Con Alma (Ray Bryant album)

Con Alma
Studio album by Ray Bryant Trio
Released	June 1961
Recorded	November 25, 1960, and January 26, 1961
Studio	Columbia Records, 30th Street Studio, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:19
Label	Columbia CL-1633/CS-8433
Ray Bryant chronology
Madison Time (1960) Con Alma (1961) Dancing the Big Twist (1961)

Con Alma is an album by pianist Ray Bryant released on Columbia Records in 1961. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]

The Allmusic review stated: "Bryant is typically soulful, swinging and reasonably explorative on nine songs". ^[4]

Track listing

1. "Con Alma" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 6:55
2. "Milestones" (Miles Davis) – 4:10
3. "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams) – 3:51
4. "Django" (John Lewis) – 5:38 Bonus track on CD reissue
5. "Nuts and Bolts" (Ray Bryant) – 3:05
6. "Cubano Chant" (Bryant) – 4:22
7. "Ill Wind" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 3:12
8. "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prévert, Johnny Mercer) – 5:22
9. "C Jam Blues" (Duke Ellington) – 4:22

• Recorded at Columbia Records, 30th Street Studio, NYC, on November 25, 1960 (tracks 2 & 4), and January 26, 1961 (tracks 1, 3 & 5–9)

Personnel

• Ray Bryant – piano
• Arthur Harper (tracks 2 & 4), Bill Lee (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 7–9) – bass
• Mickey Roker – drums (tracks 1–5 & 7–9)

References

1. Watts, R., M. Callahan, D. Edwards, and P. Eyries, Columbia Main Series, Part 12: CL 1600-1699/CS 8400–8499 (1961–1962), accessed April 25, 2017.
2. Ray Bryant catalog, accessed April 25, 2017
3. di Filippo, Riccardo (September 12, 2015). "BRYANT Ray". Jazz Music (in Italian). Retrieved September 26, 2023.
4. Yanow, Scott. Con Alma – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved April 25, 2017.