Ronnell Bright - Bright Flight

Styles: Piano Jazz 
Year: 1956
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:57
Size: 93,9 MB
Art: Front

(3:15)  1. Randail's Island
(3:28)  2. Sallye
(4:21)  3. People Will Say
(2:46)  4. Liza
(2:34)  5. It Never Entered My Mind
(4:18)  6. For Pete's Sake
(5:58)  7. Toasted 'Ammond
(2:58)  8. It Could Happen To You
(4:45)  9. How Little We Know
(3:21) 10. Bohemia,U.S.A.
(3:09) 11. I've Grown Accustomed To Your Face

One of the few albums as a leader from pianist Ronnell Bright recorded with Joe Benjamin on bass and Bill Clark on drums  with compelling tunes that include "Randall's Island", "Bohemia USA", and "Toasted Ammond". (Red label pressing with deep groove. Cover has ring & edge wear, split seams held with clear tape, and some faded marker and correction fluid on front.)  © 1996-2018, Dusty Groove, Inc. 

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Personnel:  Ronnell Bright (p), Joe Benjamin (b), Bill Clark (ds)

Bright Flight

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Ronnell Bright - The Ronnell Bright Trio

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1958
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 34:11
Size: 79,2 MB
Art: Front

(3:47)  1. Sail 'Em
(4:18)  2. Things Ain't What They Used To Be
(4:30)  3. Johnny Pate's Blues
(4:49)  4. R & R Groove
(2:33)  5. The Champ
(4:27)  6. Easy Listening
(3:45)  7. Chasing Sarah
(5:59)  8. Doxology

A talented pianist who made an impact at a young age, Ronnel Bright has had compositions recorded by Sarah Vaughan, Cal Tjader, Horace Silver and Blue Mitchell, and collaborated with lyricist Johnny Mercer. He won a piano competition at nine and played with The Chicago Youth Piano Symphony Orchestra in 1944. Bright attended Juilliard and graduated in the early '50s, playing his first jazz dates with a navy band. He later worked in Chicago with bassist Johnny Tate and was Carmen McRae's accompanist in the mid-'50s. Bright moved to New York in 1955, then performed and recorded with Rolf Kuhn and formed his own trio in 1957. He played in Dizzy Gillespie's big band in 1957 and 1958, and was accompanist and conductor for Vaughan, Lena Horne and Gloria Lynne at various times during the late '50s and early '60s. He became Nancy Wilson's arranger, conductor, pianist and music director in 1964, moving to Los Angeles. There Bright became involved in studio work and joined Supersax in 1972. After leaving them in 1974, Bright taught high school for a year. ~ Ron Wynn https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/the-ronnell-bright-trio/451895580

Personnel:  Piano – Ronnell Bright;  Bass – Richard Davis ;  Drums – Art Morgan

The Ronnell Bright Trio

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Ronnell Bright - Bright's Spot

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1956
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 31:05
Size: 71,5 MB
Art: Front

(4:02)  1. Pennies From Heaven
(3:54)  2. Gone With The Wind
(3:54)  3. If I'm Lucky
(4:14)  4. Blue Zepher
(3:52)  5. Struttin' In
(3:49)  6. I See Your Face Before Me
(3:14)  7. Bright's Spot
(4:04)  8. Little Girl Blue

This drummerless piano trio dates from 1956 and is a gently swinging mix of bop and mainstream styles from talented pianist and composer Ronnell Bright. Not a household name, but Bright has worked with Coleman Hawkins, Dizzy Gillespie, Sarah Vaughan, and other illuminaries. His compositions have been performed by an equally stellar collection of players. This collaboration with guitarist Kenny Burrell and bassist Leonard Gaskin is a slightly updated variation of the drummer-less Nat Cole and Ahmad Jamal trios, groups that also featured superb guitarists (Oscar Moore and Ray Crawford, respectively). Burrell's presence on this mix of standards and Bright originals is key. 

He is the engine that swings the set, making the date a memorable one with his exquisite ballad work, hot bebop lines, choicely voiced comping on the slower tunes, and driving chord flurries on the up-tempo numbers. Gaskin takes a background role, leaving Bright and Burrell room to maneuver. While this is a fine session from their leader, fans of the guitarist will especially want to seek it out. As with many of his appearances on Savoy dates, Burrell has a way of becoming the focal point. In this case, he does so with playing that stands among his finest recorded performances. ~ Jim Todd https://www.allmusic.com/album/brights-spot-mw0000107877

Personnel: Ronnell Bright - piano;  Kenny Burrell - guitar; Leonard Gaskin - bass

Bright's Spot

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