''Ray Bryant Trio'' is a 1957 album by
jazz pianist
Ray Bryant with drummer
Specs Wright
Charles "Specs" Wright (September 8, 1927 - February 6, 1963) was an American jazz drummer born in Philadelphia.
Wright played drums in an Army band until his discharge in 1947. Following this he played in a group with Jimmy Heath and Howard ...
and bassist
Ike Isaacs Ike Isaacs may refer to:
* Ike Isaacs (guitarist) (1919–1996), Burmese-British jazz guitarist
* Ike Isaacs (bassist) (1923–1981), American jazz bassist
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that was recorded on April 5, 1957, at
Van Gelder Studio and released as Prestige 7098.
[Riccardo Di Filippo]
Ray Bryant discography
''Enciclopedia del Jazz'', accessed April 26, 2017.
Reception
AllMusic reviewer Ron Wynn
Ron Wynn is a music critic, author, and AllMusic editor. Wynn was the editor of the first edition of '' The All Music Guide to Jazz'' (1994), and from 1993 to 1994 served as the jazz and rap editor of the ''All Music Guide''. Wynn is the former e ...
awarded the album 4 stars, calling it "outstanding" and noting that it displays Bryant's "facility with the blues, speed, gospel influence, and interpretive abilities."[
]
Track listing
#"Golden Earrings" (Ray Evans
Raymond Bernard Evans (February 4, 1915 – February 15, 2007) was an American songwriter. He was a partner in a composing and song-writing duo with Jay Livingston, known for the songs they composed for films. Evans wrote the lyrics and Living ...
/ Jay Livingston
Jay Livingston (born Jacob Harold Levison, March 28, 1915 – October 17, 2001) was an American composer best known as half of a song-writing duo with Ray Evans that specialized in songs composed for films. Livingston wrote music and Evans t ...
/ Victor Young) – 4:53
#" Angel Eyes" (Earl Brent / Matt Dennis
Matthew Loveland Dennis (February 11, 1914 – June 21, 2002) was an American singer, pianist, band leader, arranger, and writer of music for popular songs.
Biography
Dennis was born in Seattle, Washington, United States. His mother was a violi ...
) – 3:23
#"Blues Changes" (Ray Bryant) – 5:03
#"Splittin'" (Ray Bryant) – 4:38
#" Django" ( John Lewis) – 5:05
#"The Thrill is Gone" ( Lew Brown / Ray Henderson
Ray Henderson (born Raymond Brost; December 1, 1896 – December 31, 1970) was an American songwriter.
Early life
Born in Buffalo, New York, United States, Henderson moved to New York City and became a popular composer in Tin Pan Alley. He was o ...
) – 4:56
#"Daahoud" (Clifford Brown
Clifford Benjamin Brown (October 30, 1930 – June 26, 1956) was an American jazz trumpeter and composer. He died at the age of 25 in a car accident, leaving behind four years' worth of recordings. His compositions "Sandu", "Joy Spring", an ...
) – 4:04
#"Sonar" ( Kenny Clarke / Gerald Wiggins) – 3:23
Personnel
* Ray Bryant — piano
* Ike Isaacs Ike Isaacs may refer to:
* Ike Isaacs (guitarist) (1919–1996), Burmese-British jazz guitarist
* Ike Isaacs (bassist) (1923–1981), American jazz bassist
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— double bass
* Specs Wright
Charles "Specs" Wright (September 8, 1927 - February 6, 1963) was an American jazz drummer born in Philadelphia.
Wright played drums in an Army band until his discharge in 1947. Following this he played in a group with Jimmy Heath and Howard ...
— drums
A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...
References
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1957 albums
Prestige Records albums
Ray Bryant albums
Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio
Albums recorded in a home studio