Madison Time

Madison Time
Madison Time
Studio album by Ray Bryant Combo
Released	1960
Recorded	March 16, 1959, March 20, 1960 and July 12, 1960; New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	36:15
Label	Columbia; CL 1476
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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]

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Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[7]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[8]

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

Ray Bryant - piano
Harry Edison - trumpet
Al Grey (tracks 4–7), Urbie Green (tracks 1 & 2), Benny Morton (tracks 3, 8 & 9) - trombone
Buddy Tate - tenor saxophone
Tommy Bryant - bass
Billy English (tracks 1 & 2), Jimmy Griffin (tracks 3, 8 & 9), Dave Pochonet (tracks 4–7) - drums
Eddie Morrison - caller (tracks 1, 4 & 6)

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.

[1] 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

[2] Ray Bryant discography accessed May 15, 2014

[3] Enciclopedia del Jazz Ray Bryant discography, accessed April 26, 2017

[4] Chinen, N., Ray Bryant, Jazz Pianist, Dies at 79, New York Times, June 3, 2011

[5] Allmusic: Ray Bryant Awards accessed May 15, 2014

[6] Berger, E., Ray Bryant: Through the Years, JazzTimes, January/February 2005

[Allmusic-7] Erlewine , S. T., Allmusic Review accessed May 15, 2014

[Penguin-8] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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v t e Ray Bryant
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums	Meet Betty Carter and Ray Bryant (with Betty Carter, 1955) Ray Bryant Trio (1956) Ray Bryant Trio (1957) Alone with the Blues (1958) Ray Bryant Plays (1959) Little Susie (1959 & 1960) Madison Time (1960) Con Alma (1960 & 1961) Dancing the Big Twist (1960 & 1961) Hollywood Jazz Beat (1962) Groove House (1963) Soul (1964) Gotta Travel On (1966) Lonesome Traveler (1966) Slow Freight (1966) Take a Bryant Step (1967) Up Above the Rock (1968) Sound Ray (1969) MCMLXX (1970) Here's Ray Bryant (1976) Solo Flight (1976) All Blues (1978)
Live albums	Live at Basin Street East (1964) Cold Turkey (1964) The Ray Bryant Touch (1967) Alone at Montreux (1972) Montreux '77 (1977)

v t e Buddy Tate
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	Swinging Like Tate (1958) Tate's Date (1959) Very Saxy (and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Coleman Hawkins, Arnett Cobb, 1959) Buck & Buddy (and Buck Clayton, 1960) Tate-a-Tate (and Clark Terry, 1960) Groovin' with Buddy Tate (1961) Buck & Buddy Blow the Blues (with Buck Clayton, 1961) Unbroken (1970) Buddy Tate and His Buddies (1973) Buddy Tate Meets Dollar Brand/Buddy Tate Meets Abdullah Ibrahim: The Legendary Encounter (1977) Live at Sandy's (1978) Hard Blowin' (1978)
With Buck Clayton	Buck Meets Ruby (and Ruby Braff, 1954) Jumpin' at the Woodside (1955) All the Cats Join In (1955) Songs for Swingers (1958) Copenhagen Concert (and Jimmy Rushing, 1959) One for Buck (1961)
With others	Madison Time (Ray Bryant, 1959–60) Dancing the Big Twist (Ray Bryant, 1960–61) Conversin' with the Elders (James Carter, 1995–96) Live at Sandy's! (Arnett Cobb, 1978) Rockin' Chair (Roy Eldridge, 1951) Bones for the King (Dicky Wells, 1958)

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