Cat No 5182

Rusty Bryant was a tenor player and bandleader inspired by the bebop styles of Gene Simmons & Sonny Stitt, but with no time for “extra fancy special frills and hard to interpret moods”. His was music to tap your feet to

Bryant's group was resident at Columbus, Ohio's Carolyn Club for 5 years but he was reluctant to tour further afield

These tracks from the Carolyn Club band were cut for Dot records and include some fine original compositions by pianist Hank Marr as well as covers of contemporary hits