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Con Alma (Ray Bryant album)

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Con Alma
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1961
RecordedNovember 25, 1960, and January 26, 1961
StudioColumbia Records, 30th Street Studio, New York City
GenreJazz
Length41:19
LabelColumbia
CL-1633/CS-8433
Ray Bryant chronology
Madison Time
(1960)
Con Alma
(1961)
Dancing the Big Twist
(1961)

Con Alma is an album by pianist Ray Bryant released on Columbia Records in 1961.[1][2][3]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]

The Allmusic review stated: "Bryant is typically soulful, swinging and reasonably explorative on nine songs".[4]

Track listing

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  1. "Con Alma" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 6:55
  2. "Milestones" (Miles Davis) – 4:10
  3. "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams) – 3:51
  4. "Django" (John Lewis) – 5:38 Bonus track on CD reissue
  5. "Nuts and Bolts" (Ray Bryant) – 3:05
  6. "Cubano Chant" (Bryant) – 4:22
  7. "Ill Wind" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 3:12
  8. "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prévert, Johnny Mercer) – 5:22
  9. "C Jam Blues" (Duke Ellington) – 4:22
  • Recorded at Columbia Records, 30th Street Studio, NYC, on November 25, 1960 (tracks 2 & 4), and January 26, 1961 (tracks 1, 3 & 5–9)

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Watts, R., M. Callahan, D. Edwards, and P. Eyries, Columbia Main Series, Part 12: CL 1600-1699/CS 8400–8499 (1961–1962), accessed April 25, 2017.
  2. ^ Ray Bryant catalog, accessed April 25, 2017
  3. ^ di Filippo, Riccardo (2015-09-12). "BRYANT Ray". Jazz Music (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  4. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Con Alma – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 25, 2017.