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1960 studio album by Ray Bryant Combo
Madison Time
Released 1960 Recorded March 16, 1959, March 20, 1960 and July 12, 1960New York City
Genre
Jazz Length 36 :15
Label
Columbia CL 1476
Madison Time is an album recorded by American jazz pianist
Ray Bryant recorded in 1959 and 1960 for the
Columbia label.
[1]
[2]
[3] The album was released following the success of the
Madison
dance craze single "The Madison Time" which reached number 30 on the
Billboard chart and number 5 on the R&B chart.
[4]
[5] The single also featured in the
soundtrack to the 1988 film
Hairspray .
[6]
Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars calling it "Ray Bryant's most popular album".
[7]
Track listing
All compositions by Ray Bryant except as indicated
"The Madison Time - Part I" (Ray Bryant, Eddie Morrison) - 3:06
"The Madison Time - Part II" (Bryant, Morrison) - 2:48
"Centerpiece" (Harry Edison) - 4:22
"Split T - Part I" - 4:02
"Split T - Part II" - 5:20
"Hit It! - Part I" - 3:15
"Hit It! - Part II" - 4:10
"Young Buddy" - 4:03
"The Huckle-Buck" (Roy Alfred & Andy Gibson) - 5:09
Recorded on March 16, 1959 (tracks 1 & 2), March 20, 1960 (tracks 3, 8 & 9), and July 12, 1960 (tracks 4-7)
Personnel
References
^ 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
^
Ray Bryant discography accessed May 15, 2014
^
Enciclopedia del Jazz Ray Bryant discography , accessed April 26, 2017
^ Chinen, N.,
Ray Bryant, Jazz Pianist, Dies at 79 , New York Times, June 3, 2011
^
Allmusic: Ray Bryant Awards accessed May 15, 2014
^ Berger, E.,
Ray Bryant: Through the Years ,
JazzTimes , January/February 2005
^
a
b Erlewine , S. T.,
Allmusic Review accessed May 15, 2014
^
Cook, Richard ;
Morton, Brian (2008).
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.).
Penguin . p. 194.
ISBN
978-0-141-03401-0 .
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums Live albums
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader With
Buck Clayton With others