Rusty Bryant

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Royal G. "Rusty" Bryant (* 25. November 1929 in Columbus (Ohio) ; † 25. March 1991 ) was an American soul jazz - and rhythm and blues - Saxophonist ( alto saxophone , tenor saxophone ).

Live and act

Bryant grew up in Columbus, where he became known in the local jazz scene. He then worked with Tiny Grimes and Stomp Gordon before forming his own ensemble in 1951. In 1955 he signed a record deal with Dot Records and recorded several albums in the second half of the 1950s; his number "All Night Long", a faster version of the track Night Train , became a hit on the US R&B singles charts.

Bryant's contract with Dot ended in 1957; after that he returned to his hometown Columbus to perform mostly locally, often with pianist / organist Hank Marr . He received attention through his participation on Groove Holmes 'album That Healin' Feelin (1968), which led to a recording session under his own name for Prestige Records . From 1969 he worked on a number of albums, including a. by Boogaloo Joe Jones , Johnny Hammond Smith , Sonny Phillips ; In 1970, his album Soul Liberation was released , which was commercially successful and reached # 35 on the US Black Albums chart and # 15 Top Jazz Albums charts. Bryant continued his recording activity until the early 1980s; after that he worked mostly in Columbus. He died there in 1991.

Discography

  • America's Greatest Jazz ( Dot Records , 1955)
  • All Night Long (Dot, 1956)
  • Rusty Bryant Plays Jazzz (Dot, 1957)
  • Rusty Bryant Returns ( Prestige Records , 1969)
  • Night Train Now! (Prestige, 1969)
  • Soul Liberation (Prestige, 1970)
  • Fire-Eater (Prestige, 1971)
  • Wildfire (Prestige, 1971)
  • 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)
  • With the Boss 4 (Phoenix, 1981)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Billboard , Allmusic.com
personal data
SURNAME Bryant, Rusty
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bryant, Royal G .; Bryant, Royal Gordon (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH November 25, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH Columbus (Ohio)
DATE OF DEATH March 25, 1991
Place of death Columbus (Ohio)