Recordings
Tina May sings the Ray Bryant Song Book
Ray Bryant - piano
Tina May - vocals
Len Bryant - vocals
Don Sickler - trumpet, flugelhorn, arranger
Bobby Porcelli - alto sax, flute, alto flute, clarinet
Jay Brandford - baritone sax, clarinet, bass clarinet
Tim Givens - bass
Vince Cherico - drums, percussion
recorded, mixed & mastered by Rudy Van Gelder
1. Swinging My Life Away
2. I'll Blame it on the Samba
3. Hey You, Yes You
4. Little Lullaby
5. When The Wind Blows
6. One Fine Day
7. Talk To Me
8. If You Believe
9. Lonely Man
10.Give The Drummer Some
11. If You Want To Shake A Lady
12. Fantasy For Two
13. Sweet Sounds
Ray Bryant is a legendary pianist who in the past has accompanied the greatest jazz divas of the time . His credits include albums with Betty Carter and Carmen MacRae and he has accompanied Ella fitzgerald , Bille Holiday and numerous other jazz greats.
More recently he has tended to pursue a solo career and can be heard most years at the big international jazz festivals in France, Japan and the US.
Ray has been a fan of Tina's singing since they first met in Paris in 1997 , and they have often talked about performing or recording together. As is often the case, to actually turn a vague idea into a tangible project a catalyst was needed. In this case the person who has made it happen is
Don Sickler. Don is a versatile and highly respected figure on the New York jazz scene. He is a great trumpet player but also well known as an arranger, record producer and music publisher.
The album will be a definitive recording of Ray Bryant's compositions with lyrics sung and mostly written by Tina and arrangements by Don Sickler.
The whole album was recorded at The Rudy Van Gelder studios (home of Blue Note in the 1960's) in November 2002, with the great man engineering the session himself!
(pictures taken in rehearsal and at the studio).
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. photographs by Len Bryant
TINA MAY
A Wing And A Prayer
33JAZZ134
Tina May - vocals
Stan Sulzmann - saxophone & flute
Nikki Iles - piano
Maybe September, You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To, Who Can I Turn To?, Sunshower, Too Late Now, Blue Narcissus (Black Narcissus), Turn Out The Stars, When In Rome, A Wing And A Prayer, Easy To Love, A House Is Not A Home
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Maybe September Who Can I Turn To
Blue Narcissus A Wing And A Prayer
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TINA MAY QUINTET
I'll Take Romance
Linn Records - AKD 202
Tina May - vocals
Scott Hamilton - tenor saxophone
Nikki Iles/Robin Aspland - piano
Alec Dankworth - bass
Tristan Mailliot - drums
I'll Take Romance, I've Got a Crush On You, How Long Has This Been Going On, Come Fly With Me, September In The Rain, Tonight I Shall Sleep, Trust in Me, Nobody Else But Me, I Do It For Your Love, I Only Have Eyes For You, Quietly There.
