Ray Bryant • MCMLXX

Review by Scott Yanow

Despite some commercial tendencies, this 1970 LP (not yet reissued on CD) is better than it looks. Pianist Ray Bryant uplifts such pop material as "Let It Be," "Bridge Over Troubled Waters," "Hey Jude," and "Spinning Wheel." Four selections find Bryant's trio (with electric bassist Chuck Rainey and drummer Jimmy Johnson) augmented by either horns (on "Let It Be") or by strings effectively arranged by Eumir Deodata. The colorful results are not essential but are less dated than one might think.

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Reseña de Scott Yanow

A pesar de algunas tendencias comerciales, este LP de 1970 (aún no reeditado en CD) es mejor de lo que parece. El pianista Ray Bryant eleva material pop como "Let It Be", "Bridge Over Troubled Waters", "Hey Jude" y "Spinning Wheel". Cuatro selecciones del trío de Bryant (con el bajista eléctrico Chuck Rainey y el baterista Jimmy Johnson) se complementan con trompetas (en "Let It Be") o con cuerdas efectivamente arregladas por Eumir Deodata. Los resultados coloridos no son esenciales, pero son menos antiguos de lo que uno podría pensar.

Tracklist:
A1 - Stick With It - 5:51
A2 - Let It Be - 4:01
A3 - Bridge Over Troubled Waters - 3:20
A4 - Hey Jude - 4:50
B1 - Shake-A-Lady - 2:38
B2 - Unchained Melody - 4:45
B3 - My Cherie Amour - 4:56
B4 - Spinning Wheel - 3:39


Credits:
    Acoustic Bass – Ron Carter (tracks: A1, A3, A4)
    Alto Saxophone – George Dorsey (tracks: A2)
    Arranged By – Arif Mardin (tracks: A2), Eumir Deodato (tracks: A1, A3, A4)
    Baritone Saxophone – Pepper Adams (tracks: A2)
    Bass Clarinet – Leon Cohen (tracks: A1, A3, A4)
    Cello – Charles McCracken (tracks: A1, A3, A4)
    Cover, Design – Haig Adishian
    Drums – Jimmy Johnson (2)
    Electric Bass – Chuck Rainey
    Engineer [Recording] – Gene Paul
    Engineer [Recording], Engineer [Re-mix] – Lewis Hahn
    Photography By – Joel Brodsky
    Piano – Ray Bryant
    Producer – Joel Dorn
    Tenor Saxophone – Joe Gentle (tracks: A1, A3, A4), King Curtis (tracks: A2)
    Trombone – Garnett Brown (tracks: A2)
    Trumpet – Joe Newman (tracks: A2)
    Violin – Emanuel Green (tracks: A1, A3, A4), Gene Orloff (tracks: A1, A3, A4), Joseph Malignaggi (tracks: A1, A3, A4), Julien Barber (tracks: A1, A3, A4), Matthew Raimondi (tracks: A1, A3, A4), Noel Dacosta (tracks: A1, A3, A4), Paul Gershman (tracks: A1, A3, A4), Selwart Clarke (tracks: A1, A3, A4),


Label: Atlantic ‎– SD 1564, Atlantic ‎– ATS ST 06085
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country:
Italy
Released:
1970
Genre:
Jazz
Style:
Contemporary Jazz, Cool Jazz 

 

 

 

 

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