Live at Basin Street East explained

Live at Basin Street East
Type:Live album
Artist:Ray Bryant
Cover:Live at Basin Street East.jpg
Released:1964
Recorded:1964
Venue:Basin Street East, New York City
Genre:Jazz
Length:37:19
Label:Sue
LP /STLP 1019
Producer:Juggy Murray
Chronology:Ray Bryant
Prev Title:Groove House
Prev Year:1963
Next Title:Cold Turkey
Next Year:1964

Live at Basin Street East is a live album by pianist Ray Bryant recorded at Basin Street East and released on Sue Records in 1964.[1] [2] [3]

Reception

The Allmusic review stated "This LP concentrates primarily on standards, although one pop song of the period (Bob Dylan's "Blowin' in the Wind") is thrown in, along with a pair of Bryant's originals. The piano is in decent shape, though Bryant is fairly conservative in his approach to most of the tunes, resulting in a somewhat uninspired treatment of "C Jam Blues" and a funky but lackluster "Love for Sale." ... The audience, for the most part, seems more interested in talking among themselves than realizing they are witnessing the making of a live recording".

Track listing

All compositions by Ray Bryant except where noted

  1. "What Is This Thing Called Love?" (Cole Porter) – 3:40
  2. "C Jam Blues" (Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington) – 3:30
  3. "Sister Suzie" – 4:36
  4. "This Is All I Ask" (Gordon Jenkins) – 2:28
  5. "Love for Sale" (Porter) – 4:26
  6. "Blowin' in the Wind" (Bob Dylan) – 4:15
  7. "Satin Doll" (Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer) – 4:40
  8. "Days of Wine and Roses")Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) – 4:07
  9. "Blue Azurte" (Wild Bill Davis) – 2:20
  10. "All the Young Ladies" – 3:17

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Callahan, M. and Edwards, D. Sue Album Discography, accessed April 25, 2017
  2. http://www.jazzdisco.org/ray-bryant/catalog/#sue-lp-1019 Ray Bryant catalog
  3. https://enciclopediadeljazz.wordpress.com/2016/08/24/ray-bryant-discography/ Enciclopedia del Jazz Ray Bryant discography