Alone at Montreux

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Alone at Montreux
File:Alone at Montreux.jpg
Live album by
Released1972
RecordedJune 23, 1972
VenueMontreux 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)

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] In a 2016 interview with music journalist Bill King, Bryant stated "I do a lot of solo piano now. I really got into it in 1972 when I was called to play at Montreux Jazz Festival. It was my first time doing a live solo concert and it came off great.".[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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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".[3]

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. King, Bill. "A Conversation With... Ray Bryant". FYI Music News. FYI Music News. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Yanow, Scott. Alone at Montreux – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 24, 2015.