Little Susie

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Little Susie
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1960
RecordedDecember 10, 1959 and January 19, 1960
StudioColumbia 30th Street Studio, New York City
GenreJazz
LabelColumbia
CL-1449/CS-8244
Ray Bryant chronology
Ray Bryant Plays
(1959)
Little Susie
(1960)
Madison Time
(1960)

Little Susie is an album by pianist Ray Bryant released on Columbia Records in 1960.[1][2][3]

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[5]

The AllMusic review stated "Pianist Ray Bryant's debut for Columbia was named after 'Little Susie,' a hit single he had a short time earlier recorded for Signature. The trio LP with bassist Tommy Bryant and either Gus Johnson or Eddie Locke on drums has a remake of 'Little Susie,' a few other originals that did not catch on as hits".[4]

Track listing[edit]

All compositions by Ray Bryant except where noted

  1. "Little Susie" – 4:40
  2. "By Myself" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 3:20
  3. "Blues For Norine" – 4:35
  4. "Moon-Faced, Starry-Eyed" (Kurt Weill, Langston Hughes) – 3:27
  5. "Big Buddy" – 5:37
  6. "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) – 5:12
  7. "Greensleeves" (Traditional) – 2:26
  8. "So In Love" (Cole Porter) – 5:41
  9. "If I Can Just Make It" (Traditional) – 2:12
  10. "Misty" (Erroll Garner) – 4:04
  • Recorded at Columbia Records, 30th Street Studio, NYC., on December 10, 1959 (tracks 1–3 & 10) and January 19, 1960 (tracks 4–9)

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Watts, R., Callahan, M., Edwards, D. and Eyries, P. Columbia Main Series, Part 10: CL 1400-1499/CS 8196-8290 (1959-1961), accessed April 25, 2017
  2. ^ Ray Bryant catalog, accessed April 25, 2017
  3. ^ Enciclopedia del Jazz Ray Bryant discography, accessed April 26, 2017
  4. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Little Susie – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  5. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.