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Ray Bryant vinyl records

6 albums with 77 vinyl pressings between them. Open an album to see all its pressings and how to spot the first one.

Raphael Homer Bryant. American jazz pianist and composer. His brothers were the bassist and , a drummer and singer. His nephews are and . Born on December 24, 1931 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA). Died on June 2, 2011 in New York City, New York (USA). Bryant's career covered a wide range of genres from bop to blues, boogie woogie, gospel and R&B. It began in the late 1940's while playing with . In 1951 he became house pianist at the Blue Note in Philadelphia, backing visiting musicians such as , , and , remaining until 1953. He began to record as leader for in 1955 (later for parent label in 1960 when signed by ), and . In 1958 or 1959, he settled in New York.