Byrd in Flight
1960 studio album by Donald Byrd
Byrd in Flight | ||||
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Studio album by Donald Byrd | ||||
Released | December 1960; 1993 (CD in Japan) | |||
Recorded | January 17, 1960 (#3, 9); January 25, 1960 (#1, 4, 7–8); July 10, 1960 (#2, 5–6) | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 39:51 original LP 58:06 CD reissue | |||
Label | Blue Note BLP 4048; TOCJ-4048 (CD) | |||
Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
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Byrd in Flight is an album by American trumpeter Donald Byrd recorded in 1960 and released on the Blue Note label as BLP 4048 and BST 84048 featuring Byrd with Jackie McLean or Hank Mobley, Duke Pearson, Doug Watkins or Reggie Workman, and Lex Humphries.[1]
Reception
The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 4 stars and stated "By the time of this fourth Blue Note album by trumpeter Donald Byrd, it became clear that his playing was becoming stronger with the passing of time".[2]
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Allmusic | [2] |
Track listing
- All compositions by Donald Byrd except as indicated
- "Ghana" - 7:20
- "Little Girl Blue" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 7:28 mistitled Little Boy Blue
- "Gate City" (Duke Pearson) - 5:04
- "Lex" - 7:37
- "Bo" (Pearson) - 6:34
- "My Girl Shirl" (Pearson) - 5:48
Bonus tracks on CD release (1996)
- "Child's Play" (Byrd, Pearson) - 6:56
- "Carol" - 5:42
- "Soulful Kiddy" - 5:37
Personnel
- Donald Byrd - trumpet
- Jackie McLean - alto saxophone (tracks 5-6)
- Hank Mobley - tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 7-9)
- Duke Pearson - piano
- Doug Watkins (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 7-9), Reggie Workman (tracks 2, 5-6) - bass
- Lex Humphries - drums
References
- ^ Donald Byrd discography accessed August 31, 2010
- ^ a b Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed August 31, 2010
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Years indicated are for the recording(s), not first release.
leader
- Byrd's Eye View (1955)
- Byrd Jazz (1955)
- Byrd's Word (1955)
- Byrd Blows on Beacon Hill (1956)
- 2 Trumpets (with Art Farmer, 1956)
- The Young Bloods (with Phil Woods, 1956)
- Jazz Eyes (and John Jenkins ao, 1957)
- Fuego (1959)
- Byrd in Flight (1960)
- Free Form (1961)
- A New Perspective (1963)
- I'm Tryin' to Get Home (1964)
- Up with Donald Byrd (1964)
- Mustang! (1966)
- Blackjack (1967)
- Slow Drag (1967)
- Fancy Free (1969)
- Kofi (1969–70)
- Ethiopian Knights (1971)
- Black Byrd (1972)
- Street Lady (1973)
- Stepping into Tomorrow (1974)
- Places and Spaces (1975)
- Caricatures (1976)
- Thank You...For F.U.M.L. (Funking Up My Life) (1978)
- Donald Byrd and 125th Street, N.Y.C. (1979)
- Love Byrd (1981)
- Words, Sounds, Colors and Shapes (1982)
- Harlem Blues (1987)
- Getting Down to Business (1989)
- A City Called Heaven (1991)
Pepper
Adams
- 10 to 4 at the 5 Spot (1958)
- Off to the Races (1959)
- Byrd in Hand (1959)
- At the Half Note Cafe (1960)
- Motor City Scene (1960)
- Out of This World (1961)
- Chant (1961)
- The Cat Walk (1961)
