Royal Gordon "Rusty" Bryant (November 25, 1929 – March 25, 1991) was an American
jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a majo ...
Columbus, Ohio
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, becoming a fixture of the local jazz scene. He worked with Tiny Grimes and
Stomp Gordon
Archie A. Gordon, known professionally as Stomp Gordon (February 10, 1926 – January 18, 1958), was an American jump blues pianist and singer in the 1950s. He led a five piece ensemble, which was known for their riotous live performances an ...
before founding his own ensemble, the Carolyn Club Band, in 1951. He signed with Dot Records in 1954 and released several albums as a leader in the second half of the 1950s. In 1953, his live recording "All Nite Long" (a faster version of " Night Train") became a hit R&B single in the U.S.Rusty Bryantat
Allmusic
AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the dat ...
Bryant's contract with Dot ended in 1957, and he returned to Columbus to do mostly local engagements, playing often with pianist-organist Hank Marr. Nancy Wilson also sang in his group. It wasn't until his appearance on the 1968
Groove Holmes
Richard Arnold "Groove" Holmes (May 2, 1931 – June 29, 1991) was an American jazz organist who performed in the hard bop and soul jazz genre. He is best known for his 1965 recording of "Misty".
Career
Holmes's first album, on Pacific Ja ...
album ''That Healin' Feelin that he resurfaced beyond regional acclaim, and soon after he began leading dates for Prestige Records. He recorded extensively for the label from 1969 through the middle of the 1970s, being a sideman with
Ivan "Boogaloo Joe" Jones
Ivan Joseph Jones (born November 1, 1940), known professionally as Joe Jones or Boogaloo Joe Jones, is an American jazz guitarist.
Discography As leader
* '' Introducing the Psychedelic Soul Jazz Guitar of Joe Jones'' KA ''The Mindbender''( P ...
,
Johnny "Hammond" Smith
John Robert "Johnny Hammond" Smith (December 16, 1933 – June 4, 1997) was an American soul jazz and hard bop organist. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, he was a renowned player of the Hammond B-3 organ so earning "Hammond" as a nickname, wh ...
, Charles Kynard, and Sonny Phillips; his 1970 release ''Soul Liberation'' was his most commercially successful, reaching No. 35 on the U.S. Black Albums chart and No. 15 on the Top Jazz Albums chart. Bryant continued to record into the early 1980s, then returned to mostly local dates in Columbus. He died there on March 25, 1991.
Though they resemble and share the same surname, Rusty Bryant and jazz pianist
Ray Bryant
Raphael Homer "Ray" Bryant (December 24, 1931 – June 2, 2011) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger.
Early life
Bryant was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on December 24, 1931. His mother was an ordained minister who had tau ...
are not related.
Rusty Bryant was the father of Eric Royal Bryant, Vince Bryant, the renowned former bassist for Austin, Texas group Extreme Heat Vince Bryant - 1980 Extreme Heat Band Photo /ref> and pop singer Stevie Woods, the latter having a moderately successful recording career in the early 1980s with the top 40 hit songs "Steal the Night" and "Just Can't Win 'Em All." Rusty was the grandfather of Tiana Woods, an L.A. based singer/songwriter and front woman for the band "Living Eulogy."
ll credited to Rusty Bryant And The Carolyn Club Band
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* 45-15134 (1954) Castle Rock
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reissue // All Nite Long
223
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reissue of "Nite Train" with new title.
* 45-15164 (5/54) Pink Champagne
254
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// Slow Drag
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* 45-15221 (8/54) Blow Rusty Blow
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// Merry Go Round
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with Jane Turner-vocal
* 45-15324 (1/55) Back Street
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// Record Delivery Blues
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* 45-15376 (5/55) Hot Fudge 659// Ridin' With Rusty 661
* 45-15420 (9/55) The Honeydripper
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// Moonlight Garden Stomp 660
* 45-15449 (1/56) I Need Somebody
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with Evans Sisters-vocals // Frankie And Johnny
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* 45-15476 (6/56) Foot Stompin'
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// Don't Tell Me
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* 45-15483 (6/56) All Nite Long
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reissue // Pink Champagne
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Year 254 ( CCLIV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Valerianus and Gallienus (or, less frequently, year 1007 '' Ab urbe ...
