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1970 studio album by Ray Bryant
MCMLXX is an album by American jazz pianist
Ray Bryant released on the
Atlantic label in 1970.
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Reception
Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic |
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AllMusic reviewer
Scott Yanow stated: "The colorful results are not essential but are less dated than one might think".
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Track listing
All compositions by Ray Bryant, except as indicated
- "Stick with It" - 5:51
- "
Let It Be" (
John Lennon,
Paul McCartney) - 4:01
- "
Bridge over Troubled Water" (
Paul Simon) - 3:20
- "
Hey Jude" (Lennon, McCartney) - 4:50
- "Shake-a-Lady" - 2:38
- "
Unchained Melody" (
Alex North,
Hy Zaret) - 4:45
- "
My Cherie Amour" (
Henry Cosby,
Stevie Wonder,
Sylvia Moy) - 4:56
- "
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)
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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
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