Time: 28:13
Size: 64.6 MB
Styles: Trumpet jazz, Bop
Year: 1957/1985
Art: Front
[2:48] 1. Gypsy In My Soul
[3:29] 2. Makin' Whoopee
[3:53] 3. Man With A Horn
[4:32] 4. Sweet Georgia Brown
[3:47] 5. Tea For Two
[4:31] 6. This Can't Be Love
[3:05] 7. Little Girl Blue
[2:05] 8. S'posin'
This VSOP CD (which reissues a Mode LP from 1957) features Bryant heading a quartet (comprised of pianist Roger Fleming, bassist Ben Tucker, and drummer Bruz Freeman) that is sometimes augmented by Walter Benton on tenor and trumpeter Normie Faye (who sticks to section work). Bryant, who also sings, does a fine job of interpreting eight standards, with the highlights including "Sweet Georgia Brown," "Tea for Two," and "This Can't Be Love." ~Scott Yanow
Clora and her two brothers were raised by her father, Charles Bryant, whom she credits for her success. She took up the trumpet at 15 in Denison, Texas, and in 1944 she won a scholarship to Prairie View A&M University, a historically black college near Houston. She played in the Prairie View Co-Eds, an all-girl swing band that toured the South and Northeast.
The next year she moved to California and continued her musical education by listening to recordings and sitting in at jazz clubs. In 1956 her friend, trombonist Melba Liston, was playing in Dizzy Gillespie’s band. After telling Dizzy about Clora, Melba introduced them, and they became lifelong friends. In 1957 she cut her only record: Clora Bryant … Gal with a Horn. ~Susan Fleet
Clora and her two brothers were raised by her father, Charles Bryant, whom she credits for her success. She took up the trumpet at 15 in Denison, Texas, and in 1944 she won a scholarship to Prairie View A&M University, a historically black college near Houston. She played in the Prairie View Co-Eds, an all-girl swing band that toured the South and Northeast.
The next year she moved to California and continued her musical education by listening to recordings and sitting in at jazz clubs. In 1956 her friend, trombonist Melba Liston, was playing in Dizzy Gillespie’s band. After telling Dizzy about Clora, Melba introduced them, and they became lifelong friends. In 1957 she cut her only record: Clora Bryant … Gal with a Horn. ~Susan Fleet
Gal With A Horn