Ray Bryant obituary

Versatile pianist and a member of a musical dynasty, he bridged the jazz generationsThe distinguished African-American pianist Ray Bryant, who has died aged 79 after a long illness, became a fixture of the jazz mainstream after enjoying a measure of chart success, mostly as the 1950s came to an end. Like many colleagues, he pointed to the grounding his family gave him for a versatile career as soloist, accompanist and composer.His mother played the piano in church in his native city of Philadel...

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