rusty bryant's "friday night jazz for saturday night brothers

[Guest akanalog]

hadn't heard of this bryant album before.

i see it was out on CD across the atlantic or pacific.

looks interesting.

i have always enjoyed bryan'ts work (fire-eater, i think, was pretty heavy) and he uses some interesting players.

this "friday night..." one looks like it might be a bit atypical.

any thoughts either way?

great title, too.

[jodigrind]

I have this (reissued on CD through Great Britain) and enjoy it--the title track smokes along the lines of Fire Eater, Wildfire, and Cootie Boogaloo (from Night Train Now!) only this one has electric piano instead of organ. I enjoy the electric piano and think that it fits in well with the band. The rest of the album is what you'd expect from Prestige at that time: a slow blues, a fast take on Mercy, Mercy Mercy, and a cover of "Have You Seen Her" taken as a ballad with Bryant on alto.

Rusty is the man--love his playing; a revelation is the recent Lonehill reissue of his Dot jazz recordings where he plays straight ahead tenor. He sounds nothing like he does on his later Prestige recordings, and navigates standards beautifully.

Edited March 30, 2006 by jodigrind

[Guest akanalog]

thank you-yes, it was primarily the presence of e-piano rather than the more typical organ that interested me. also because i only know khalid moss from a live yusef lateef tape i have, where i really enjoy his playing.