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American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger
- Raphael Homer " Ray " Bryant (December 24, 1931 – June 2, 2011) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger.
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Raphael Homer " Ray " Bryant (December 24, 1931 – June 2, 2011) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. Early life. Bryant was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on December 24, 1931. [1] . His mother was an ordained minister who had taught herself to play the piano; his father also played the piano and sang. [2] .
Jun 4, 2011 · Ray Bryant, a jazz pianist whose sensitivity and easy authority made him a busy accompanist and a successful solo artist, beginning in the mid-1950s, died on Thursday. He was 79.
Ray Bryant was the uncle of the trombonist Robin Eubanks and guitarist Kevin Eubanks, two other Philadelphians to distinguish themselves nationally.
American jazz pianist and composer, born December 24, 1931 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, died June 2, 2011 in New York City, New York. As a pianist Ray Bryant was soulful and swinging and covered a wide range of genres from bop to blues, boogiewoogie, gospel, and R&B.
Ray Bryant - Blue Note Records. Biography. Although he could always play bop, Ray Bryant’s playing combined together older elements (including blues, boogie-woogie, gospel, and even stride) into a distinctive, soulful, and swinging style; no one played “After Hours” quite like him.
Jan 1, 2005 · Bryant is not an innovator but has combined the key elements of several styles into something wholly his own. Early in his career he formed his basic approach and has spent the last six decades honing and refining it.
A blues- and gospel-driven jazz pianist, Ray Bryant’s soulful compositions gained him fame starting in the 1960s. Ray Bryant was a great bop player. His playing blended older elements, including blues, boogie woogiegie and gospel into a unique, soulful and swinging style.
