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Raphael Homer "Ray" Bryant (December 24, 1931 – June 2, 2011) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger.
Jun 8, 2011 · The distinguished African-American pianist Ray Bryant, who has died aged 79 after a long illness, became a fixture of the jazz mainstream after enjoying a measure of chart success, mostly as...
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.
Jul 1, 2001 · When Ray Bryant rose to national prominence in the 1950s, he was noted for his ability to meet the sophisticated harmonic demands of modern jazz while retaining the muscle and swing of old forms and the spirit of the gospel music that surrounded him when he was a child.
Aug 5, 2011 · On this episode of Piano Jazz, a 1982 session with the late pianist and composer Ray Bryant, who passed away in June. Philly-born Bryant was known for swinging playing infused with gospel and...
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Jun 2, 2011 · Blues and gospel driven jazz pianist whose soulful compositions found fame from the 1960s on. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1940s - 2000s.
Jun 10, 2011 · Ray Bryant, a pianist and composer whose long career took off after he accompanied a variety of jazz greats during the 1950s at the Blue Note club in Philadelphia, has died. He was 79. Bryant...