Genius: The Ultimate Collection

Compilation by Ray Charles

Released 7 April 2009

Ahmet Ertegun
producer [2, 9]
Al Schmitt
engineer [22]
Bob Cranshaw
bass [21]
Bruno Carr
drums (drum set) [1, 7]
Charles "Clanky" Whitley
trumpet [9]
Chuck Rainey
bass [21]
David “Fathead” Newman
alto saxophone [2], baritone saxophone [9], solo [7], tenor saxophone [1-2, 7]
Don Wilkerson
solo [9], tenor saxophone [9]
Edgar Willis
bass [1-2, 7, 20]
Eric Gale
guitar [21]
Ernie Royal
trumpet [21]
Freddie Hubbard
trumpet [21]
Glenn Brooks
drums (drum set) [9]
Grady Tate
drums (drum set) [21]
Hank Crawford
alto saxophone [1, 7], baritone saxophone [2]
Hubert Laws
reeds [21]
Jerome Richardson
reeds [21]
Jerry Wexler
producer [2, 9]
Jim Hall
guitar [21]
Jimmy Bell
bass [9]
Joe Bridgewater
trumpet [9]
Joe Newman
trumpet [21]
John Hunt
trumpet [1, 7]
Leroy Cooper
baritone saxophone [1, 7]
Marcus Belgrave
trumpet [2]
Margie Hendrix
vocal [1]
Marty Paich
arranger [22], conductor [22]
Milt Turner
drums (drum set) [2]
Phillip Guilbeau
trumpet [1, 7]
Quincy Jones
arranger [21]
Ray Brown
bass [21]
Ray Charles
arranger [1, 7, 9], electric piano [2, 21], organ [20-21], piano [1, 7, 9, 16, 20-21], producer [21], vocal [1-2, 7, 9, 16, 20-21]
Sid Feller
arranger [16, 20], conductor [21], producer [1, 7]
The Jack Halloran Singers
background vocals [16], vocal [22]
The Raelettes
background vocals [1-2, 7, 21]
Toots Thielemans
guitar [21]
Wesley Jackson
guitar [9]
[unknown]
strings [21]