The Quiet One

Columbus music and culture

Rusty Bryant Returns

By the time Rusty Bryant signed with Prestige Records in 1968, nearly a decade had passed since his time at Dot Records. After Hank Marr...

Drew Layman

May 3, 20254 min read

Rusty Bryant And The Carolyn Club Band – America's Greatest Jazz

In 1956, Elvis had the number 1 song with Heartbreak Hotel and Columbus was a very different place from today. Saxophonist Rusty Bryant managed to break through with a poppy brand of jazzy R&B and rock and roll. Ohio State’s student newspaper, The Lantern, wrote that Bryant was largely responsible for the “current rock and roll craze” gripping the city. Maybe a little ironic, then, that a collection of his early singles would be released as America’s Greatest Jazz. Overseas,

Drew Layman

Mar 26, 20213 min read

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