Alone at Montreux

Alone at Montreux is a live solo album by American jazz pianist Ray Bryant recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1972 and released on the Atlantic label.^[1] In a 2016 interview with music journalist Bill King, Bryant stated "I do a lot of solo piano now. I really got into it in 1972 when I was called to play at Montreux Jazz Festival. It was my first time doing a live solo concert and it came off great.".^[2]

Alone at Montreux
Live album by Ray Bryant
Released	1972
Recorded	June 23, 1972
Venue	Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland
Genre	Jazz
Length	44:01
Label	Atlantic SD 1626
Producer	Joel Dorn
Ray Bryant chronology
MCMLXX (1970) Alone at Montreux (1972) In the Cut (1974)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating "This solo outing finds Bryant playing swing standards, blues, soulful versions of a couple of current pop tunes and even a bit of boogie".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Ray Bryant except as indicated

1. "Gotta Travel On" (Paul Clayton, Larry Ehrlich, David Lazar, Tom Six) - 4:45
2. "Blues #3/Willow Weep for Me" (Ray Bryant/Ann Ronell) - 6:40
3. "Cubano Chant" - 4:35
4. "Rockin' Chair" (Hoagy Carmichael) - 4:32
5. "After Hours" (Avery Parrish) - 3:28
6. "Slow Freight" - 5:08
7. "Greensleeves" (Traditional) - 2:00
8. "Little Suzie" - 2:30
9. "Until It's Time for You to Go" (Buffy Sainte-Marie) - 3:23
10. "Blues #2" - 3:30
11. "Liebestraum Boogie" (Traditional) - 3:30

Personnel

• Ray Bryant - piano