Cold Turkey (album)

Cold Turkey
Live album by
Ray Bryant
Released1964
Recorded1964
VenueBasin Street East, New York City, New York
GenreJazz
Length34:40
LabelSue
LP/STLP-1032
ProducerJuggy Murray
Ray Bryant chronology
Live at Basin Street East
(1964) 		Cold Turkey
(1964) 		Soul
(1965)

Cold Turkey is a live album by pianist Ray Bryant recorded at Basin Street East and released by Sue Records in 1964.[1][2][3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [5]

The AllMusic review stated: "This 1964 release finds versatile pianist Ray Bryant in a crowd-pleasing frame of mind. The 12 tracks provide solid grooves, lyrical ballads, blues, calypso, a bit of boogie-woogie, and more. Supported by a lively, yet unremarkable, rhythm section, the accessible melodies, riffs, and rhythms stream effortlessly from Bryant's fingers. Though he works well within the structure of each piece, the pianist's impressive technique, facility, and encyclopedic musicianship are constant, as is the sense that Bryant is content to make enjoyable music that makes no demands on the audience ... Bryant's skill remains beyond reproach. Cold Turkey may not be a great jazz date, but it's solid entertainment. Bryant is apparently quite content with that."[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Ray Bryant except where noted

  1. "Cold Turkey" – 2:40
  2. "Shake a Lady" – 2:47
  3. "Favela" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes, Ray Gilbert) – 2:41
  4. "Chicago Serenade" (Eddie Harris) – 2:18
  5. "Congolese Children" (Randy Weston) – 2:43
  6. "Blues March" (Benny Golson) – 2:32
  7. "O Morro" (Jobim, de Moraes) – 3:50
  8. "Mandecee" (Daniel Ray) – 2:25
  9. "Sometime Ago" (Sergio Mihanovich) – 3:15
  10. "Slip-Up" – 2:45
  11. "Hello, Dolly!" (Jerry Herman) – 3:30
  12. "I Wish You Love" (Charles Trénet, Albert Beach) – 3:14

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Callahan, M. and Edwards, D. Sue Album Discography. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  2. ^ Ray Bryant catalog. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  3. ^ Enciclopedia del Jazz Ray Bryant discography. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Todd, Jim. Ray Bryant: Cold Turkey – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.