All Blues (Ray Bryant album)

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All Blues
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Studio album by
Ray Bryant
Released1978
RecordedApril 10, 1978
StudioRCA Studios, New York, NY
Genre Jazz
Length47:18
Label Pablo
2310-820
Producer Norman Granz
Ray Bryant chronology
Montreux '77
(1977)		All Blues
(1978)		 Potpourri
(1980)

All Blues is an album by pianist Ray Bryant recorded in 1978 and released by the Pablo label. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars and said that "Bryant explores an impressive variety of blues styles and grooves, leaving listeners with a happy feeling." [4] A 1979 review in Walrus magazine called the album "comfortable". [5]

Track listing

All compositions by Ray Bryant except where noted

  1. "Stick With It" – 7:45
  2. "All Blues" (Miles Davis) – 8:27
  3. "C Jam Blues" (Duke Ellington) – 5:10
  4. "Please Send Me Someone to Love" (Percy Mayfield) – 5:56
  5. "Jumpin' With Symphony Sid" (Lester Young) – 6:25
  6. "Blues Changes" – 6:05
  7. "Billie's Bounce" (Charlie Parker) – 7:31

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Edwards, David; Callahan, Mike; Eyries, Patrice; Watts, Randy; Neely, Tim. "Pablo Album Discography Preview" (PDF). Both Sides Now Publications. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 10, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Pablo Records Catalog: 2310-800 series". Jazz Discography Project. Archived from the original on April 24, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Ray Bryant Catalog". Jazz Discography Project. Archived from the original on April 4, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  4. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Ray Bryant: All Blues – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Fringe Albums: Competant[ sic ] LPs of secondary interest". Walrus!. No. 255. February 12, 1979. p. 26.
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