All Blues (Ray Bryant album) explained

All Blues
Type:Studio
Artist:Ray Bryant
Cover:All Blues (Ray Bryant album).jpg
Released:1978
Recorded:April 10, 1978
Studio:RCA Studios, New York, NY
Genre:Jazz
Length:47:18
Label:Pablo
2310-820
Producer:Norman Granz
Chronology:Ray Bryant
Prev Title:Montreux '77
Prev Year:1977
Next Title:Potpourri
Next Year:1980

All Blues is an album by pianist Ray Bryant recorded in 1978 and released by the Pablo label.[1] [2] [3]

Reception

AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars and said that "Bryant explores an impressive variety of blues styles and grooves, leaving listeners with a happy feeling." A 1979 review in Walrus magazine called the album "comfortable".[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Ray Bryant except where noted

  1. "Stick With It" – 7:45
  2. "All Blues" (Miles Davis) – 8:27
  3. "C Jam Blues" (Duke Ellington) – 5:10
  4. "Please Send Me Someone to Love" (Percy Mayfield) – 5:56
  5. "Jumpin' With Symphony Sid" (Lester Young) – 6:25
  6. "Blues Changes" – 6:05
  7. "Billie's Bounce" (Charlie Parker) – 7:31

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pablo Album Discography Preview. https://web.archive.org/web/20191110092810/https://www.bsnpubs.com/new/pablo.pdf . November 10, 2019 . live. Edwards. David. Callahan. Mike. Eyries. Patrice. Watts. Randy. Neely. Tim. Both Sides Now Publications. April 10, 2020.
  2. Web site: Pablo Records Catalog: 2310-800 series. https://web.archive.org/web/20190424115805/https://www.jazzdisco.org/pablo-records/catalog-2310-800-series/. April 24, 2019 . live. Jazz Discography Project. April 10, 2020.
  3. Web site: Ray Bryant Catalog. https://web.archive.org/web/20190404072854/https://www.jazzdisco.org/ray-bryant/catalog/. April 4, 2019 . live. Jazz Discography Project. April 10, 2020.
  4. February 12, 1979 . Fringe Albums: LPs of secondary interest . Walrus! . 26 . 255.