Ray Bryant – Ray Bryant Plays

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Ray Bryant Plays is an album recorded by American jazz pianist Ray Bryant recorded in 1959 for the Signature label.

Track listing:
“Delauney’s Dilemma” (John Lewis) – 2:35
“Blue Monk” (Thelonious Monk) – 5:00
“Misty” (Erroll Garner) – 2:59
“Sneaking Around” (Ray Bryant) – 3:46
“Now’s the Time” (Charlie Parker) – 4:00
“Wheatleigh Hall” (Dizzy Gillespie) – 3:55
“Doodlin'” (Horace Silver) – 4:05
“A Hundred Dreams from Now” (Duke Ellington) – 3:20
“Bags’ Groove” (Milt Jackson) – 5:34
“Walkin'” (Richard Carpenter) – 3:08
“Take the “A” Train” (Billy Strayhorn) – 3:50
“Whisper Not” (Benny Golson) – 3:35

Recorded in NYC on October 29 (tracks 1 & 5–7), November 5, (tracks 2, 3, 10 & 12), and November 6, 1959 (tracks 4, 8, 9 & 11)

Personnel:
Ray Bryant – piano
Tommy Bryant – bass
Oliver Jackson – drums

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Released: 1960
Recorded: October 29 and November 5–6, 1959
Label: Signature
SM/SS 6008
Producer: Bob Thiele