The Ronnell Bright Trio ALAW 75 love and joy

love and joy

acting as a disruptor that drives transformation

their musical tastes – and approach to playing – are indebted to Thelonious Monk’s piano as much as the drum programming of Kaidi Tatham

The Decca quintet date presented here as a bonus

Set over the course of a single evening

The Ronnell Bright Trio ALAW 75 love and joyRonnell Bright was in Paris for just a simple stopover during the European tour that Sarah Vaughan was doing to represent the United States at the Universal Exhibition in Brussels. This rare date was cut at Studio des Dames in Paris on June 5, 1958 for french Polydor label and its a stripped down trio date with a nicely relaxed feel one that has Ronnell Bright really opening up on the keys, in ways you dont always hear on his material with singers.