Alone at Montreux

1972 live album by Ray Bryant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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]

Released1972
RecordedJune 23, 1972
VenueMontreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland
GenreJazz
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Alone at Montreux
Live album by
Ray Bryant
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)
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Reception

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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" (Traditional) - 4:45
  2. "Me and the blues = Blues #1/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 Susie" - 2:30
  9. "Until It's Time for You to Go" (Buffy Sainte-Marie) - 3:23
  10. "Blues #3" - 3:30
  11. "Liebestraum Boogie" (Traditional) - 3:30

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