Ray Bryant Plays
# Ray Bryant Plays

Ray Bryant Plays is an album recorded by American jazz pianist Ray Bryant recorded in 1959 for the Signature label.

## Reception

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars calling it "a strong sampling of Ray Bryant's accessible playing during his early period".

## Track listing

* "Delauney's Dilemma" (John Lewis) – 2:35
* "Blue Monk" (Thelonious Monk) – 5:00
* "Misty" (Erroll Garner) – 2:59
* "Sneaking Around" (Ray Bryant) – 3:46
* "Now's the Time" (Charlie Parker) – 4:00
* "Wheatleigh Hall" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 3:55
* "Doodlin'" (Horace Silver) – 4:05
* "A Hundred Dreams from Now" (Duke Ellington) – 3:20
* "Bags' Groove" (Milt Jackson) – 5:34
* "Walkin'" (Richard Carpenter) – 3:08
* "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) – 3:50
* "Whisper Not" (Benny Golson) – 3:35
* Recorded in NYC on October 29 (tracks 1 & 5–7), November 5, (tracks 2, 3, 10 & 12), and November 6, 1959 (tracks 4, 8, 9 & 11)

## Personnel

* Ray Bryant – piano
* Tommy Bryant – bass
* Oliver Jackson – drums
