Album: ''Genius + Soul = Jazz'' Impulse! Records Released: February, 1961 - Ray Charles recorded this Big Band album over a two-day session with several members of the Count Basie Orchestra. Phillip Guilbeau is featured extensively on trumpet, and Ray played the Hammond B3 organ for the first time on a recording. “One Mint Julep” became Ray’s first instrumental hit, reaching #1 on the R&B charts and #8 on the pop charts. - Tracks: From The Heart I’ve Got News For You Moanin’ Let’s Go One Mint Julep I’m Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town Stompin’ Room Only Mister C Strike Up The Band Birth Of The Blues