Byrd Jazz
Byrd Jazz is an album by trumpeter Donald Byrd recorded in Detroit in 1955 and originally released on Tom Wilson's Transition label.[1] The album contains Byrd's first recordings as a leader (although the sessions that comprised Byrd's Eye View were released first), and was later re-released as First Flight on the Delmark label.
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| Released | 1956 | |||
| Recorded | August 23, 1955 New World Stage Theatre, Detroit, Michigan | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 55:27 | |||
| Label | Transition TRLP 5 | |||
| Producer | Tom Wilson | |||
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Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [3] |
In his review for Allmusic, Scott Yanow stated "all of the music is straightahead and swinging. A fine beginning for the very interesting career of Donald Byrd".[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz criticized the recording quality, and rated Lateef's soloing as more authoritative than that of Byrd.[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Donald Byrd except as indicated
- "Blues" - 6:15
- "Tortion Level" - 6:26
- "Woody 'n' You" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 7:32
- "Dancing in the Dark" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) - 7:37
- "Parisian Thoroughfare" (Bud Powell) - 14:26
- "Yusef" (Barry Harris) - 5:36
- "Shaw 'Nuff" (Ray Brown, Gil Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie) - 6:50
Personnel
- Donald Byrd - trumpet
- Bernard McKinney - euphonium
- Yusef Lateef - tenor saxophone
- Barry Harris - piano
- Alvin Jackson - bass
- Frank Gant- drums
References
- Donald Byrd discography accessed September 3, 2012
- Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 3, 2012
- Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1992). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette (1st ed.). Penguin. p. 170. ISBN 978-0-14-015364-4.
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