Alone at Montreux


Alone at Montreux is a live solo album by American jazz pianist Ray Bryant recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1972 and released on the Atlantic label. In a 2016 interview with music journalist Bill King, Bryant stated "I do a lot of solo piano now. I really got into it in 1972 when I was called to play at Montreux Jazz Festival. It was my first time doing a live solo concert and it came off great.".

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating "This solo outing finds Bryant playing swing standards, blues, soulful versions of a couple of current pop tunes and even a bit of boogie".

Track listing

All compositions by Ray Bryant except as indicated
  1. "Gotta Travel On" - 4:45
  2. "Me and the blues = Blues #1/Willow Weep for Me" - 6:40
  3. "Cubano Chant" - 4:35
  4. "Rockin' Chair" - 4:32
  5. "After Hours" - 3:28
  6. "Slow Freight" - 5:08
  7. "Greensleeves" - 2:00
  8. "Little Susie" - 2:30
  9. "Until It's Time for You to Go" - 3:23
  10. "Blues #3" - 3:30
  11. "Liebestraum Boogie" - 3:30

Personnel