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MCMLXX (album)

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Released
  
1970

Artist
  
Ray Bryant

Producer
  
Joel Dorn

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
34:09

Release date
  
1970

Label
  
Atlantic Records

Recorded
  
March 4, 5 & 18 and April 14, 1970 Atlantic Studios in NYC

MCMLXX (1970)
  
Alone at Montreux (1972)

Similar
  
Ray Bryant albums, Jazz albums

MCMLXX is an album by American jazz pianist Ray Bryant released on the Atlantic label in 1970.

Contents

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating "The colorful results are not essential but are less dated than one might think".

Track listing

All compositions by Ray Bryant except as indicated

  1. "Stick with It" - 5:51
  2. "Let It Be" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 4:01
  3. "Bridge over Troubled Water" (Paul Simon) - 3:20
  4. "Hey Jude" (Lennon, McCartney) - 4:50
  5. "Shake-a-Lady" - 2:38
  6. "Unchained Melody" (Alex North, Hy Zaret) - 4:45
  7. "My Cherie Amour" (Henry Cosby, Stevie Wonder, Sylvia Moy) - 4:56
  8. "Spinning Wheel" (David Clayton-Thomas) - 3:39

Recorded at Atlantic Studios on March 4 (tracks 4 & 8), March 5 (track 7), March 18 (tracks 1, 5 & 6) and April 14 (tracks 2 & 3), 1970

Personnel

  • Ray Bryant - piano
  • Chuck Rainey - electric bass
  • Jimmy Johnson - drums
  • Joe Newman - trumpet (track 2)
  • Garnett Brown - trombone (track 2)
  • George Dorsey - alto saxophone (track 2)
  • King Curtis (track 2), Joe Gentle (tracks 1, 3 & 4) - tenor saxophone
  • Leon Cohen - bass clarinet (tracks 1, 3 & 4)
  • Pepper Adams - baritone saxophone (track 2)
  • Emanuel Green, Gene Orloff, Joseph Malignaggi, Julien Barber, Matthew Raimondi, Noel Dacosta, Paul Gershman, Selwart Clarke, Winston Collymore - violin (tracks 1, 3 & 4)
  • Charles McCracken - cello (tracks 1, 3 & 4)
  • Ron Carter - acoustic bass (tracks 1, 3 & 4)
  • Eumir Deodato (tracks 1, 3 & 4), Arif Mardin (track 2) - arranger

    • Songs

    1Stick With It5:51
    2Let It Be4:01
    3Bridge Over Troubled Waters3:20

    References

    MCMLXX (album) Wikipedia
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