Solo Piano (Jaki Byard album)
1969 studio album by Jaki Byard
Solo Piano Jaki Byard recorded in 1969 and released on the Prestige label.[ 1]
Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Ken Dryden[better source needed stating, "Jaki Byard is always an enjoyable pianist in any group, but he is at his best as a soloist. His second solo outing has a good deal of New Orleans influences".[ 2]
Track listing
All compositions by Jaki Byard except as indicated
"New Orleans Strut" - 5:56
"Spanish Tinge No. 2" - 5:26
"Top of the Gate Rag" - 3:08
"A Basin Street Ballad" - 4:04
"The Hollis Stomp" - 2:27
"Hello, Young Lovers " (Oscar Hammerstein II , Richard Rodgers ) - 4:45
"Seasons" - 3:46
"Medley: I Know a Place / Let the Good Times Roll " (Tony Hatch / Shirley Goodman , Leonard Lee) - 3:33
"Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans? " (Louis Alter , Eddie DeLange ) - 4:59
Personnel
References
Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release, except in most cases where this was long delayed
As leader Solo WithCharles With
Live in '65 Art Blakey DVD, 1965)Body and Soul Al Cohn & Zoot Sims , 1973)Double Exposure Maynard Ferguson ), 196061)Far Cry Eric Dolphy , 1961)Outward Bound How Time Passes Don Ellis , 1960)New Ideas The Freedom Book Booker Ervin , 1963)The Space Book Groovin' High The Trance Setting the Pace Dexter Gordon & Booker Ervin, 1965)Heavy!!! Newport Suite Maynard Ferguson , 1960)Let's Face the Music and Dance Maynard '61 Two's Company "Straightaway" Jazz Themes Maynard '64 Manhattan Plaza Ricky Ford , 1978)Manhattan Blues Ebony Rhapsody American-African Blues Honi Gordon Sings Honi Gordon , 1962)Smackwater Jack Quincy Jones , 1971)Five on Eight Rufus "Speedy" Jones , 1964)Dr. Chicago Clifford Jordan , 1984)Rip, Rig and Panic Roland Kirk , 1965)Here Comes the Whistleman Grits & Gravy Eric Kloss , 1966)Sky Shadows In the Land of the Giants Involution Michael Marcus , 1998)Charlie Mariano with His Jazz Group Charlie Mariano , 1950)Modern Saxophone Stylings of Charlie Mariano Year of the Iron Sheep Ken McIntyre , 1962)Home Live at the Theatre Boulogne-Billancourt/Paris, Vol. 1 Mingus Dynasty , 1988)Live at the Theatre Boulogne-Billancourt/Paris, Vol. 2 Body and Soul Ray Nance , 1969)Life Is a Many Splendored Gig Herb Pomeroy , 1957)"In" Jazz for the Culture Set Dannie Richmond , 1965)Fuchsia Swing Song Sam Rivers , 1964)Rhythm Is Our Business Jordan Sandke , 1985)Lady Bird Archie Shepp , 1978)Amarcord Nino Rota Hal Willner , 1981)Musique du Bois Phil Woods , 1974)
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