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1969 studio album by Jaki Byard
Solo Piano is an album by pianist 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 or co-leader Solo piano WithCharles Mingus With others
Live in '65 (Art Blakey DVD, 1965)
Body and Soul (Al Cohn & Zoot Sims , 1973)
Double Exposure (Chris Connor & Maynard Ferguson ), 196061)
Far Cry (Eric Dolphy , 1961)
Outward Bound (Eric Dolphy, 1961)
How Time Passes (Don Ellis , 1960)
New Ideas (Don Ellis, 1961)
The Freedom Book (Booker Ervin , 1963)
The Space Book (Booker Ervin, 1964)
Groovin' High (Booker Ervin, 1963–64)
The Trance (Booker Ervin, 1965)
Setting the Pace (Dexter Gordon & Booker Ervin, 1965)
Heavy!!! (Booker Ervin, 1966)
Newport Suite (Maynard Ferguson , 1960)
Let's Face the Music and Dance (Maynard Ferguson, 1960)
Maynard '61 (Maynard Ferguson, 1960–61)
Two's Company (Maynard Ferguson and Chris Connor, 1960–61)
"Straightaway" Jazz Themes (Maynard Ferguson, 1961)
Maynard '64 (Maynard Ferguson, 1961)
Manhattan Plaza (Ricky Ford , 1978)
Manhattan Blues (Ricky Ford, 1989)
Ebony Rhapsody (Ricky Ford, 1990)
American-African Blues (Ricky Ford, 1991)
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 (Roland Kirk, 1966)
Grits & Gravy (Eric Kloss , 1966)
Sky Shadows (Eric Kloss, 1968)
In the Land of the Giants (Eric Kloss, 1969)
Involution (Michael Marcus , 1998)
Charlie Mariano with His Jazz Group (Charlie Mariano , 1950)
Modern Saxophone Stylings of Charlie Mariano (Charlie Mariano, 1951)
Year of the Iron Sheep (Ken McIntyre , 1962)
Home (Ken McIntyre, 1975)
Live at the Theatre Boulogne-Billancourt/Paris, Vol. 1 (Mingus Dynasty , 1988)
Live at the Theatre Boulogne-Billancourt/Paris, Vol. 2 , 1988)
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)