The Ray Charles Story

Compilation by Ray Charles

Released 1962

Ahmet Ertegun
producer [2.8, 2.10, 2.13-14, 1.1-15]
Bennie Crawford
baritone saxophone [12], saxophone [14]
Bob Brookmeyer
valve trombone [10-11]
Clark Terry
trumpet [13]
David “Fathead” Newman
alto saxophone [8], saxophone [3, 6, 12], solo [8], tenor saxophone [13-14]
Edgar Willis
bass [3, 6, 8, 12, 14]
Emmott Dennis
baritone saxophone [1, 3, 6]
Ernie Royal
trumpet [13]
Frank Wess
flute [13], saxophone [13]
Hank Crawford
baritone saxophone [8]
Jerry Wexler
producer [1.1-15, 2.8, 2.10-11, 2.13-14]
Joe Bridgewater
trumpet [1, 3]
Joe Newman
trumpet [13]
John Hunt
trumpet [1, 12, 14]
Leiber & Stoller
producer [8]
Marcus Belgrave
trumpet [6, 8, 12-14]
Margie Hendrix
vocal [8]
Marjorie Hendricks
vocal [12]
Marshall Royal
alto saxophone [13]
Mary Ann Fisher
vocal [3]
Melba Liston
trombone [13]
Milt Turner
drums (drum set) [8]
Nesuhi Ertegun
producer [10-11, 13]
Paul Gonsalves
tenor saxophone [13]
Quentin Jackson
trombone [13]
Quincy Jones
arranger [13]
Ralph Burns
arranger [10-11]
Ray Charles
arranger [8], electric piano [8], keyboard [1, 6], piano [3, 10-14], vocal [1, 3, 6, 8, 10-14]
Richie Goldberg
drums (drum set) [6]
Ricky Harper
trumpet [3, 6, 8]
Roosevelt Sheffield
bass [1]
Snookie Young
trumpet [13]
Teagle Fleming
drums (drum set) [12, 14]
The Raelettes
background vocals [8], vocal [3, 6, 12]
Wendell Marshall
bass [10-11]
William Peeples
drums (drum set) [1, 3]
Zoot Sims
tenor saxophone [13]