Ray Angry - Ray Angry Three (Triple 12" vinyl LP Box with booklet)

JMI-12: After JMI-1 and 2, we pretty much thought Ray can do any type of recording and make it great. That led us to think hard, always a dangerous proposition: we need to be as direct as possible at making our point that Ray is a top pianist! Solo piano. That great tradition from Art Tatum through Keith Jarrett always was the most powerful platform to elicit the “wows”. And so one day in the fall of 2022, Ray came to Reservoir Studios, sat down at the Steinway piano that was delivered for him (by Steinway) and barely got up for the next two hours. There are some experiences which defy words. Listening to Ray release a torrent of music quite unlike anything we’ve heard, was one such event. The pieces were part classical, part jazz, part pop and all Ray. We couldn’t bear to leave one note unreleased so….the first JMI box set, in which Ray will join Mr. Jarrett as a rare talent who can make you totally forget you’re hearing solo piano because his music suffuses the mind with less earthbound sensations. Cover once again shot by Jill Greenberg and deluxe booklet with writings by Questlove and Black Thought, among others, included.

Track List: 

A1: Desiree

A2: Outrageous Love

A3: Song For The Ancestors

A4: Round Midnight/No Space No Time

A5: Belo Horizonte (Beautiful Horizon)

B1: Mother’s Love

B2: Fatherson

B3: The Hill

C1: Generous King

C2: In The End, We Win

C3: Everything Dilla

C4: After This

D1: Prince, Where R U

D2: There Is No There Is No (Dedicated To Rich Nichols)

D3: (It’s So) Natural

D4: Only For Love

E1: Tough Times In The Rag Trade

E2: Damper

E3: God’s Grace

E4: Peace ‘26

F1: Space Oddity

F2: The Bear

F3: Brothers

F4: Rewind