by Scott Yanow
Pianist Ray Bryant's records of the 1980's are consistently enjoyable but sometimes the repertoire could be fresher. Virtually every song on this EmArcy release was recorded earlier by Bryant except possibly &I'm A Fool To Want You.& Bryant, bassist Rufus Reid and drummer Freddie Waits explore such numbers as &'Round Midnight,& &Misty,& Duke Ellington's &What Am I Here For& and Bryant's &Lullabye,& but the lack of surprises makes this a rather predictable effort.