University Of Akron Concert [Live]

Ray Bryant | Format: Vinyl

Product Details

• Vinyl (April 16, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Ojc
• ASIN: B000000YE2
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,859,693 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Blues, No. 3

2. Joy (Blues, No. 2)

3. Lover Man

4. Me and the Blues (Blues No. 1)

5. My Blues (Blues, No. 5)

6. Rockin' Chair

7. Stocking Feet

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bryant Struts His Soul, January 27, 2001

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Tom W. Rhody (Oregon United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Alone With the Blues (Audio CD)

A Prestige gem a la solo! Refreshing, unpretentious, gospel-inflected bluesy-jazz, SOLO piano (hard to believe that this is one man playing alone--never busy, always tasty, the man knows when not to play as well as when to play). The Philadelphia born Bryant after stints with Miles Davis and Sonny Rollins, returns to his rooots in this delightful album that you can relax and listen to over and over. Recorded by the Rudy Van Gelder in 1958 in good ole Hackensack, NJ.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent early Bryant, April 18, 2005

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Bomojaz (South Central PA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Alone With the Blues (Audio CD)

Bryant (solo piano) 12/19/58.

Five of the 7 tunes are blues, Bryant's forte (the 2 least successful tracks are the non-blues). ME AND THE BLUES to me is the best: taken slow, it's a great tune and Bryant does marvels with it. Sometimes solo piano albums find the player getting too introsective or showy, but that's never the case here. Bryant is a joy to listen to. Highly recommended.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome, March 22, 2001

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Beverly Sharretto (New Haven, CT United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Alone With the Blues (Audio CD)

This is my first Ray Bryant album. I've got to say it's one of the best stride albums I've heard. Totally his own style. He really moves, rhythm is great, and chord choices are wonderful surprises. No one could be disappointed.