MCMLXX (album)
| MCMLXX | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by Ray Bryant | ||||
| Released | 1970 | |||
| Recorded |
March 4, 5 & 18 and April 14, 1970 Atlantic Studios in NYC | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 34:09 | |||
| Label |
Atlantic SD 1564 | |||
| Producer | Joel Dorn | |||
| Ray Bryant chronology | ||||
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MCMLXX is an album by American jazz pianist Ray Bryant released on the Atlantic label in 1970.[1]
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating "The colorful results are not essential but are less dated than one might think".[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Ray Bryant except as indicated
- "Stick with It" - 5:51
- "Let It Be" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 4:01
- "Bridge over Troubled Water" (Paul Simon) - 3:20
- "Hey Jude" (Lennon, McCartney) - 4:50
- "Shake-a-Lady" - 2:38
- "Unchained Melody" (Alex North, Hy Zaret) - 4:45
- "My Cherie Amour" (Henry Cosby, Stevie Wonder, Sylvia Moy) - 4:56
- "Spinning Wheel" (David Clayton-Thomas) - 3:39
Recorded at Atlantic Studios on March 4 (tracks 4 & 8), March 5 (track 7), March 18 (tracks 1, 5 & 6) and April 14 (tracks 2 & 3), 1970
Personnel
- Ray Bryant - piano
- Chuck Rainey - electric bass
- Jimmy Johnson - drums
- Joe Newman - trumpet (track 2)
- Garnett Brown - trombone (track 2)
- George Dorsey - alto saxophone (track 2)
- King Curtis (track 2), Joe Gentle (tracks 1, 3 & 4) - tenor saxophone
- Leon Cohen - bass clarinet (tracks 1, 3 & 4)
- Pepper Adams - baritone saxophone (track 2)
- Emanuel Green, Gene Orloff, Joseph Malignaggi, Julien Barber, Matthew Raimondi, Noel Dacosta, Paul Gershman, Selwart Clarke, Winston Collymore - violin (tracks 1, 3 & 4)
- Charles McCracken - cello (tracks 1, 3 & 4)
- Ron Carter - acoustic bass (tracks 1, 3 & 4)
- Eumir Deodato (tracks 1, 3 & 4), Arif Mardin (track 2) - arranger
References
- ↑ Atlantic Records Catalog: 1500 series accessed September 24, 2015
- 1 2 Yanow, Scott. MCMLXX – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
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