranged the ballad side of The Genius of Ray CharlesNesuhi Ertegün and Jerry Wexler produced The Genius of Ray Charles for Atlantic.'Love Takes Time' gave Mariah Carey her second consecutive number-one hitExploreMaría José Llergo won a Goya Award fusing flamenco with electronicsMarilyn Martin sang 'Separate Lives' with Phil CollinsMatilda Mann built her career EP by EP before Roxwell'Naima' is named after John Coltrane's first wifeNala Sinephro plays modular synths and harp on Space 1.8Previous Ralph Burns arranged the ballad side of The Genius of Ray CharlesNext Pastel Blues was recorded over two years in New York City