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Released
  
1972

Alone at Montreux (1972)
  
In the Cut (1974)

Release date
  
1972

Label
  
Atlantic Records

Length
  
44:01

Artist
  
Ray Bryant

Producer
  
Joel Dorn

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
June 23, 1972 Montreux Jazz Festival in Sweden

Jazz albums
  
Spirit House, Blues Groove, New World Pygmies, Live at Dreher - Paris 1981, Drum Suite

Alone at Montreux is a live solo album by American jazz pianist Ray Bryant recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1972 and released on the Atlantic label.

Contents

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating "This solo outing finds Bryant playing swing standards, blues, soulful versions of a couple of current pop tunes and even a bit of boogie".

Track listing

All compositions by Ray Bryant except as indicated

  1. "Gotta Travel On" (Paul Clayton, Larry Ehrlich, David Lazar, Tom Six) - 4:45
  2. "Blues #3/Willow Weep for Me" (Ray Bryant/Ann Ronell) - 6:40
  3. "Cubano Chant" - 4:35
  4. "Rockin' Chair" (Hoagy Carmichael) - 4:32
  5. "After Hours" (Avery Parrish) - 3:28
  6. "Slow Freight" - 5:08
  7. "Greensleeves" (Traditional) - 2:00
  8. "Little Suzie" - 2:30
  9. "Until It's Time for You to Go" (Buffy Sainte-Marie) - 3:23
  10. "Blues #2" - 3:30
  11. "Liebestraum Boogie" (Traditional) - 3:30

Personnel

  • Ray Bryant - piano

    • Songs

    1Gotta Travel On5:08
    2Blues Medley: Blues No 3 / Willow Weep for Me7:00
    3Cubano Chant5:03

    References

    Alone at Montreux Wikipedia
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