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“Recorded in 1974, Ray Bryant’s In the Cut is the one recording in his career that stands out from all the others — not necessarily because it is the best thing he ever cut, but because it is unlike anything in his vast oeuvre. … It’s the pink elephant in Bryant’s catalog to be sure, but it’s as fine a ’70s jazz date as you are likely to find. It’s so inside, it’s outside.” – Thom Jurek/AllMusic.

Track listing:
A1 I’ll Be There (B. Gordy, Jr., B. West, H. Davis, W. Hutch) 4:58
A2 Andalusian Nights (Esmond Edwards) 5:08
A3 Stop, Look & Listen To Your Heart / You Are Everything (Linda Creed, Thom Bell) 6:40
A4 Cool Struttin’ (Ray Bryant) 4:47
B1 Land Of Make Believe (Chuck Mangione) 5:50
B2 In The Cut (Ray Bryant) 6:17
B3 Watermelon Man (Herbie Hancock) 5:25

Personnel:
Arranged By [Strings & Horns] – Charles Stepney – arranger (string & horns)
Stanley Clarke (tracks: A3, B1 to B3) – bass
Montego Joe – congas
Jimmy Johnson – drums
George Marge (tracks: A1, A3 to B3) – flute, tenor saxophone, oboe
John Tropea – guitar
Margaret Ross (tracks: A1, A3 to B3) – harp
Ray Bryant – piano, electric piano
Charles Stepney (tracks: A1 to A3, B1) – synthesizer [Moog]
Joe Wilder (tracks: A1, A3 to B3), Marvin Stamm (tracks: A1, A3 to B3) – trumpet
Alfred Brown (tracks: A1, A3 to B3), Emanuel Vardi (tracks: A1, A3 to B3), Julian Barber* (tracks: A1, A3 to B3), Selart Clarke (tracks: A1, A3 to B3), Theodore Israel (tracks: A1, A3 to B3) – viola
Diana Halprin (tracks: A1, A3 to B3), Emanuel Green (tracks: A1, A3 to B3), Harry Glickman (tracks: A1, A3 to B3), Max Polikoff (tracks: A1, A3 to B3), Paul Gershman (tracks: A1, A3 to B3) – violin

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Label: Cadet ‎– CA 50052
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1974
Studio: A&R Studios, New York, NY
Sound Exchange Studios, New York, NY