''Dancing the Big Twist'' is an album by pianist

Ray Bryant Raphael Homer "Ray" Bryant (December 24, 1931 – June 2, 2011) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. Early life Bryant was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on December 24, 1931. His mother was an ordained minister who had tau ...

released on

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in 1961 to capitalise on the Twist

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.Enciclopedia del Jazz Ray Bryant discography
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Reception

The

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review stated "This session will appeal to those who favor Bryant's dance hit of the era, 'Madison Time'".

Track listing

# "Twist City" (Matthew Gee) – 5:45 # "Just a Little Bit of Twist" (Don Covay) – 2:46 # "Big Susie" (Ray Bryant) – 5:22 # "Twist On" (Bryant) – 4:46 # "Twistin' an a Cat's Paw" (BuddyTate) – 5:00 # "Mo-Lasses" (Joe Newman) – 5:15 # "Fast Twist" (Harry Edison, Bryant) – 2:15 # "Do That Twist (Early In The Morning)" (Gee) – 5:31 *Recorded at Columbia Records, 30th Street Studio, NYC., on December 27, 1960 (track 7), October 23, 1961 (tracks 2, 3 & 8) and October 26, 1961 (tracks 1 & 4–6)

Personnel

– piano *

Harry Edison Harry "Sweets" Edison (October 10, 1915 – July 27, 1999) was an American jazz trumpeter and a member of the Count Basie Orchestra. His most important contribution was as a Hollywood studio musician, whose muted trumpet can be heard backi ...

(track 7), Pat Jenkins (tracks 1–6 & 8), Joe Newman (tracks 1–6 & 8) – trumpet * Matthew Gee –

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(tracks 1–6 & 8) *Ben Richardson – baritone saxophone (track 7) *

Buddy Tate George Holmes "Buddy" Tate (February 22, 1913 – February 10, 2001) was an American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist. Biography Tate was born in Sherman, Texas, United States, and first played the alto saxophone. According to the website All ...

–

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* Bill Lee (track 7), Jimmy Rowser (tracks 1–6 & 8) –

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* Gus Johnson (track 7),

Mickey Roker Granville William "Mickey" Roker (September 3, 1932 – May 22, 2017) was an American jazz drummer. Biography Roker was born into extreme poverty in Miami to Granville (Sr.) and Willie Mae Roker. After his mother died (his father never lived w ...

(tracks 1–6 & 8) – drums *

Ray Barretto Raymundo "Ray" Barretto Pagán (April 29, 1929 – February 17, 2006) was an American percussionist and bandleader of Puerto Rican descent. Throughout his career as a percussionist, he played a wide variety of Latin music styles, as well as Lati ...

– congas (track 7) *

Don Covay Donald James Randolph (March 24, 1936 – January 31, 2015), better known by the stage name Don Covay, was an American R&B, rock and roll, and soul singer-songwriter most active from the 1950s to the 1970s. His most successful recordings incl ...

– vocals (track 2)

References

{{Authority control 1961 albums Ray Bryant albums Columbia Records albums Albums produced by John Hammond (producer)