Ray Bryant
Year recorded Title Label Personnel/Notes
1955 Meet Betty Carter and Ray Bryant Columbia Some tracks trio , with Wendell Marshall ( bass ) , Philly Joe Jones ( drums ) ; some tracks quartet , with Betty Carter ( vocals ) added ; some tracks quintet , with Jerome Richardson ( flute ) added
1956 Ray Bryant Trio Epic Most tracks trio , with Wyatt Ruther ( bass ) , Kenny Clarke , Osie Johnson and Jo Jones ( drums ; separately ) ; some tracks quartet , with Candido ( percussion ) added
1957 Ray Bryant Trio Prestige Trio , with Ike Isaacs ( bass ) , Specs Wright ( drums )
1958 Alone with the Blues New Jazz Solo piano
1959 Ray Bryant Plays Signature Trio , with Tommy Bryant ( bass ) , Oliver Jackson ( drums )
1959-60 Little Susie Columbia Trio , with Tommy Bryant ( bass ) , Oliver Jackson and Eddie Locke ( drums ; separately )
1960 Madison Time Columbia Sextet , with Harry Edison ( trumpet ) , Al Grey , Urbie Green and Benny Morton ( trombone ; separately ) , Buddy Tate ( tenor sax ) , Tommy Bryant ( bass ) , Billy English , Jimmy Griffin and Dave Pochonet ( drums ; separately )
1960-61 Con Alma Columbia One track solo piano ; most tracks trio , with Arthur Harper and Bill Lee ( bass ; separately ) , Mickey Roker ( drums )
1960-61 Dancing the Big Twist Columbia Most tracks with Pat Jenkins and Joe Newman ( trumpet ) , Matthew Gee ( trombone ) , Buddy Tate ( tenor sax ) , Jimmy Rowser ( bass ) , Mickey Roker ( drums ) ; one track with Don Covay ( vocals ) added ; one track with Harry Edison ( trumpet ) , Ben Richardson ( baritone sax ) , Bill Lee ( bass ) , Gus Johnson ( drums ) , Ray Barretto ( congas )
1962 Hollywood Jazz Beat Columbia With orchestra
1963 Groove House Sue Most tracks trio , with Tommy Bryant ( bass ) , Bobby Donaldson and Panama Francis ( drums ; separately ) ; some tracks quartet , with Wally Richardson ( guitar ) added
1964 Live at Basin Street East Sue Trio , with Jimmy Rowser ( bass ) , Ben Riley ( drums ) ; in concert
1964 Cold Turkey Sue Trio , with Jimmy Rowser ( bass ) , Ben Riley ( drums )
1964 Soul Sue Most tracks trio , with Tommy Bryant ( bass ) , Sonny Brown and Walter Perkins ( drums ; separately ) ; some tracks quartet , with Wally Richardson ( guitar ) added
1966 Got ta Travel On Cadet Quintet , with Clark Terry ( flugelhorn ) , Snooky Young ( trumpet ) , Walter Booker ( bass ) , Freddie Waits ( drums )
1966 Lonesome Traveler Cadet Quintet , with Clark Terry ( flugelhorn , trumpet ) , Snooky Young ( trumpet ) , Jimmy Rowser ( bass ) , Freddie Waits ( drums )
1966 Slow Freight Cadet Quintet , with Art Farmer and Snooky Young ( trumpet , flugelhorn ) , Richard Davis ( bass ) , Freddie Waits ( drums )
1967 The Ray Bryant Touch Cadet Trio , with Jimmy Rowser ( bass ) , Rudy Collins ( drums )
1967 Take a Bryant Step Cadet With orchestra
1968 Up Above the Rock Cadet Quintet , with Dobbie Hiques ( trumpet ) , Snooky Young and Danny Moore ( trumpet ; separately ) , Ron Carter ( bass ) , Grady Tate ( drums )
Discography -- As leader
Raphael Homer Ray Bryant (December 24, 1931 - June 2, 2011) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger.