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Little Susie

Ray Bryant Trio

Recorded	Dec 10, 1959 & Jan 19, 1960
Label	Columbia
Released	1959
Personnel	4 credited players
Discogs	master 493690

The record

Brother Tommy Bryant holds down the bottom while two drummers split the session on this Columbia date from late '59. The title cut turned into a crossover hit, carrying that easy blues touch straight onto pop radio.

Session personnel

Tommy Bryant — bass
Eddie Locke — drums
Gus Johnson — drums
Ray Bryant — piano

Contemporary reception

No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.

Pressings

Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 27 pressings on file.

1960	Columbia · CL 1449 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, 6-Eye Label earliest on file
1960	Columbia · CL 1449 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Mono · deep groove
1960	Columbia — MONO
1960	Philips · 45-PB.1003 — Vinyl, 7"
1960	Columbia · CS 8244 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, 6-Eye Label
1960	Columbia · 4-41553 — Vinyl, 7", Single, 45 RPM
1960	Signature (4) · 12026 — Vinyl, 7", Single, 45 RPM
1960	Columbia · 4-41553 — Vinyl, 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo
1960	Signature (4) · 12026 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM
1960	Pye International · 7N.25052 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single
1960	Columbia · 4-41553 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene
1960	Columbia · CL 1449 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, 6-Eye Label
1960	Heliodor · 453 072 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono
1960	Columbia · 4-41553 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene