Ray Bryant Trio (1956 album)

Ray Bryant Trio
Studio album by Ray Bryant
Released	1956
Recorded	April 3 and May 3 & 11, 1956
Studio	New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	34:56
Label	Epic LN 3279
Ray Bryant chronology
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Ray Bryant Trio is an album by pianist Ray Bryant recorded in 1956 for the Epic label.^[1][2]

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Track listing

All compositions by Ray Bryant except where noted.

1. "Cubano Chant" – 3:06
2. "Off Shore" (Leo Diamond, Steve Graham) – 3:56
3. "Well, You Needn't" (Thelonious Monk) – 3:19
4. "Cry Me a River" (Arthur Hamilton) – 3:51
5. "In a Mellow Tone" (Duke Ellington) – 4:22
6. "You're My Thrill" (Burton Lane, Ned Washington) – 4:23
7. "Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie, Felix Paparelli) – 2:41
8. "Goodbye" (Gordon Jenkins) – 3:58
9. "Philadelphia Bound" – 2:35
10. "Pawn Ticket" – 2:49
11. "The Breeze and I" (Ernesto Lecuona, Al Stillman) – 3:28
12. "It's a Pity to Say Goodnight" (Billy Reid) – 2:24

• Recorded in NYC on April 3, 1956 (tracks 2, 4, 8 & 9), May 3, 1956 (tracks 1, 5–7 & 11) , and May 11, 1956 (tracks 3, 10 & 12)

Personnel

• Ray Bryant – piano
• Wyatt Ruther – bass
• Kenny Clarke (tracks 2, 4, 8 & 9), Osie Johnson (tracks 3, 10 & 12), Jo Jones (tracks 1, 5–7 & 11) – drums
• Candido – percussion (tracks 1 & 7)

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