Live at Basin Street East

Live at Basin Street East
Live album by Ray Bryant
Released	1964
Recorded	1964
Venue	Basin Street East, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	37:19
Label	Sue LP /STLP 1019
Producer	Juggy Murray
Ray Bryant chronology
Groove House (1963) Live at Basin Street East (1964) Cold Turkey (1964)

Live at Basin Street East is a live album by pianist Ray Bryant recorded at Basin Street East and released on Sue Records in 1964. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[5]

The Allmusic review stated "This LP concentrates primarily on standards, although one pop song of the period (Bob Dylan's "Blowin' in the Wind") is thrown in, along with a pair of Bryant's originals. The piano is in decent shape, though Bryant is fairly conservative in his approach to most of the tunes, resulting in a somewhat uninspired treatment of "C Jam Blues" and a funky but lackluster "Love for Sale." ... The audience, for the most part, seems more interested in talking among themselves than realizing they are witnessing the making of a live recording". ^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Ray Bryant except where noted

1. "What Is This Thing Called Love?" (Cole Porter) – 3:40
2. "C Jam Blues" (Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington) – 3:30
3. "Sister Suzie" – 4:36
4. "This Is All I Ask" (Gordon Jenkins) – 2:28
5. "Love for Sale" (Porter) – 4:26
6. "Blowin' in the Wind" (Bob Dylan) – 4:15
7. "Satin Doll" (Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer) – 4:40
8. "Days of Wine and Roses" )Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) – 4:07
9. "Blue Azurte" (Wild Bill Davis) – 2:20
10. "All the Young Ladies" – 3:17

Personnel

• Ray Bryant – piano
• Jimmy Rowser – bass
• Ben Riley – drums

References

1. Callahan, M. and Edwards, D. Sue Album Discography, accessed April 25, 2017
2. Ray Bryant catalog, accessed April 25, 2017
3. Enciclopedia del Jazz Ray Bryant discography, accessed April 26, 2017
4. Dryden, Ken. Live at Basin Street – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved April 25, 2017.
5. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 194. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.