Soul (Ray Bryant album) explained

Soul
Type:	Album
Artist:	Ray Bryant
Cover:	Soul (Ray Bryant album).jpg
Released:	1965
Recorded:	1964
Studio:	New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	41:59
Label:	Sue LP/STLP-1036
Producer:	Juggy Murray
Chronology:	Ray Bryant
Prev Title:	Cold Turkey
Prev Year:	1964
Next Title:	Gotta Travel On
Next Year:	1966

Soul is an album by pianist Ray Bryant released on Sue Records in 1965.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Reception

The Allmusic review stated "Ray Bryant is a master of soul-jazz but these 1964 studio recordings are a bit of a disappointment. ... Bryant leans a bit too heavily toward rhythm & blues, while his music might have been more interesting heard as piano solos. A piano of questionable tuning and muddy sound hardly helps matters. ... Most fans of Ray Bryant can safely bypass this release".

Track listing

All compositions by Ray Bryant except where noted

1. "I Miss You So" (Bertha Scott, Jimmie Henderson, Sid Robin) – 3:24
2. "I Almost Lost My Mind]]" (Ivory Joe Hunter) – 4:17
3. "Since I Fell For You" (Buddy Johnson) – 2:55
4. "They All Say I'm The Biggest Fool" (Johnson) – 2:37
5. "Gospel Bird" – 4:25
6. "Little Suzie '65" – 2:29
7. "Lonely Avenue" (Doc Pomus, Ray Charles) – 3:30
8. "Please Send Me Someone to Love" (Percy Mayfield) – 3:40
9. "Stick With It" – 4:03
10. "I Don't Care Who Knows" (Johnson) – 3:49
11. "Goldfinger" (John Barry, Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) – 2:40
12. "Adalia" – 2:48

Personnel

• Ray Bryant – piano
• Wally Richardson – guitar (tracks 3, 5, 7 & 9)
• Tommy Bryant – bass
• Sonny Brown (tracks 6, 11 & 12), Walter Perkins (tracks 1–5 & 7–10) – drums

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-1036 Ray Bryant catalog
3. https://enciclopediadeljazz.wordpress.com/2016/08/24/ray-bryant-discography/ Enciclopedia del Jazz Ray Bryant discography