Aretha Franklin – Aretha With The Ray Bryant Combo

TRACKS:

A1 WON’T BE LONG
A2 OVER THE RAINBOW
A3 LOVE IS THE ONLY THING
A4 SWEET LOVER
A5 ALL NIGHT LONG
A6 WHO NEEDS YOU?

TRACKS:

B1 RIGHT NOW
B2 ARE YOU SURE
B3 MAYBE I’M A FOOL
B4 IT AIN’T NECESSARILY SO
B5 (BLUE) BY MYSELF
B6 TODAY I SING THE BLUES
B7 OPERATION HEARTBREAK*

PERSONNEL:

ARETHA FRANKLIN, lead vocals on all tracks, plus:

ON TRACKS: A2, A3, B1, B6:
Tyree Glenn (trombone), Clifton “Skeeter” Best (guitar), Chauncey “Lord” Westbrook ( A2, A3, B6),
Bill Lee (bass), Ray Bryant (piano), Osie Johnson (drums).
Recorded August 1, 1960, at Columbia Records studios, 207 East 30th Street, New York.

ON TRACKS: A5, B5:
Al Sears (tenor saxophone), Quentin Jackson (trombone), Chauncey “Lord” Westbrook (guitar),
Bill Lee (bass), Ray Bryant (piano), Belton “Sticks” Evans (drums).
Recorded November 17, 1960, at Columbia Records studios, 207 East 30th Street, New York.

ON TRACKS: A1, A4:
Bill Lee (bass), Ray Bryant, John McFarland (piano), Belton “Sticks” Evans (drums).
Recorded November 29 (A1) & December 19 (A4), 1960, at Columbia Records studios, New York.

ON TRACK: B4:
Lucky Warren (tenor saxophone), Chauncey “Lord” Westbrook (guitar), Bill Lee (bass),
Ray Bryant (piano), Belton “Sticks” Evans (drums).
Recorded December 19, 1960, at Columbia Records studios, New York.

ON TRACKS A6, B2, B3:
Al Sears (tenor saxophone), Chauncey “Lord” Westbrook (guitar), Milt Hinton (bass),
Aretha Franklin (piano on A1, B2 & B3), Ray Bryant (piano), Belton “Sticks” Evans (drums).
Recorded January 10, 1961, at Columbia Records studios, New York.

(*) BONUS TRACK (B7): Aretha Franklin (vocals & piano).
Orchestra conducted & arranged by Richard Wess. Recorded August 16, 1961.