''Sound Ray'' 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 ...

recorded and released by

Cadet Records Cadet Records was an American record label that began as Argo Records in 1955 as the jazz subsidiary of Chess Records. Argo changed its name in 1965 to Cadet to avoid confusion with the similarly named label in the UK. Cadet stopped releasing r ...

in 1969.Jazzlists: Argo/Cadet discography (LP 800 to LP 899)
accessed August 6, 2019

Track listing

All compositions by Ray Bryant except where noted # " A Song for My Father" (

Horace Silver Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silver (September 2, 1928 – June 18, 2014) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, particularly in the hard bop style that he helped pioneer in the 1950s. After playing tenor saxophone and piano at sc ...

) – 5:23 # "

Con Alma "Con Alma" is a jazz standard written by Dizzy Gillespie, appearing on his 1954 album '' Afro''. The tune incorporates aspects of bebop jazz and Latin rhythm, and is known for its frequent changes in key centers (occurring every two bars), while s ...

" ( Dizzy Gillespie) – 4:14 # " Scarborough Fair" (Simon H Garfunkel) – 4:36 # "Stick With It" – 5:09 # "

Broadway Broadway may refer to: Theatre * Broadway Theatre (disambiguation) * Broadway theatre, theatrical productions in professional theatres near Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, U.S. ** Broadway (Manhattan), the street **Broadway Theatre (53rd Stree ...

" (Billy Bird,

Henri Woode William Henri Woode (September 25, 1909 – May 31, 1994) was an American composer, lyricist, arranger, and singer. His compositions include '' A Night at the Vanguard'', '' Sweet Slumber'', '' You Taught Me to Love Again'', and the jazz standard '' ...

Teddy McRae Teddy McRae (January 22, 1908 – March 4, 1999) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and arranger. McRae was born in Waycross, Georgia, and brought up in Philadelphia and played with local ensembles, including one composed of family members, w ...

) – 5:30 # " Li'l Darlin'" (

Neal Hefti Neal Paul Hefti (October 29, 1922 – October 11, 2008) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and arranger. He wrote music for '' The Odd Couple'' movie and TV series and for the ''Batman'' TV series. He began arranging professionally in his ...

) – 5:09 # " The Look of Love" ( Burt Bacharach,

Hal David Harold Lane David (May 25, 1921 – September 1, 2012) was an American lyricist. He grew up in New York City. He was best known for his collaborations with composer Burt Bacharach and his association with Dionne Warwick. Early life David ...

) – 5:30 # "Sound Ray" (Bryant, Richard Evans) – 3:40

Personnel

– piano *

Jimmy Rowser James Edward Rowser (April 18, 1926 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; - June 24, 2004 in Teaneck, New Jersey)Cite Web : https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/northjersey/obituary.aspx?n=james-e-rowser&pid=2368134 was an American jazz double-bassist. Row ...

– bass *

Freddie Waits Frederick "Freddie" Douglas Waits (April 27, 1943 – November 18, 1989) was a hard bop and post-bop drummer. Waits never officially recorded as leader, but was a prominent member and composer in Max Roach's M'Boom percussion ensemble. He work ...

– drums

References

1969 albums Ray Bryant albums Cadet Records albums {{1960s-jazz-album-stub