Here's Ray Bryant

Here's Ray Bryant
Studio album by
Ray Bryant
Released1976
RecordedJanuary 10 & 12, 1976
StudioRCA Recording Studios, New York, NY
GenreJazz
Length47:49
LabelPablo
2310 764
ProducerNorman Granz
Ray Bryant chronology
Hot Turkey
(1975) 		Here's Ray Bryant
(1976) 		Solo Flight
(1977)

Here's Ray Bryant is an album by pianist Ray Bryant recorded in 1976 and released by the Pablo label.[1][2][3]

Reception

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

AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow called it "a set of soulful and bluesy interpretations of five standards and three originals ... A relaxed outing, not essential but enjoyable".[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Ray Bryant except where noted

  1. "Girl Talk" (Neal Hefti, Bobby Troup) – 7:20
  2. "Good Morning Heartache" (Irene Higginbotham, Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher) – 4:42
  3. "Manteca" (Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo, Gil Fuller) – 6:53
  4. "When Sunny Gets Blue" (Marvin Fisher, Jack Segal) – 5:23
  5. "Hold Back Mon" – 5:58
  6. "Li'l Darlin'" (Hefti) – 7:57
  7. "Cold Turkey" – 5:08
  8. "Prayer Song" – 4:28

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Both Sides Now: Pablo Album Discography Preview accessed May 27, 2019
  2. ^ Jazzdisco: Pablo Records Catalog: 2310-700 series. Retrieved May 27, 2019
  3. ^ Jazzdisco: Ray Bryant Catalog accessed May 27, 2019
  4. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Ray Bryant: Here's Ray Bryant – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.