Ray Bryant – Take a Bryant Step

Pianist Ray Bryant brings his soulful, blues-rooted touch to a stylish set of late-1960s jazz interpretations, backed by the Richard Evans Orchestra. Recorded at Ter Mar Studios in Chicago, the album transforms contemporary favorites including “To Sir With Love,” “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman,” “Ode to Billie Joe,” “Up-Up and Away,” “Yesterday,” and “Pata Pata.” This is the original 1967 U.S. mono Cadet pressing.