1956 live album by Donald Byrd
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
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" (Clifford Brown )* - 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
* the name of this track on the original LP was Blues but it is Clifford Brown's theme The Blues Walk which was first recorded and released on the 1954 album "Clifford Brown & Max Roach ".
Personnel
References
Years indicated are for the recording(s), not first release .
As leader WithPepper Adams WithThe Jazz Messengers WithGigi Gryce WithJackie McLean WithHank Mobley With 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)
Years indicated are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader Split album With others
The Complete RCA Victor Recordings of Dizzy Gillespie (1940s)
Byrd Jazz (Donald Byrd , 1955)
Autumn Leaves (Cannonball Adderley , 1963)
Nippon Soul (Cannonball Adderley, 1963)
That's Right! (Nat Adderley , 1960)
My Kinda Swing (Ernestine Anderson , 1960)
1st Bassman (Paul Chambers , 1960)
Boss of the Soul-Stream Trombone (Curtis Fuller , 1960)
Images of Curtis Fuller (1960)
Louis Hayes with Nat Adderley and Yusef Lateef (1960)
Pre-Bird /Mingus Revisited (Charles Mingus , 1960)
Breezing (Sonny Red , 1960)
Color Changes (Clark Terry , 1960)
Soulnik (Doug Watkins , 1960)
Uhuru Afrika (Randy Weston , 1960)
Grantstand (Grant Green , 1961)
The African Beat (Art Blakey and The Afro-Drum Ensemble , 1962)
The Cannonball Adderley Sextet in New York (1962)
Cannonball in Europe! (Cannonball Adderley , 1962)
Drum Suite (Slide Hampton , 1962)
Afro-Soul/Drum Orgy (A. K. Salim, 1964)
Invitation to Openness (Les McCann , 1971)
Homeless Brother (Don McLean , 1974)
Double Time (Leon Redbone , 1977)
Something You Got (Art Farmer , 1977)