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Ray Bryant Trio: Ray Bryant (piano); Ike Isaacs (bass); Specs Wright (drums).

Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey on April 5, 1957. Includes liner notes by Ira Gitler.

Digitally remastered by Phil De Lancie (1993, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California).

Ray Bryant Trio: Ray Bryant (piano); Ike Isaacs (bass); Specs Wright (drums).

Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey on April 5, 1957. Includes liner notes by Ira Gitler.

Digitally remastered by JVC using XRCD (Extended Resolution Compast Disc) technology.

Personnel: Ray Bryant (piano); Specs Wright (drums).

Liner Note Author: Ira Gitler.

Recording information: Hackensack, NJ (04/05/1957); Van Gelder Studios, Hackensack, NJ (04/05/1957).

Pianist Ray Bryant solidified his reputation with this outstanding 1957 trio release. It displayed his facility with the blues, speed, gospel influence, and interpretive abilities on such songs as John Lewis' "Django" and Clifford Brown's "Daahoud." It also contained Bryant's funky originals "Splittin" and "Blues Changes," and was punctuated by Ike Isaacs' careful bass work and Specs Wright's loose, in the groove drumming. This set has recently been reissued by Fantasy, and the remastering provides a fine sonic framework for Bryant's heady, unpredictable, and often exciting playing. ~ Ron Wynn

Genre:

• Jazz

Music Categories:

• Jazz Instrument: Bebop