Ray Bryant - Sound Ray (1969) [re-rip]

Great work from Ray - and very much in the formula of his best Cadet records! The formula is simple - stick in 2 great original groovers, and fill the record with a few other covers of pop and jazz standards. Thanks to Richard Evans, who produced the sessions for Cadet, the grooves are great on nearly every track - and Ray sounds better here than on any other sides that we remember! In this case the originals are "Stick With It" and "Sound Ray" - both hard piano jams with a great downbeat and a nice dose of funk. Covers include "Song For My Father", "Con Alma", "Look Of Love", and "Scarborough Fair" - all very very nice! © Dusty Groove, Inc.

Cadet Records, LPS 830, 1969

Recorded in June, 1969 at Ter Mar Studios, Chicago, Illinois

Musicians:

Ray Bryant - Piano

James Rowser - Bass

Harold White - Drums

Tracks:

A1. A Song For My Father {Horace Silver} (5:24)

A2. Con Alma {Dizzy Gillespie} (4:10)

A3. Scarborough Fair {Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel} (4:39)

A4. Stick With It {Ray Bryant} (5:08)

B1. Broadway {Henri Woode, Teddy McRae, Billy Bird} (5:31)

B2. Li'l Darlin' {Neal Hefti} (5:12)

B3. The Look Of Love {Burt Bacharach, Hal David} (5:30)

B4. Sound Ray {Ray Bryant, Richard Evans} (3:41)

Credits:

Producer - Richard Evans

Arranger - Ray Bryant

Recording Engineer - Dave Purple
Album Design, Cover Photo - Jerry Griffith
Liner Notes - Ed Williams "Maiden Voyage" WLIB/FM, NYC