Davis also hired the pianist Ray Bryant, because he wanted a bebop sound.

Ray Bryant, 79, American jazz pianist, after long illness.

Ray Bryant - piano (track 3)

Ray Bryant, Zinno, 126 West 13th Street (924-5182).

Ray Bryant, jazz pianist (died 2011)

Jazz isn't dead, I've recently heard it said, as long as Ray Bryant's still around.

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Ray Bryant began playing the piano at the age of six, also performing on bass in junior high school.

His uncle, Ray Bryant, was a jazz pianist.

Pope was raised in Philadelphia, where he learned from Ray Bryant while young.

Ray Bryant recorded "Madison Time" for Columbia Records in 1959.