Genius + Soul = Jazz is a 1961 album by American musician Ray Charles, featuring big band arrangements by Quincy Jones and Ralph Burns. Charles is accompanied by two groups drawn from members of The Count Basie Band and from the ranks of top New York session players. It was recorded at Van Gelder Studio in two sessions on December 26 and 27, 1960 and originally released on the Impulse! label as Impulse! A–2. In 2000, the album was voted number 360 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums 3rd Edition.It was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2011.