Little Susie
1960 album by Ray Bryant
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Little Susie is an album by pianist Ray Bryant released on Columbia Records in 1960.[1][2][3]
ReleasedOctober 1960
RecordedDecember 10, 1959 and January 19, 1960
StudioColumbia 30th Street Studio, New York City
| Little Susie | ||||
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| Studio album by Ray Bryant Trio | ||||
| Released | October 1960 | |||
| Recorded | December 10, 1959 and January 19, 1960 | |||
| Studio | Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Columbia CL-1449/CS-8244 | |||
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Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [5] |
The AllMusic review stated "Pianist Ray Bryant's debut for Columbia was named after 'Little Susie,' a hit single he had a short time earlier recorded for Signature. The trio LP with bassist Tommy Bryant and either Gus Johnson or Eddie Locke on drums has a remake of 'Little Susie,' a few other originals that did not catch on as hits".[4]
Track listing
All compositions by Ray Bryant except where noted
- "Little Susie" – 4:40
- "By Myself" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 3:20
- "Blues For Norine" – 4:35
- "Moon-Faced, Starry-Eyed" (Kurt Weill, Langston Hughes) – 3:27
- "Big Buddy" – 5:37
- "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) – 5:12
- "Greensleeves" (Traditional) – 2:26
- "So In Love" (Cole Porter) – 5:41
- "If I Can Just Make It" (Traditional) – 2:12
- "Misty" (Erroll Garner) – 4:04
- Recorded at Columbia Records, 30th Street Studio, NYC., on December 10, 1959 (tracks 1–3 & 10) and January 19, 1960 (tracks 4–9)
Personnel
- Ray Bryant – piano
- Tommy Bryant – bass
- Oliver Jackson (tracks 1–3 & 10), Eddie Locke (tracks 4–9) – drums