Little Susie Explained

Little Susie is an album by pianist Ray Bryant released on Columbia Records in 1960.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Reception

The AllMusic review stated "Pianist Ray Bryant's debut for Columbia was named after 'Little Susie,' a hit single he had a short time earlier recorded for Signature. The trio LP with bassist Tommy Bryant and either Gus Johnson or Eddie Locke on drums has a remake of 'Little Susie,' a few other originals that did not catch on as hits".

Track listing

All compositions by Ray Bryant except where noted

1. "Little Susie"4:40
2. "By Myself" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz)3:20
3. "Blues For Norine"4:35
4. "Moon-Faced, Starry-Eyed" (Kurt Weill, Langston Hughes)3:27
5. "Big Buddy"5:37
6. "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell)5:12
7. "Greensleeves" (Traditional)2:26
8. "So In Love" (Cole Porter)5:41
9. "If I Can Just Make It" (Traditional)2:12
10. "Misty" (Erroll Garner)4:04

• Recorded at Columbia Records, 30th Street Studio, NYC., on December 10, 1959 (tracks 1–3 & 10) and January 19, 1960 (tracks 4–9)

Personnel

• Ray Bryant – piano
• Tommy Bryant – bass
• Oliver Jackson (tracks 1–3 & 10), Eddie Locke (tracks 4–9) – drums

Notes and References

1. Watts, R., Callahan, M., Edwards, D. and Eyries, P. Columbia Main Series, Part 10: CL 1400-1499/CS 8196-8290 (1959-1961), accessed April 25, 2017
2. http://www.jazzdisco.org/ray-bryant/catalog/#columbia-cl-1449 Ray Bryant catalog
3. https://enciclopediadeljazz.wordpress.com/2016/08/24/ray-bryant-discography/ Enciclopedia del Jazz Ray Bryant discography