Ray Bryant Plays

Ray Bryant Plays is an album recorded by American jazz pianist Ray Bryant recorded in 1959 for the Signature label.[1][2][3]

Ray Bryant Plays
Studio album by Ray Bryant
Released	1960
Recorded	October 29 and November 5–6, 1959
Studio	New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	45:47
Label	Signature SM/SS 6008
Producer	Bob Thiele
Ray Bryant chronology
Alone with the Blues (1958) Ray Bryant Plays (1960) Little Susie (1959)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars calling it "a strong sampling of Ray Bryant's accessible playing during his early period".[4]

Track listing

1. "Delauney's Dilemma" (John Lewis) – 2:35
2. "Blue Monk" (Thelonious Monk) – 5:00
3. "Misty" (Erroll Garner) – 2:59
4. "Sneaking Around" (Ray Bryant) – 3:46
5. "Now's the Time" (Charlie Parker) – 4:00
6. "Wheatleigh Hall" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 3:55
7. "Doodlin'" (Horace Silver) – 4:05
8. "A Hundred Dreams from Now" (Duke Ellington) – 3:20
9. "Bags' Groove" (Milt Jackson) – 5:34
10. "Walkin'" (Richard Carpenter) – 3:08
11. "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) – 3:50
12. "Whisper Not" (Benny Golson) – 3:35

• Recorded in NYC on October 29 (tracks 1 & 5–7), November 5, (tracks 2, 3, 10 & 12), and November 6, 1959 (tracks 4, 8, 9 & 11)

Personnel

• Ray Bryant – piano
• Tommy Bryant – bass
• Oliver Jackson – drums

References

1. Ray Bryant catalog accessed April 26, 2017
2. The labels of Bob Thiele: Signature discography, accessed April 26, 2017
3. Enciclopedia del Jazz Ray Bryant discography, accessed April 26, 2017
4. Yanow, Scott. Now's the Time – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 25, 2017.