Reception and legacy

The Penguin Information to Blues Recordings describes Ray Charles Stay as “a splendidly vivid stay album, no matter style.”^[3]

Collage filmmaker Bruce Connor used the Herndon Stadium model of “What I might Say” on his 1962 movie Cosmic Ray^{[4][5][6][7][8][9]}

Observe itemizing

LP 1 (Newport live performance)
aspect one

1. “The Proper Time” (Herman) – 4:06
2. “In a Little Spanish City” (Lewis/Wayne/Younger) – 3:47
3. “I Received a Girl” (Charles) – 6:24
4. “Blues Waltz” (Roach) – 6:29

aspect two

1. “Scorching Rod” (Charles) – 3:43
2. “Talkin’ ’bout You” (Charles) – 4:26
3. “Sherry” (Crawford) – 4:18
4. “A Idiot for You” (Charles) – 7:15

LP 2 (Atlanta live performance)
aspect three

1. “The Proper Time” (Herman) – 4:19
2. “What’d I Say” (Charles) – 4:01
3. “Sure Certainly!” (Oliver) – 2:23
4. “The Spirit-Really feel” (Jackson) – 4:08

aspect 4

1. “Frenesi” (Charles/Dominguez/Russell) – 4:58
2. “Drown in My Personal Tears” (Glover) – 6:12
3. “Inform the Fact” (Pauling) – 2:46

further bonus observe on later CD re-issues (recorded 1958 at Newport):

”Swanee River Rock” (Charles) – 2:05

A lot of the Herndon Stadium viewers response and the compere’s remaining feedback “… Ray Charles, the Excessive Priest — What a present! What a present!”, are clearly heard within the Ray Charles in Individual LP, however not evident within the CD launch.

Personnel

• Ray Charles – keyboards, vocals, alto saxophone
• Marcus Belgrave – trumpet
• Lee Harper – trumpet (Newport tracks solely)
• John Hunt – trumpet (Atlanta tracks solely)
• David “Fathead” Newman – tenor saxophone
• Bennie “Hank” Crawford – baritone saxophone
• Edgar Willis – bass
• Richie Goldberg – drums (Newport)
• Teagle Fleming – drums (Atlanta)
• Marjorie Hendricks – vocals
• The Raeletts – vocal group