Here's Ray Bryant is an album by pianist Ray Bryant recorded in 1976 and released by the Pablo label.[1][2][3]

Here's Ray Bryant
Studio album by
Released1976
RecordedJanuary 10 & 12, 1976
StudioRCA Recording Studios, New York, NY
GenreJazz
Length47:49
LabelPablo
2310 764
ProducerNorman Granz
Ray Bryant chronology
Hot Turkey
(1975)
Here's Ray Bryant
(1976)
Solo Flight
(1977)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings     [5]

AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow called it "a set of soulful and bluesy interpretations of five standards and three originals ... A relaxed outing, not essential but enjoyable".[4]

Track listing

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All compositions by Ray Bryant except where noted

  1. "Girl Talk" (Neal Hefti, Bobby Troup) – 7:20
  2. "Good Morning Heartache" (Irene Higginbotham, Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher) – 4:42
  3. "Manteca" (Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo, Gil Fuller) – 6:53
  4. "When Sunny Gets Blue" (Marvin Fisher, Jack Segal) – 5:23
  5. "Hold Back Mon" – 5:58
  6. "Li'l Darlin'" (Hefti) – 7:57
  7. "Cold Turkey" – 5:08
  8. "Prayer Song" – 4:28

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Both Sides Now: Pablo Album Discography Preview accessed May 27, 2019
  2. ^ Jazzdisco: Pablo Records Catalog: 2310-700 series. Retrieved May 27, 2019
  3. ^ Jazzdisco: Ray Bryant Catalog accessed May 27, 2019
  4. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Ray Bryant: Here's Ray Bryant – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.