reissue
* 45-15494 (8/56) Honky Tonk, Part II 277// Lonely Cryin' Heart
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* 45-15541 (1/57) Kittyhawk, Pt. #2
505
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// Little Hawk's Walk
506
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*Prestige Records redited to Rusty Bryant
* 45-728 (1969) Zoo Boogaloo, Pt. 1 // Zoo Boogaloo, Pt. 2
* 45-738 (1970) Soul Liberation, Pt. 1 // Soul Liberation, Pt. 2
* 45-750 (1971) Fire Eater // The Hooker
LP/CD releases/compilations
*''America's Greatest Jazz'' ( Dot DLP-3006, 1956) redited to Rusty Bryant And The Carolyn Club Band*''Jazz Horizons: Rusty Bryant Plays Jazz'' (Dot DLP-3079, 1958)
*''America's Greatest Jazz, Vol. II'' (Dot DLP-3353, 1961)
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Rusty Bryant Returns
''Rusty Bryant Returns'' is an album by jazz saxophonist Rusty Bryant recorded for the Prestige label in 1969.Prestige, 1969)
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Night Train Now!
''Night Train Now!'' is an album by jazz saxophonist Rusty Bryant recorded for the Prestige label in 1969.Soul Liberation
''Soul Liberation'' is an album by jazz saxophonist Rusty Bryant recorded for the Prestige label in 1970.Fire Eater'' (Prestige, 1971) - with Wilbert Longmire
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Wild Fire
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Wildfire or Wild Fire may also refer to:
People
* "Wildfire", Chippewa name of sculptor Edmonia Lewis (c. 1844–1907)
Arts, entertainment, ...
'' (Prestige, 1971) - with
Jimmy Ponder
Jimmy Ponder (May 10, 1946 – September 16, 2013) was an American jazz guitarist.
Career
When Ponder's brother entered the military, he left his guitar, and Ponder picked it up. In his early teens he received lessons from the guitarist in a ba ...
*'' Friday Night Funk for Saturday Night Brothers'' (Prestige, 1972)
*'' For the Good Times'' (Prestige, 1973)
*'' Until It's Time for You to Go'' (Prestige, 1974)
*''Rusty Rides Again!'' (Phoenix Records, 1980; CD reissue: High Note, 2001)
*''Rusty Bryant With The Boss 4'' (Phoenix, 1981)
*''Legends Of Acid Jazz: Rusty Bryant'' (Prestige, 1996) (compilation of ''Night Train Now!'' + ''Soul Liberation'')
*''Legends Of Acid Jazz: Rusty Bryant, Vol. 2'' (Prestige, 1999) (compilation of ''Fire Eater'' + ''Wild Fire'')
*''For The Good Times'' (Prestige, 2002) (compilation of ''For The Good Times'' + ''Until It's Time For You To Go'')
*''Original Quintet Complete Recordings'' (Lone Hill Jazz, 2004) (compilation of ''Jazz Horizons: Rusty Bryant Plays Jazz'' + ''America's Greatest Jazz, Vol. II'')
*''The Chronological Rusty Bryant 1952-1954'' (Classics 'Blues & Rhythm Series' #5182, 2007)
*''America's Greatest Rock 'N' Roll'' (Carolyn Records #101, 20??) redited to Rusty Bryant And The Carolyn Club Band-note: includes all eleven singles & B sidesthat Bryant released on Dot Records (from 1954-1956), plus "Hanka Boo" n album only track
Right On Brother
''Right On Brother'' is the fourth album by the American guitarist Boogaloo Joe Jones. It was recorded in 1970 and released on the Prestige label.Payne, Boogaloo Joe Jones discography accessed April 22, 2013
Reception
Allmusic awarded the al ...
'' (Prestige, 1970)
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Snake Rhythm Rock
''Snake Rhythm Rock'' is the seventh album by guitarist Ivan "Boogaloo Joe" Jones which was recorded in 1972 and released on the Prestige label.Payne, Boogaloo Joe Jones discography accessed April 22, 2013
Track listing
All compositions by Iva ...
'' (Prestige, 1972)
With Charles Kynard
*'' Wa-Tu-Wa-Zui (Beautiful People)'' (Prestige, 1970)
With Hank Marr
*''Teentime: Latest Dance Steps'' (King, 1963)
*''Live at the Club 502'' (King, 1964)
*''On and Off Stage'' (King, 1965)
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Sounds from the Marr-Ket Place
''Sounds from the Marr-Ket Place'' is an album by organist Hank Marr which was released by the King Records (United States), King label in 1968.
Black on Black!
''Black on Black!'' is the third album by jazz organist Sonny Phillips, which was recorded in 1970 and released on the Prestige label.
'' (Prestige, 1970)
With
Johnny "Hammond" Smith
John Robert "Johnny Hammond" Smith (December 16, 1933 – June 4, 1997) was an American soul jazz and hard bop organist. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, he was a renowned player of the Hammond B-3 organ so earning "Hammond" as a nickname, wh ...