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Ray Bryant Plays
Studio album by Ray Bryant
Released	1960
Recorded	October 29 and November 5–6, 1959
Studio	New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	45:47
Label	Signature SM/SS 6008
Producer	Bob Thiele
Ray Bryant chronology
Alone with the Blues (1958) Ray Bryant Plays (1960) Little Susie (1959)

Ray Bryant Plays is an album recorded by American jazz pianist Ray Bryant recorded in 1959 for the Signature label.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars calling it "a strong sampling of Ray Bryant's accessible playing during his early period".

Track listing

1. "Delauney's Dilemma" (John Lewis) – 2:35
2. "Blue Monk" (Thelonious Monk) – 5:00
3. "Misty" (Erroll Garner) – 2:59
4. "Sneaking Around" (Ray Bryant) – 3:46
5. "Now's the Time" (Charlie Parker) – 4:00
6. "Wheatleigh Hall" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 3:55
7. "Doodlin'" (Horace Silver) – 4:05
8. "A Hundred Dreams from Now" (Duke Ellington) – 3:20
9. "Bags' Groove" (Milt Jackson) – 5:34
10. "Walkin'" (Richard Carpenter) – 3:08
11. "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) – 3:50
12. "Whisper Not" (Benny Golson) – 3:35

• Recorded in NYC on October 29 (tracks 1 & 5–7), November 5, (tracks 2, 3, 10 & 12), and November 6, 1959 (tracks 4, 8, 9 & 11)

Personnel

• Ray Bryant – piano
• Tommy Bryant – bass
• Oliver Jackson – drums

References

1. Ray Bryant catalog accessed April 26, 2017
2. The labels of Bob Thiele: Signature discography, accessed April 26, 2017
3. Enciclopedia del Jazz Ray Bryant discography, accessed April 26, 2017
4. ^ Yanow, Scott. Now's the Time – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 25, 2017.

• 1960 albums
• Ray Bryant albums
• Signature Records albums
• Albums produced by Bob Thiele