Con Alma is an album by pianist Ray Bryant released on Columbia Records in 1961.[1][2][3]
| Con Alma | ||||
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| Studio album by Ray Bryant Trio | ||||
| Released | June 1961 | |||
| Recorded | November 25, 1960, and January 26, 1961 | |||
| Studio | Columbia Records, 30th Street Studio, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 41:19 | |||
| Label | Columbia CL-1633/CS-8433 | |||
| Ray Bryant chronology | ||||
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Reception edit
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [4] |
The Allmusic review stated: "Bryant is typically soulful, swinging and reasonably explorative on nine songs".[4]
Track listing edit
- "Con Alma" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 6:55
- "Milestones" (Miles Davis) – 4:10
- "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams) – 3:51
- "Django" (John Lewis) – 5:38 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Nuts and Bolts" (Ray Bryant) – 3:05
- "Cubano Chant" (Bryant) – 4:22
- "Ill Wind" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 3:12
- "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prévert, Johnny Mercer) – 5:22
- "C Jam Blues" (Duke Ellington) – 4:22
- Recorded at Columbia Records, 30th Street Studio, NYC, on November 25, 1960 (tracks 2 & 4), and January 26, 1961 (tracks 1, 3 & 5–9)
Personnel edit
- Ray Bryant – piano
- Arthur Harper (tracks 2 & 4), Bill Lee (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 7–9) – bass
- Mickey Roker – drums (tracks 1–5 & 7–9)
References edit
- ^ Watts, R., M. Callahan, D. Edwards, and P. Eyries, Columbia Main Series, Part 12: CL 1600-1699/CS 8400–8499 (1961–1962), accessed April 25, 2017.
- ^ Ray Bryant catalog, accessed April 25, 2017
- ^ di Filippo, Riccardo (2015-09-12). "BRYANT Ray". Jazz Music (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Con Alma – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 25, 2017.