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Ray Bryant

Pianist Ray Bryant is one of the most versatile musicians in jazz. He joins Alyn Shipton to look at the recorded highlights of a career that covers work with Max Roach, Art Blakey, Dizzy Gillespie and Coleman Hawkins among others, as well as his own solo and trio projects.

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Sat 27 Feb 2010 16:00
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  • Ray Bryant

    Splittin'

    Composer: Bryant Performers: Ray Bryant, p; Ike Isaacs, b; Specs Wright, d.

    • Ray Bryant Trio.
    • Prestige.
    • OJCCD 7932.

  • Charlie Parker's Reboppers

    Bitty Ditty

    Composer: Thad Jones Performers: Miles Davis , tp; Jackie McLean, as; Milt Jackson, vib; Ray Bryant, p; Percy Heath, b; Art Taylor, d. Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 5, 1955.

    • Miles Davis and Milt Jackson Quintet.
    • Prestige.
    • OJCD 012-2.

  • Carmen McRae

    I'm Through With Love

    Composer: Malneck / Livingston / Cohn Performers: Carmen McRae, v; Ray Bryant, p; Ike Isaacs, b; Specs Wright, d. 18 April 1957.

    • Carmen McRae and Ray Bryant Complete Recordings.
    • Gambit.
    • 69204.

  • Ray Bryant

    Bryant's Folly

    Composer: Bryant Performers: Ray Bryant, p; Wendell Marshall, b; Philly Joe Jones, d. 1 June 1955.

    • Meet Betty Carter and Ray Bryant.
    • Columbia.
    • 4850992.

  • Max Roach

    Ezzthetic

    Composer: Russell Performers: Kenny Dorham, tp; Sonny Rollins, ts; Ray Bryant, p; George Morrow, b; Max Roach, d. NYC, September 17, 1956.

    • Max Roach + 4.
    • Emarcy.
    • 822673-2.

  • The Art Blakey Percussion Ensemble

    Cubano Chant

    Composer: Bryant Performers: Ray Bryant, p; Oscar Pettiford, b, cello; Art Blakey, Jo Jones, d; Charles "Specs" Wright, d, timp, gong; Candido, "Sabu" Martinez, bgo. NYC, February 22, 1957.

    • Drum Suite.
    • Columbia.
    • Legacy 77631.

  • Dizzy Gillespie with Sonny Rollins and Sonny Stitt - The Eternal Triangle

    Composer: Stitt Performers: Dizzy Gillespie, vocs, t; Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt, ts; Ray Bryant, p; Tommy Bryant, b; Charlie Persip, d. December 19, 1957.

  • Ray Bryant

    Me and the Blues

    Composer: Bryant Performers: Ray Bryant , p. 19 Dec 1958.

    • Alone with the Blues.
    • Original Jazz Classics.
    • 249.

  • Coleman Hawkins - Greensleeves

    Composer: trad. Performers: Coleman Hawkins, ts; Ray Bryant, p; Kenny Burrell, g; Wendell Marshall, b; Osie Johnson, d. 7 Nov 1958.

  • Charlie Shavers

    Alexander's Ragtime Band

    Composer: Berlin Performers: Charlie Shavers, t; Ray Bryant p; Tommy Bryant, b; Oliver Jackson, d. 1959.

    • Charlie Shavers Ray Bryant Quartet Complete Recordings Vol 1.
    • Lonehill.
    • 10182.

  • Ray Bryant

    Little Susie

    Composer: Bryant Performers: Ray Bryant, p, 1972.

    • Alone at Montreux.
    • Atlantic.
    • 1626.

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  • Sat 27 Feb 2010 16:00
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