Solo Flight (Ray Bryant album)

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Solo Flight
Studio album by
Released1977
RecordedDecember 21, 1976
StudioRCA Recording Studios, New York, NY
GenreJazz
Length47:49
LabelPablo
2310 798
ProducerNorman Granz
Ray Bryant chronology
Here's Ray Bryant
(1976)
Solo Flight
(1977)
Montreux '77
(1977)

Solo Flight is an album by pianist Ray Bryant recorded in 1976 and released by the Pablo label the following year.[1][2][3]

Reception[edit]

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

AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow said "Ray Bryant, although he has made many fine trio albums through the years, is at his best when playing unaccompanied solos ... This is an excellent recording".[4]

Track listing[edit]

All compositions by Ray Bryant except where noted

  1. "In de Back Room" – 5:19
  2. "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" (Michel Legrand, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman) – 4:17
  3. "Monkey Business" – 4:07
  4. "Blues in de Big Brass Bed" – 7:14
  5. "Moanin'" (Bobby Timmons) – 4:52
  6. "St. Louis Blues" (W. C. Handy) – 6:50
  7. "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) – 5:03
  8. "Lullaby" – 2:50

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  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: Solo Flight – 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.