Credits:

Ray Bryant

Description:

This is a great disc that delivers international numbers with a grainy piano touch in a pop and lighthearted manner, and is back in STEREO/MONO format! Ray Bryant was affiliated with the Cadet label, the jazz division of the Chess label, in 1966, and was regarded as the second biggest dollar-box star after Ramsey Lewis. Billy Joe's Song," a cover of Bobby Gentry's number one hit, ranked at number 34 on the Billboard Hot 100 dated November 4, 1967. Take a Bryant Step" delivers all 12 tracks, including the single pre-release of the song, in an anyway pop and lighthearted manner. Arranged and conducted by Richard Evans, who has also worked with Soulful Strings and Ramsey Lewis. Supporting members are unidentified, but one listen is enough to know that they are all highly skilled. Acoustic bass is played by Cleveland Eaton, and electric bass may be Evans.Bryant's musicianship is evident in his grainy piano touch on such international numbers as Miriam Makeba's "Pata Pata," Lulu's "Always Sunshine in Your Heart," and Fifth Dimension's "Jump on the Beat. ～Excerpts from the commentary by Kazunori Harada

Tracklisting:

STEREO
01. TO SIR WITH LOVE
02. RAMBLIN
03. NATURAL WOMAN
04. ODE TO BILLY JOE
05. UP-UP AND AWAY
06. PAINT IT BLACK
07. PATA PATA
08. POOCHIE
09. YESTERDAY
10. PAPER CUP
11. DOING MY THING
12. DINNER ON THE GROUNDS

MONO
13. TO SIR WITH LOVE
14. RAMBLIN
15. NATURAL WOMAN
16. ODE TO BILLY JOE
17. UP-UP AND AWAY
18. PAINT IT BLACK
19. PATA PATA
20. POOCHIE
21. YESTERDAY
22. PAPER CUP
23. DOING MY THING
24. DINNER ON THE GROUNDS