Up Above the Rock

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Up Above the Rock
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Studio album by
Ray Bryant
Released1968
RecordedSeptember 1968
StudioRCA Studios, New York City, NY
Genre Jazz
Length35:17
Label Cadet
LP/LPS-818
Producer Richard Evans
Ray Bryant chronology
Take a Bryant Step
(1967)		Up Above the Rock
(1968)		 Sound Ray
(1969)

Up Above the Rock is an album by pianist Ray Bryant recorded and released by Cadet Records in 1968. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Track listing

All compositions by Ray Bryant except where noted

  1. "Up Above the Rock" – 2:59
  2. "Dag Nab It" (Bryant, Richard Evans) – 3:33
  3. "Quizás, Quizás, Quizás" (Osvaldo Farrés) – 3:18
  4. "If I Were a Carpenter" (Tim Hardin) – 2:48
  5. "Little Green Apples" (Bobby Russell) – 3:21
  6. "I Say a Little Prayer" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 4:45
  7. "After Hours" (Avery Parrish) – 3:47
  8. "Where the Wind Blows" – 4:33
  9. "Five, Six and Seven" (Howard Reynolds) – 3:20
  10. "Mrs. Robinson" (Paul Simon) – 2:53

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Callahan, M. and Edwards, D. Cadet Album Discography (1965-1971), accessed August 5, 2019
  2. ↑ Ray Bryant catalog, accessed August 5, 2019
  3. ↑ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Ray Bryant discography, accessed August 5, 2019
  4. ↑ Jazzlists: Argo/Cadet discography (LP 800 to LP 899) accessed August 6, 2019
  5. ↑ Ray Bryant: Up Above the Rocks – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
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