Con Alma is an album by pianist Ray Bryant released on Columbia Records in 1961.Watts, R., M. Callahan, D. Edwards, and P. Eyries, Columbia Main Series, Part 12: CL 1600-1699/CS 8400–8499 (1961–1962), accessed April 25, 2017.Ray Bryant catalog, accessed April 25, 2017
Reception
The Allmusic review stated: "Bryant is typically soulful, swinging and reasonably explorative on nine songs".
Track listing "Con Alma" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 6:55 "Milestones" (Miles Davis) – 4:10 "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams) – 3:51 "Django" (John Lewis) – 5:38 Bonus track on CD reissue "Nuts and Bolts" (Ray Bryant) – 3:05 "Cubano Chant" (Bryant) – 4:22 "Ill Wind" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 3:12 "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prévert, Johnny Mercer) – 5:22 "C Jam Blues" (Duke Ellington) – 4:22 Recorded at Columbia Records, 30th Street Studio, NYC, on November 25, 1960 (tracks 2 & 4), and January 26, 1961 (tracks 1, 3 & 5–9)
Personnel Ray Bryant – piano Arthur Harper (tracks 2 & 4), Bill Lee (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 7–9) – bass Mickey Roker – drums (tracks 1–5 & 7–9)
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