Ray Bryant Plays is an album recorded by American jazz pianist Ray Bryant recorded in 1959 for the Signature label.[1][2][3]
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| Released | 1960 | |||
| Recorded | October 29 and November 5–6, 1959 | |||
| Studio | New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 45:47 | |||
| Label | Signature SM/SS 6008 | |||
| Producer | Bob Thiele | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [4] |
Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars calling it "a strong sampling of Ray Bryant's accessible playing during his early period".[4]
Track listing
edit- "Delauney's Dilemma" (John Lewis) – 2:35
- "Blue Monk" (Thelonious Monk) – 5:00
- "Misty" (Erroll Garner) – 2:59
- "Sneaking Around" (Ray Bryant) – 3:46
- "Now's the Time" (Charlie Parker) – 4:00
- "Wheatleigh Hall" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 3:55
- "Doodlin'" (Horace Silver) – 4:05
- "A Hundred Dreams from Now" (Duke Ellington) – 3:20
- "Bags' Groove" (Milt Jackson) – 5:34
- "Walkin'" (Richard Carpenter) – 3:08
- "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) – 3:50
- "Whisper Not" (Benny Golson) – 3:35
- Recorded in NYC on October 29 (tracks 1 & 5–7), November 5, (tracks 2, 3, 10 & 12), and November 6, 1959 (tracks 4, 8, 9 & 11)
Personnel
editReferences
edit- ^ Ray Bryant catalog accessed April 26, 2017
- ^ The labels of Bob Thiele: Signature discography, accessed April 26, 2017
- ^ Enciclopedia del Jazz Ray Bryant discography, accessed April 26, 2017
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Now's the Time – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 25, 2017.