- Royal Flush (1961)
- The Creeper (1967)
- Electric Byrd (1970)
The Jazz
Messengers
- The Jazz Messengers (1956)
- Originally (1956)
- Art Blakey Big Band (1957)
- Holiday for Skins (2 volumes, 1958)
Gigi
Gryce
- At Newport (and Cecil Taylor, 1957)
- Gigi Gryce and the Jazz Lab Quintet (Riverside, 1957)
- Jazz Lab (Columbia album) (1957)
- Jazz Lab (Jubilee album) (1957 [1958])
- Modern Jazz Perspective (with Jackie Paris, 1957)
- New Formulas from the Jazz Lab (1957)
Jackie
McLean
- Lights Out! (1956)
- 4, 5 and 6 (1956)
- New Soil (1959)
- Jackie's Bag (1959)
- Vertigo (1963)
Hank
Mobley
- The Jazz Message of Hank Mobley (Savoy, 1956)
- Mobley's Message (Prestige, 1956)
- Jazz Message No. 2 (Savoy, 1957)
- Hank Mobley Sextet (1956)
- Hank (1957)
- No Room for Squares (1963)
- Straight No Filter (1963)
- The Turnaround! (1963)
- Far Away Lands (1967)
others
- Discoveries/Presenting Cannonball Adderley (Cannonball Adderley, 1955)
- Jammin' with Gene (Gene Ammons, 1956)
- All Night Long (Kenny Burrell, 1956)
- All Day Long (Kenny Burrell, 1957)
- 2 Guitars (Kenny Burrell & Jimmy Raney, 1957)
- Whims of Chambers (Paul Chambers, 1956)
- Paul Chambers Quintet (1957)
- Sonny's Crib (Sonny Clark, 1957)
- My Conception (Sonny Clark, 1959)
- Bohemia After Dark (Kenny Clarke, 1955)
- Lush Life (John Coltrane, 1957–58)
- The Believer (John Coltrane, 1957–58)
- The Last Trane (John Coltrane, 1957–58)
- Black Pearls (John Coltrane, 1957–58)
- Davis Cup (Walter Davis Jr., 1959)
- Wailing With Lou (Lou Donaldson, 1957)
- Lou Takes Off (Lou Donaldson, 1957)
- This Is New (Kenny Drew, 1957)
- All Mornin' Long (Red Garland, 1957)
- Soul Junction (Red Garland, 1957)
- High Pressure (Red Garland, 1957)
- One Flight Up (Dexter Gordon, 1964)
- Ladybird (Dexter Gordon, 1965)
- Snap Your Fingers (Al Grey, 1962)
- Johnny Griffin Sextet (1958)
- Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1 (Guru, 1993)
- Jazzmatazz, Vol. 2: The New Reality (Guru, 1994–95)
- My Point of View (Herbie Hancock, 1993)
- Tone Tantrum (Gene Harris, 1977)
- Swamp Seed (Jimmy Heath, 1963)
- Informal Jazz (Elmo Hope, 1956)
- African High Life (Solomon Ilori, 1963)
- Big Byrd: The Essence Part 2 (Ahmad Jamal, 1994 or 1995)
- Quartet-Quintet (Hank Jones, 1955)
- Bluebird (Hank Jones, 1955)
- TV Action Jazz! (Mundell Lowe, 1959)
- The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall (1959)
- Goin' Out of My Head (Wes Montgomery, 1965)
- Hush! (Duke Pearson, 1962)
- Wahoo! (Duke Pearson, 1964)
- Another One/Oscar Pettiford Volume 2 (1955)
- Winner's Circle (Oscar Pettiford, et al, 1957)
- Blues in Trinity (Dizzy Reece, 1958)
- The Cool Voice of Rita Reys (1956)
- Dimensions & Extensions (Sam Rivers, 1967)
- Sonny Rollins, Volume 1 (1956)
- Don't Stop the Carnival (Sonny Rollins, 1978)
- Silver's Blue (Horace Silver, 1956)
- 6 Pieces of Silver (Horace Silver, 1956–58)
- A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume One (1957)
- A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume Two (1957)
- Taylor's Wailers (Art Taylor, 1957)
- Soul Sauce (Cal Tjader, 1964)
- A Bluish Bag (Stanley Turrentine, 1967)
- Top Brass (Ernie Wilkins, 1955)
- Pairing Off (Phil Woods, 1956)