Alone at Montreux

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.[1]

Alone at Montreux
Live album by
Released1972
RecordedJune 23, 1972
Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland
GenreJazz
Length44:01
LabelAtlantic
SD 1626
ProducerJoel Dorn
Ray Bryant chronology
MCMLXX
(1970)
Alone at Montreux
(1972)
In the Cut
(1974)

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

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".[2]

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

References

  1. Atlantic Records Catalog: 1600 series accessed September 24, 2015
  2. Yanow, Scott. Alone at Montreux – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
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