Byrd Jazz
| Byrd Jazz | ||||
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| Live album by Donald Byrd | ||||
| Released | 1956 | |||
| Recorded |
August 23, 1955 New World Stage Theatre, Detroit, Michigan | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 55:27 | |||
| Label |
Transition TRLP 5 | |||
| Producer | Tom Wilson | |||
| Donald Byrd chronology | ||||
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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.
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
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]
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
- 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 3, 2012
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