I'll Take Romance Come Fly With Me
Trust In Me Quietly There
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TINA MAY - NIKKI ILES - TONY COE
More Than You Know
33JAZZ100
Tina May - vocals
Nikki Iles - piano
Tony Coe - tenor saxophone / clarinet
The Touch Of Your Lips - Very Early - More Than You Know - Ocean - Sometime Ago - Cruel September - November Girl - What Kind Of Fool Am I - My Man's Gone Now - So Long Big Time
play - The Touch Of Your Lips
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TINA MAY
Early May
33JAZZ093
compilation cd from Tina's first 3 albums
featuring
DON WELLER, DAVE NEWTON & THE BRITTEN STRING QUARTET
Having Fun - Like A Lover - It Aint Neccessarily So - Lazy Afternoon - Les Feuilles Mortes - Solitude - Ladies In Mercedez - Here To Stay - Caravan - Chelsea Bridge
see below to play 'Caravan' and 'Having Fun'
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TINA MAY
Live In Paris
33JAZZ055
Tina May - vocals
Patrick Villanueva - piano
Pascal Gaubert - saxophones
Pierre Maingourd - bass
Daniel Garcia Bruno - drums
Well You Needn't - You Go To My Head - Whenever There's You, There's Me - Lovely - Only Time Will Tell - Moonlight - After The Love Has Gone - One Fine Day - Take The A Train - Billies Bounce (playout)
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You Go To My Head Time Will Tell
Lovely Take The A Train / Playout
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TINA MAY TRIO
One Fine Day
33JAZZ050
Tina May - vocals
and featuring
Nikki Iles - piano
Alan Barnes - clarinets & saxophones
with
Mick Hutton - bass & Simon Morton - percussion
Pure Imagination - One Fine Day - Make Someone Happy - I'll Be Seeing You - Bop Til You Drop - Spring Is Here - S'Wonderful - The Vain Desire - The Aerialist - Whaley Whaley
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One Fine Day
Bop 'til You Drop
The Aerialist
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TINA MAY and TONY COE
Jazz Piquant
33JAZZ042
Tina May - vocals
Tony Coe - clarinet, soprano & tenor saxophone
Brian Dee - piano
Alec Coburn - guitars
John Francis - violin
Julie Walkington - double bass
Vince Clarke - drums
N'oublie jamais - Clopin clopant - Nuages - Que reste-t-il - I love Paris / C'est magnifique - Anouman - C'est si bon - A tu vois me mere (sic) - Sous le ciel de Paris - April in Paris
play audio clip: 'I Love Paris'
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TINA MAY and NIKKI ILES
Change Of Sky
33JAZZ039
Tina May - vocals
Nikki Iles - piano
Come Rain Come Shine - On The Dunes - Black Coffee - For Jan - You Must Believe In Spring - A Timeless Place (The Peacocks) - Still We Dream (Ugly Beauty) - My One And Only Love - Change Of Sky
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Maybe September Who Can I Turn To
Blue Narcissus A Wing And A Prayer
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TINA MAY
Time Will Tell
33JAZZ029
Tina May - vocals
David Newton - piano
Mick Hutton - bass
Clark Tracey - drums
John Maul - keyboards.
with Don Wellar - tenor sax, Alan Barnes - alto sax & bass clarinet
Special guests - The Locrian String Quartet
Stolen Moments - Only Time Will Tell - Round Midnight - Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me - I'd Rather Be In Hippodelphia - Where Is Love - The Look Of Love - Hawk Man - After The Love Has Gone - What's New
play audio clip: 'Time Will Tell'
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TINA MAY
It Ain't Necessarily So
33JAZZ017
Tina May - vocals
David Newton - piano
Wayne Bachelor - bass
Clark Tracey - drums
with
Don Weller - tenor saxophone
Gerard Presencer - trumpet
and The Britten String Quartet
It Ain't Necessarily So - The Maestro - Rosy Glow - Chelsea Bridge - They Can't Take That Away From Me - Wanting To Be Home (Free) - Les Feuilles Mortes - Solitude - Writers Block
play audio clip: 'They Can't Take That Away From Me'
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TINA MAY
Fun
33JAZZ017
Tina May - vocals
David Newton - piano
Dave Green - bass
Clark Tracey - drums
with Don Weller - tenor saxophone
Having Fun - Like A Lover - Darn That Dream - Here To Stay - Ladies In Mercedez - Out Of This World - Country Boy - Your Move - A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing - Just For Love - Somewhere
play audio clip: 'Having Fun'
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TINA MAY
Never Let Me Go
33JAZZ005
Tina May - vocals
Don Weller - tenor saxophone
David Newton - piano
Dave Green - bass
Clark Tracey - drums
Ol' Blue Eyes - Lazy Afternoon - Lush Life - Sister Cheryl - Choices - A Rose Without A Thorn - I Believe In You - Never Let Me Go - Caravan - Only The Lonely
play audio clip: 'Caravan'
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