Ray Bryant Ain't we Got Fun

Ray Bryant - MCMLXX (1970) {2012 Japan Jazz Best Collection 1000 Series WPCR-27092}
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© 1970, 2012 Atlantic / Rhino / Warner Japan / WEA | WPCR-27092
Jazz / Hard Bop / Soul Jazz / Jazz Blues / Piano

Features 24 bit remastering and comes with a mini-description. Despite some commercial tendencies, this 1970 LP (not yet reissued on CD) is better than it looks. Pianist Ray Bryant uplifts such pop material as "Let It Be," "Bridge Over Troubled Waters," "Hey Jude," and "Spinning Wheel." Four selections find Bryant's trio (with electric bassist Chuck Rainey and drummer Jimmy Johnson) augmented by either horns (on "Let It Be") or by strings effectively arranged by Eumir Deodata. The colorful results are not essential but are less dated than one might think.

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